Louise Lasser, an actress known for starring in the 1970s soap opera parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” has died at 87. Multiple outlets report that her death occurred at her home in New York/Manhattan. Lasser also had a prominent film connection to director Woody Allen: she appeared in several of his early movies and was married to Allen for several years, with outlets describing her as his second wife and a leading performer in films such as “Take the Money and Run,” “Bananas,” and “Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex.” Her best-known role was as the satirically portrayed Ohio housewife, recognizable for her on-screen look and for the show’s fast-paced, daily-scheduled format that produced more than 300 episodes over its run in the late 1970s. After her earlier collaborations and later work, she continued acting in later productions, including a role in Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” according to one outlet. The accounts broadly agree on her career highlights and her relationship to Allen, as well as the age and location of her death.
Louise Lasser, star of TV’s ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,’ dies at 87
Louise Lasser, an actress known for starring in the 1970s soap opera parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” has died at 87. Multiple outlets report that her death occurred at her home in New York/Manhat...
- Louise Lasser, best known for TV’s “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” dies at age 87.
- Reports say she died at her home in New York/Manhattan.
- She appears in multiple Woody Allen films and is described as Allen’s second wife.
- Her most prominent role is as the pigtail-wearing Ohio housewife in the soap parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.”
- She later takes roles in other projects, including Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” according to one report.
The 1970s soap parody made a household name of Lasser, who was also known for her collaborations with ex-husband Allen and later films including Requiem for a DreamLouise Lasser, star of cult 70s sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and early films by Woody Allen (to whom she was married for four years), has died aged 87. The New York Times reported she died “at home in Manhattan”.Lasser’s role as a satirically conceived housewife in suburban Ohio in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, designed as a parody of daytime soap operas, made her a national star, landing her on the cover of People magazine and Rolling Stone. The series lasted a year and a half, between January 1976 and July 1977, but due to its five-days-a-week schedule squeezed more than 300 episodes out of its two season run. Lasser’s Hartman, with her signature pigtails, was preoccupied with domestic minutiae but found herself in unsettling and disturbing situations, including bizarre deaths. The show was intended to explore the changes sweeping ordinary life in the US in the 1970s. Continue reading...
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3 months agoLouise Lasser, the star of the soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and ex-wife of Woody Allen, has died.
3 months agoShe was Woody Allen's second wife and his leading lady in 'Take the Money and Run,' 'Bananas' and 'Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex.'
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