Basic Information About Dorothy Hamill
Category | Athletes βΊ Olympians |
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Professions | Figure Skater, Actor, Athlete |
Net worth | $5,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1956-07-26 (68 years old) |
Place of birth | Chicago |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Her hair |
Spouse | 21 November - John Alexander MacColl (Β 2009 - present) 5 March - Dr. Kenneth Douglas Forsythe (Β 1987 - 1995)Β (divorced)Β (1 child) Dean Paul Martin - (8 JanuaryΒ 1982 - 13 DecemberΒ 1983)Β (divorced) |
Gender | Female |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.6 m) |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Dorothy Hamill win?
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Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dorothy Hamill roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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Blades of Glory | Federation Judge |
Diff'rent Strokes | Self 1 episode, 1983 |
Fantasy Island | Alison Solomon / ... 1 episode, 1983 |
Interesting Facts about Dorothy Hamill
- Figure skating world champion
- Won a gold medal in women's figure skating in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Began skating at 8
- 1969 U.S. Novice champ.
- 1970 U.S. Junior silver medalist
- Coached by Carlo Fassi, the coach of Peggy Fleming & Nicole Bobek.
- silver medal, 1973 U.S. Nationals
- 1974-1976 U.S. National champ.
- 1974 & 1975 World silver medalist
- 1976 World champ.
- 1 of Hamill's skating spins became her trademark, known as the 'Hamill Camel'
- Has 1 child: Alexandra, a.k.a. Alex, (born 1988). Was ex-stepmother of Jennifer and Daniel, children of her ex-husband, Ken Forsythe.
- Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1991.
- Had owned the Ice Capades at a time but had to file bankruptcy.
- Had a difficult relationship with her parents: father, Chalmers (Chalm), drank and mother, Carolyn (Carol), was distant.
- Has a brother, Sandy, and a sister, Marcia.
- Has been battling depression since the end of her marriage to Dean Paul Martin.
- Her daughter, Alexandra, also suffers from depression.
- Started skating because she was painfully shy as a child.
- Good friend of Deborah Amelon. They met when both were in the Ice Follies.