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Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and raised in Portland, Brenda Bakke moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began to work in the mid-1980s on episodes of television series and playing minor characters in low budget comedies. She appeared in the Charlie Sheen film Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993).

During the 1990s, she appeared in such mainstream Hollywood films as Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and L.A. Confidential (1997). The latter received nine Academy Award nominations, winning two Oscars. She landed a role on American Gothic (1995). In the 2000s, she appeared in such films as The Quickie (2001) and Moving August (2002). She had guest roles on episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), NYPD Blue (1993), The Mentalist (2008), and Supernatural (2005). In 2015, she began appearing in the recurring role of Virginia on If Loving You Is Wrong (2014). In 2016-17, she appeared in guest star roles on Heartbeat (2016), Grey's Anatomy (2005), and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016).

Don Pedro Colley was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Muriel and Pete Colley. His father played piano, and his mother was active in politics in the area.

Don Pedro attended Klamath Union High School. He was active in athletics, playing football, especially enjoying track and field. He tried out for the 1960 Olympics in discus, placing 6th. Don Pedro attended University of Oregon, studying architecture.

He became interested in acting by accident, after joining some friends for a play rehearsal.

Some of his better known roles include Gideon on Daniel Boone, Ongaro in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, SRT in George Lucas' THX 1138, Joshua in The Legend of Nigger Charley, and his most memorable role as Sheriff Little in the 1980's TV series The Dukes of Hazzard.

Up until his death he remained very active and made several guest appearances at conventions, festivals, and Dukes events worldwide. You could follow his appearance schedule on his Official Website www.donpedrocolley.net.

His last major appearance was during "Cooter's Last Stand 2017" in Luray, VA, July 29 & 30th, where he joined remaining cast members for the last Official Dukesfest event.

Don passed away peacefully in his sleep after a year long battle with cancer at the Skylakes Medical center October 11, 2017.

Katherine "K'iya" Wilson was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to school teachers who lived and taught on the Chiloquin Indian Reservation. Her father was childhood friends with Director James Ivory. She attended the University of Oregon as an English Major, and soon became an actress for the burgeoning 16mm Poetic Cinema filmmakers that included members of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters. Concurrently, she was discovered by Director Mark Rydell for his film Cinderella Liberty (1973). Mark brought her to Hollywood and encouraged her to attend film school at the University of California. However, she wanted to continue as a filmmaker in Oregon, and has worked ever since to create a film industry in the Northwest tradition. It was in lobbying the Governor's office for the indigenous filmmaker that Katherine was chosen as the Governor's liaison to the set of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) wherein she became fast friends with Jack Nicholson and Michael Douglas. She became visible as an advocate for films in Oregon, helping Producers and Writers with L.A. contacts and creating networking organizations on a grass-roots level, as well as providing a myriad of services for Hollywood Productions. Her first major film as location scout and location casting director was for the notorious National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). She provided these services for the next 20 years on many films, including Stand by Me (1986), but with her literary background she felt she could better serve her community by developing and creating screenplays that were made to film in the Northwest. She has worked with thirty-some writers doing this, and has recently completed five of her own, to great accolades for her work from Hollywood Writers, Directors, Producers, and Actors, some of them Academy Award level professionals. In 2007 she was honored for her career in Film with a weekend long party at the Pendleton Round-Up, with Filmmakers flying in from all over the country, including "Smoke Signals'" Director Chris Eyre. She was also honored with a Red Chief Joseph Blanket by Nez Perce Chief Sabe Redthunder and his wife Atwice Kamiakun. Since then, she has mentored young filmmakers and wrote and produced Animal House of Blues: How a Community Helped Create a Hollywood Blockbuster or Two (2012)_ with 10 graduating students from the University of Oregon's Cinematic Studies department. They won "Best Documentary by a Northwest Filmmaker" at the Eugene International Film Festival. When "Animal House" Alumni heard about it, some returned to Eugene to help her to re-edit, re-score and re-shoot it for a new edition: "Animal House of Blues". It aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting in May of 2018, and took OPB to #1 in the nation that night in prime time Neilson Ratings. In 2017 she completed her memoirs called "Echoes From the Set: 50 years of Filming On Location: Hollywood & Oregon's Cinematic Literary Voices" (2019). Then inspired by the students she mentored, she returned to the University of Oregon to finish her degree and complete her Film Certificate. While there, she wrote a sequel to her first book titled "Echoes from the Set (1967-1977) Shadows from the Underground: Cinema Under the Influence," which was released in August of 2021. She graduated as a Native with Sigma Tau Delta Honors, as well as winning their Scholarship, and a Graham Fellowship for Grad school. She was recently hired to mentor young Indigenous filmmakers at the University of Oregon Longhouse. In 2022 she was honored by the "Klamath Independent Film Festival" for her career, and in 2023 her Native students' films were chosen as finalists for 2 NW Film Festivals, and in 2024 for 2 more. She is currently creating a Film Festival for her Mother's homeland, on the McKenzie River Corridor; to help it heal from the Holiday Farm Fire that burned down her home town of Blue River.

Jenna Morrison was born on 5 February 1985 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. She is an actress, known for The Amanda Show (1999), Twinsmith: Said and Done (2015) and David & Dee (2004).

Marc B. Ray was born on 17 May 1940 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Scream Bloody Murder (1973), Wild Gypsies (1969) and The Severed Arm (1973).

Jenny Marlowe was born on 16 January 1985 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. She is an actress and set decorator, known for Naked Fear (2007), Car-Jumper (2012) and The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996).

Rose Hamlin was born on 21 July 1945 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. She was married to Noah Tafolla and ???. She died on 30 March 2017 in New Mexico, USA.

R.J. Frost was born on 11 December 1967 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Orgazmo (1997), Past Perfect (1996) and Mob Rules (2010).

Shannon Blackburn was born on 8 January 1971 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. She is a production manager and producer, known for Get the Gringo (2012), A Scanner Darkly (2006) and The King (2005).

Jeremy McLaughlin was born on 18 August 1984 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wild Life with Jeremy (2010), London Calling (2012) and Luz (2020).

Brandy Hale was born on 3 July 1975 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA.

Sandy Saffeels was born in 1965 in Klamath-Falls, Oregon, USA. She is an editor, known for The Swarm (2023), Biohackers (2020) and Caveman (2023).

Hailey Henry was born on 20 June 1990 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. She is an actress, known for All Hell Breaks Loose (2014), Prodigy (2018) and Star Chief (2018).

Craig Howard was born on 29 January 1952 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. He is known for Planet 51 (2009) and Tim Tebow's Wild Rise (2012). He was married to Valerie. He died on 19 January 2017 in Ashland, Oregon, USA.

Jim Compton was born in 1941 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Warrior Spirits (2000), Medicine Land (2008) and Sparkle (2010). He was married to Carol Arnold. He died on 17 March 2014 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Brenna A. Duffitt was born on 1 May 1991 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA.

Christine Drazan was born on 28 May 1972 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. She has been married to Daniel Joseph Drazan since 17 May 1997. They have three children.

Phyl Kerns was born in 1922 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. USA. Phyl was a writer, known for The Travelers (2007). Phyl died in March 2023 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.