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Louise Jane Lasser | |
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 Lasser as Mary Hartman in 1976 | |
| Born | April 11, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
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| Years active | since 1962 |
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Louise Lasser {born April 11, 1939) is an American actress, television writer, and performing arts teacher and director. She is known for her portrayal of the title character on the soap opera satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, for which she was Primetime Emmy Award nominated.
She made her Broadway debut in the musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962). She was married to Woody Allen from 1966 until 1970 and acted in several of his early films including Take the Money and Run (1969) and Bananas (1971).[1] She hosted Saturday Night Live in 1976 and took guest roles in The Bob Newhart Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Laverne and Shirley and St. Elsewhere.
Her later roles include black comedy films such as Todd Solondz's Happiness (1998) and Owen Kline's Funny Pages (2022). She portrayed Beadie in the Lena Dunham-created HBO coming-of-age series Girls from 2013 to 2014.
She is also a life member of The Actors Studio and studied with both Sanford Meisner and Robert X. Modica.[2]
- ^ "Louise Lasser". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Louise Lasser Acting Studio". lasseractingstudio. Retrieved February 16, 2021.