ep. #1.1, "Pilot", Sep. 19, '96
"Smoked in the pilot episode, but not very believably - just a prop for her character of a bitch. Seems like it will continue, though"
"Does ...nose exhales all the time, and boy does she look good doing them!"
"Smokes in virtually every episode from the first two seasons, which originally aired from Sep. 19, '96 to May 16, '98. She is clearly an IRL smoker, and her scenes on the Pretender included many snap inhales, French inhales, nose-and-mouth combo exhales, talk-exhales and light-ups."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.2, "Every Picture Tells a Story", Sep. 28, '96
"Highlights include a hands-free drag, with a french inhale and nose
exhale."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.3, "Flyer", Oct. 19, '96
"has one fierce inhale, but the exhale's not well-lit."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.4, "Curious Jarod", Oct. 26, '96
"has an inhale and exhale in a junkyard, but it's from a moderate
distance."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.5, "The Paper Clock", Nov. 2, '96
"Excellent talk-exhale with good lighting. Takes an all-white out of a
case, lights it, long inhale, invisible snap inhale, then talks out the
smoke, finishing up with a nose exhale."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.6, "To Serve and Protect", Nov. 9, '96
"Lights up with a long inhale, and french inhale in a jail cell. Later
lights up, has a french inhale and resultant nose exhale inside a limo,
where the camera work is a little shaky."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. "A Virus Among Us", Nov. 16, '96.
"Near the beginning of the episode, Parker puts an all-white in her mouth and
is just about to light it when she stops. She then holds in the rest of the
scene with no inhales or exhales. Later about halfway through the episode she
dangles and has an inhale but the exhale is not visible. Not her best
performance on this show."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.10, "The Better Part of Valor", Jan. 11, '97
" walks into a room with a good front-on shot of an inhale with a strange
little flick of the cigarette in her mouth during the inhale. Then a
well-lit nose exhale from behind her. Later in a warehouse, has a front-on
view of a talk exhale after an inhale, though the lighting isn't that good,
then a minute later a profile shot of a nose exhale."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.11, "Potato Head Blues", Jan. 18, '97
"One of her best performances. Near the beginning, has a light-up and snap
inhale, then a long inhale filmed from behind with a french inhale and a
nose exhale, then you see the final remains of a talk exhale. Later, she
has a great snap inhale and talk exhale combo nose exhale filmed from the
front. Then while she's taking a lie detector test she has a light-up, with
a cheek-collapsing inhale, a snap inhale and a well-filmed exhale. Lastly
she has the final remains of a nose exhale while sitting in a car."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.12, "Prison Story", Feb. 1, '97
"An excellent performance with multiple light-ups, long inhales, french
inhales and nose exhales. She's even told to her face by a doctor that
she's sick but keeps on smoking."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.13, "Bazooka Jarod", Feb. 8, '97
"has three light-ups, but no visible exhales."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.15, "Jaroldo!", Mar. 8, '97
"Near the end, Parker is set free from a jail, and bums a cigarette off a
cop, taking a long inhale, savoring it because she had been without for
several hours. Another inhale follows, with a barely discernable
talk-exhale, filmed straight-on."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.16, "Under the Reds", Mar. 22, '97
"Near the beginning, a good profile shot of two separate nose exhales, both
coming well after the inhale and initial exhales."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.18, "Unhappy Landings", Apr. 26, '97
"has one long drag, a textbook example of a snap inhale, and the exhale
isn't visible. She then has a short inhale from behind, and a talk-exhale
that's not filmed too well."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.19, "Jarod's Honor", May 3, '97
"After making a big fuss about quitting smoking at the begin of the
episode, Parker starts smoking again at the end, with a dangle, inhale,
then lighting a new cigarette with the old one; then a double-pump inhale
with snap inhale as she walks out a door."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #1.20, "Baby Love", May 10, '97
"has a light-up and a voluminous nose exhale; a lot of holding follows but
no additional inhales or exhales."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.1, "Back From the Dead Again", Nov. 1, '97
"lights up, then dangles while walking down a staircase into a basement.
