# Dressed in Blax(ploitation) for Tamara Dobson **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressed-in-blax-ploitation-for-tamara-dobson/375390 "2006-10-05T15:47:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressed-in-blax-ploitation-for-tamara-dobson/375390/1 "2006-10-05T15:47:02Z")
Today’s obit: > [@](#): > > BALTIMORE (AP) - Tamara Dobson, the tall, stunning model-turned-actress who portrayed a strong female role as Cleopatra Jones in two “blaxploitation” films, has died. Dobson, 59, died Monday of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis at the Keswick Multi-Care Center, where she had lived for the past two years, her publicist said. At 6 feet, 2 inches tall, Dobson was striking as the kung-fu fighting government agent Cleopatra Jones in 1973. She reprised the role in 1975’s “Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold.” “She was not afraid to start a trend,” said her brother, Peter Dobson, of Houston. “She designed a lot of the clothing that so many women emulated.” Dobson also appeared in “Come Back, Charleston Blue,” “Norman, Is That You?” “Murder at the World Series” and “Chained Heat.” She had TV roles in the early 1980s in “Jason of Star Command” and “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.” Dobson lived most of her adult life in New York, her family said. She was diagnosed six years ago with multiple sclerosis. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressed-in-blax-ploitation-for-tamara-dobson/375390/2 "2006-10-05T17:06:59Z")
That is a shame. She was a sexy and beautiful lady! I really enjoyed watching her strut her stuff in “Cleopatra Jones” and “Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold”! I may have to dig through my DVD collection and watch them again!