Person Details

Birthday: 1924-07-20 02:23:24

Death: 2017-03-23 02:23:24

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Akron, Ohio, USA

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Movie Involvements: 26

TV Involvements: 22


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lola Jean Albright (born July 20, 1925, Akron, Ohio) was an American singer and actress. Albright worked as a model before moving to Hollywood. She began her motion picture career with a bit part in the 1948 film The Pirate, and followed it with an important role in the acclaimed 1949 hit Champion. For the next ten years, she appeared in secondary roles in over twenty films, including several 'B' Westerns. Albright also acted in guest roles on several television series. In 1958, she won the role of Edie Hart on Peter Gunn, a television detective series produced by Blake Edwards and directed by Robert Altman, with the theme music that made Henry Mancini famous. Albright played a nightclub singer who was the romantic interest of Peter Gunn, played by Craig Stevens. In 1959 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series. Her role required singing and led to the 1957 release of her music album Lola Wants You, as well as her album 1959 Dreamsville, in which her songs were accompanied by Henry Mancini and his orchestra. Albright's popularity led to several major film roles, including Elvis Presley's 1962 film, Kid Galahad; the 1964 French film Les Felins by director René Clément; and the epic western The Way West. Later in 1964 she appeared as Duff Daniels in the episode "Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones" with her former Peter Gunn co-star Craig Stevens in his short-lived CBS drama Mr. Broadway. In 1966, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Lord Love a Duck. In 1968, Albright appeared in The Impossible Years, with David Niven and Christina Ferrare, and in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? with Doris Day. She also appeared in the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour. Albright temporarily replaced Dorothy Malone as Constance Mackenzie on the hit primetime soap opera Peyton Place, when Malone had to undergo emergency surgery. Albright continued to perform both in films and as a television guest actor until her retirement in the early 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lola Albright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Clare Daley
Bonanza
Average
8

Bonanza

(1959) Dolly Bantree
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Lottie Denton
Airwolf
Average
8

Airwolf

(1984) Beatrice Moretti
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8
Lux Video Theatre
Average
6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Miriam
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Lucy Hunt
Dr. Kildare
Average
5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Gertrude Carey

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1984 Beatrice Moretti
1977 N/A
Dorothea Cabe
Dossie Wilson
1976 N/A
1975 N/A
Millie Tate
1973 Celia Lamb
N/A
1971 Clare Daley
1969 N/A
1968 Alice Kingsley
Roberta Lane
Azalea
1967 Peggy Lido
N/A
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Mrs. Pine
1966 Marie Greene
1965 N/A
N/A
1964 Self
Barbara
1963 N/A
Shirley Mills
Jennifer Carlisle
Eve Chapin
Miss. Peggy Frost
DeeDee Booker
1962 Dolly Fletcher
N/A
Ruth Burke
Eva Martin
1961 Paula Marshall
Gertrude Carey
Iris Hartford
N/A
1959 N/A
Nita Graham
Ann
Dolly Bantree
Maribelle Ashton-Warner
Lottie Denton
1958 Edie Hart
Julie Westcott
1957 Sylvia Dane
Cathy Barrett
N/A
Meg Alden
N/A
1956 Self - Singer
1955 Poppy Masters
Nancy Wheeler
Lisa
Lucy Hunt
Mona Wilton
May
Kay Michaels
1953 Waco
Cathy Armstrong
1952 Martha Raymond
Beverly Hudson
1951 Priscilla
N/A
N/A
1950 Ann Walker
Francie Bennet
Jennifer
Miriam
Peggy Martin
Kay Woodstock
Margie Bellew
1949 Mary Simmons
Candy Williams (uncredited)
Palmer Harris
1948 Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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