Not much else this episode."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.2, "Scott Free", Nov. 8, '97
"While standing behind a file cabinet, Parker lights up, then seconds later
has an inhale where you can really see her throat contracting so she can
suck in the smoke."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.3, "Over the Edge", Nov. 15, '97
"Light-up, then another inhale where she's forcefully sucking back the
smoke, then she exhales in a guy's face."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.5, "Nip and Tuck", Dec. 6, '97
"Only smokes once in this episode, but it's a very good one. Camera goes up
her leg to show a talk-exhale. Then we see the beginning of a fierce inhale
(though not the snap inhale), and then a side-on-filmed talk exhale that's
real messy and in someone's face."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.7, "Collateral Damage", Jan. 3, '98
"a light-up, brief nose exhale, part of an inhale, an dangle/nose exhale
combiation, then another voluminous nose exhale"
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.12, "Toy Surprise", Mar. 7, '98
"has one brief light-up with no visible exhale."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.13, "A Stand-Up Guy", Mar. 14, '98
"One of her best performances, as Parker has a light-up and a
talk-exhale; then most of another inhale with a great talk-exhale with
some additional nose exhaling; then most of another inhale with a
voluminous nose exhale."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.14, "Amnesia", Mar. 21, '98
"One inhale, one exhale"
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.15, "Bulletproof", Mar. 28, '98
"has an inhale and an invisible snap inhale, but no exhale. She puts out
her cigarette in a clay pot."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.16, "Silence", Apr. 4, '98
"has a long dangle of an unlit cigarette, a light-up and a cheek-collapsing
inhale, but no visible exhale."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.17, "Crash", Apr. 11, '98
"Lights up, and exhales a large plume of smoke toward the ceiling. Shortly
afterward, she has an inhale where two short spurts of smoke come out her
nostrils while she's inhaling (and it's an extra-long inhale), and the
camera cuts away, then cuts back to her for more of the nose exhale after
she's finished inhaling."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker, ND
ep. #2.19, "Red Rock Jarod", May 2, '98
"is shown putting out a cigarette in an ashtray and later discarding a
cigarette in the weeds but no inhales or exhales are shown."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.20, "Bank", May 9, '98
"While being held hostage in a bank robbery, Parker lights up, then blows
smoke towards the camera."
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Andrea Parker
ep. #2.21, "Bloodlines: Part 1", May 16, '98
"In 1st hour Parker puts cigarette in mouth but doesn't light, in 2nd hour
she lights up and has 3 exhales"
"Pretender, The" (1996) | Lorna Raver
ep. #3.11, "The Assassin", Feb. 6, '99
"middle aged Lorna is seen side view, close up taking a drag and exhale
during a poker game"
Other references to this movie:
Andrea Parker - Info - video, "Pretender, The" (1996), youtube, when?
Andrea Parker - Info - video, "Pretender, The" (1996), youtube, when?
Andrea Parker - Info - video, "Pretender, The" (1996), youtube, when?
Andrea Parker - Info - video, "Pretender, The" (1996), youtube, when?
Andrea Parker - Proof - quit - "If I described your character [in "Pretender, The" (1996)] as dragon lady, in leather- Andrea: Ah, that would be a great compliment. That's my intention, to be as malevolent as I possibly can be. When I was smoking, actually, a dragon was the animal that I chose to familiarize myself with Miss Parker, coincidently, yes", TV Interview transcript (Monaco), '01
Andrea Parker - Proof - quit - "'Andrea just stopped--the day of the last episode ["Pretender, The" (1996)].' James 'Jamie' Denton [on how Andrea quit smoking]", website, Apr. 4, '05
Andrea Parker - Pictures - "Pretender, The" (1996), website, when?
Andrea Parker - Picture - inhaling, "Pretender, The" (1996), 9k
Andrea Parker - Picture - holding, "Pretender, The" (1996), 7k
Andrea Parker - Picture - lighting up, "Pretender, The" (1996), 6k
Andrea Parker - Picture - dragging, "Pretender, The" (1996), 28k, gif
Andrea Parker - Picture - holding, "Pretender, The" (1996), 26k
Andrea Parker - Picture - dragging, "Pretender, The" (1996), 45k
Andrea Parker - Picture - lighting, "Pretender, The" (1996), 10k
Andrea Parker - Picture - cheek-hollowing drag, "Pretender, The" (1996), 10k
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