Lucie Arnaz

Infobox actor
name = Lucie Arnaz
caption = Lucie Arnaz (1988)


imagesize = 150px
birthname = Lucie Désirée Arnaz
birthdate = birth date and age|1951|7|17
birthplace = Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse = Phil Vandervort
(1971 – 1977)
Laurence Luckinbill
(1980–present) (three children)
parents = Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball

Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and is the sister of actor Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Career

Lucie Arnaz attended Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles and launched a long and successful career as an actress.

After a few guest appearances and walk-ons on her mother's series, "The Lucy Show", Arnaz, along with her brother, made her first acting appearance in a continuing role as Lucy's daughter, Kim, in the series "Here's Lucy".

She returned to television in a 1975 production of "Who Is the Black Dahlia?" playing infamous murder victim Elizabeth Short.

In 1978, she appeared on Fantasy Island, playing Tony Elgin, a woman trying desperately to save her marriage to Tom Elgin, played by Ronny Cox. Interestingly enough, while most actors on that show (except the two reccuring stars) were billed as Guest Stars she was billed as making a Special Appearance.

In 1986, Arnaz earned the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. She also would star on Broadway in productions of Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers", Terence McNally's "Master Class" and other shows, and toured with Tommy Tune in the international company of the musical "My One and Only."

The actress has dozens of other theater credits, including roles in "Annie Get Your Gun", "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" "The Guardian", "Vanities" and "Seesaw."

She performed in 1995's "" a musical performance of the popular story at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund. The performance was originally broadcast on Turner Network Television (TNT), and issued on CD and video in 1996.

Arnaz has appeared in a number of popular television series, including "Fantasy Island", "Murder, She Wrote", "Sons and Daughters" and a 2003 episode of "Law & Order". She had a series of her own, "The Lucie Arnaz Show", in 1985.

She won an Emmy Award in 1993 for her documentary "Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie".

In 2000, she played a season in London's West End in a musical version of "The Witches of Eastwick" with actor Ian McShane.

From about 2002 to 2007, she was the President of the Board of Directors of the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown, New York. She resigned over a dispute with the Executive Director over the proper future direction of the Center; [ [http://www.savelucydesicenter.org/pjarticle.html Fanelli, P. (2007), "Lucie, Desi Jr. Depart with Clark, Rapaport; Spots Filled with Locals", "Jamestown Post-Journal" (5 December)] ] for further information, see the SaveLucyDesiCenter.org website [http://www.savelucydesicenter.org] .

She took over the role of Muriel in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" on Broadway on May 23, 2006. She replaced Joanna Gleason, who originated the stage role.

Her daughter Katharine Desiree Luckinbill co-starred with her in 2006 in a Coconut Grove Playhouse production of "Sonia Flew".

In the film "The Pack" (2007), Arnaz starred as a woman charged with murder after her husband dies of secondhand smoke.

Lucie appeared with her brother, Desi, at the 5th Annual TV Land Awards in 2007 to accept the Legacy of Laughter award which was posthumously awarded to their mother. [ [http://post-journal.com/articles.asp?articleID=14428 The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York ] ]

She also continues to tour with her popular concert and nightclub act.

Lucie Arnaz has been twice married, to Phil Vandervort (July 17, 1971 – 1977) and Laurence Luckinbill (June 22, 1980–present).

She and actor-writer Luckinbill have three children, Simon, Joseph and Katharine, and two from his previous marriage, Nicholas and Benjamin.

tage

* "They're Playing Our Song"
* "My One and Only"
* "Lost in Yonkers"
* "Seesaw"
* "Vanities"
* "Master Class"
* "The Witches of Eastwick"
* "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"

Filmography

* "Billy Jack Goes to Washington" (1977)
* "A Different Approach" (1978) (short subject)
* "The Jazz Singer" (1980)
* "Second Thoughts" (1983)
* "Down to You" (2000)
* "Wild Seven" (2006)
* "The Pack" (2007)

Television

* "Here's Lucy" (1968 - 1974)
* "Who Is the Black Dahlia?" (1975)
* "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1975)
* "Death Scream" (1975)
* "Fantasy Island" (1978)
* "The Mating Season" (1980)
* "Washington Mistress" (1982)
* "The Lucie Arnaz Show" (1985)
* "Murder, She Wrote" (1988)
* "Who Gets the Friends?" (1988)
* "Sons and Daughters" (1991)
* "Abduction of Innocence: A Moment of Truth Movie" (1996)
* "Law & Order" - episode "Bitch", as "Jackie Scott", a cosmetics mogul (2003)

References

External links

*imdb|0036109
*amg name|2:2323
* [http://www.luciearnaz.com/ The Lucie Arnaz Homepage]
* [http://uarts.info/wiki/index.php?title=Lucie_Arnaz&redirect=no/ Lucie Arnaz in Which Witches of Eastwick by Alex Catarinella]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=FOFEZlLaYuc&mode=related&search=Lucie Arnaz on 100,000 Pyramid, video clip]

Persondata
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = actress
DATE OF BIRTH = July 7, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH = Los Angeles, California, United States
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