Louise Lasser

Infobox Actor

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name = Louise Lasser
birthdate = birth date and age|1939|4|11
location = New York City, New York, US
spouse = Woody Allen (1966-1969)

Louise Lasser (born April 11, 1939) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayal of the title character on the soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". She was married to Woody Allen and appeared in several of his films.

Biography

Personal life

Lasser was born in New York City, New York of Jewish heritage, [ [http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/9289 Jeez, Louise: Louise Lasser recalls her Broadway days with Don Ameche, Arthur Laurents, and Barbra Streisand.Feature on TheaterMania.com ] ] the daughter of tax authority S. Jay Lasser (not J.K. Lasser as is often indicated).fact|date=September 2008 Lasser studied political science at Brandeis University. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800031690/bio Louise Lasser Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] She was married to Woody Allen from 1966 to 1969.

Career

Lasser appeared in the Woody Allen films "Take the Money and Run," "Bananas," and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)," as well as being one of the voices for his spoof dubbing of a Japanese spy movie "What's Up Tiger Lily?" She also had a brief cameo in his 1980 film "Stardust Memories". She became a household name for starring as the neurotic, unhappy housewife Mary Hartman on the outrageous soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" which aired 5 nights a week in 1976-1977. Lasser also wrote the telemovie "Just Me and You" (1978), starring in it alongside Charles Grodin. She had a recurring role as Alex's ex-wife on the hit series "Taxi" and starred in the 1981-82 season of the TV series "It's a Living".

In 2000, Lasser appeared on a panel with her former cast members of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" at the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills (taped for the museum archives). Her most recent role of note was in the 1999 film, "Mystery Men", in which she played the mother of Hank Azaria's character. The year before this she played Mona, the mother of the three main female characters, in Todd Solondz's film "Happiness". Lasser also had a role in the film "Requiem for a Dream" and co-starred with Renee Taylor in "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers".

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