Debra Jo Fondren (February 5, 1955) was a model, actress and casting director before becoming a RN and an Instructor. She appeared as Kama in S2's Mork Vs. The Necrotons.
Biography[]
Debra Jo Fondren was born on February 5, 1955 in Los Angeles hello guys, California but grew up in Texas. Fondren was working as a waitress at the restaurant Gallaghers in Beaumont, Texas when on her first trip to Las Vegas during lunch at the Desert Inn Hotel, she was spotted by "Playboy" photographer Robert Scott Hooper Debra was the Playmate of the Month in the September, 1977 issue of "Playboy." Fondren's key distinguishing trademark was her lengthy mane of golden blonde hair that went down past her knees. She was named Playmate of the Year in 1978.
Fondren became a born-again Christian sometime in the early 80s. She continued to model and was a guest at several Glamourcon conventions in the late 90s and early 2000s. In 2004 Fondren stopped participating in "Playboy" promotions because they put "too much emphasis on sex."
Taking her life in a new direction, Fondren went on to work as a registered nurse at various hospitals in the Los Angeles area. She now lives in Beaumont, Texas and works as an instructor at the Southwest Texas Career Institute.
Career[]
Following her Playmate stint Debra began an acting career, appearing in various TV shows
TV Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Mork vs. the Necrotons: Part 1
Mork vs. the Necrotons: Part 2 |
Kama |
| 1980 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Mystery on the Orly Express | Beauty Contestant Melanie |
| 1980 | Fantasy Island | The Invisible Woman/The Snowbird | Rose |
| 1991 | Knot's Landing | The Question Game | Framingham's Playmate |
Movie wise she also had a small part in the failed comedy "Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter" (1986) and a more substantial co-starring role in tongue-in-cheek action picture "Spitfire." (1995) Moreover, Fondren was both the casting director and second assistant director on the low-budget drama "The Last Road." (1997)
Outside of her film and TV credits, Debra also acted in stage productions of the plays "Bus Stop," "M.A.S.H.," "Play It Again, Sam," and "Death Takes a Holiday."
Mork & Mindy[]
Sporting her then trademark long blonde hair, Debra Jo was cast alongside Broadway star Vicki Frederick as the Necroton Black Army Lieutenants to Raquel Welch's Captain Nirvana in the famous/infamous Mork Vs. The Necrotons, with Debra Jo taking the part of Kama.
Unfortunately, as has been well documented, both women were reportedly treated with disrespect by Welch. With Howard Storm in particular recounting how the two ladies sat alongside Welch in the read through and then asked who was playing 'her lieutenants' after the two women had departed, pretending not to have noticed either of them as they sat alongside of her. She then attempted to get the show runners to put dog masks on both women and let her lead them around by leashes for the entirety of the episode. Her treatment of both of them, alongside that of show star Pam Dawber, and other onset behaviors, unfortunately revealed a side of the star that appears unprofessional and seriously insecure at best.