Colleen Camp

Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. She gained recognition with her lead role in the comedy film The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) and went on to appear in two installments of the Police Academy series. Camp has had supporting roles in films such as Death Game (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), and The Seduction (1982). She also portrayed Julie's mother in Valley Girl (1983) and Yvette the Maid in the comedy film Clue (1985). Camp has continued to work in both independent and studio films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Election (1999), Factory Girl (2006), Palo Alto (2013), American Hustle (2013), and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). Born in San Francisco, California, Camp grew up in the San Fernando Valley and attended John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles Valley College, and California State University, Northridge.