Rebecca Staab - Net Worth, Husband William deVry, Family (2024)

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• Rebecca Staab is an American former beauty queen and actress, born in 1961 in Hays, Kansas.
• She was Miss Nebraska and one of five finalists in the Miss USA beauty pageant.
• She has appeared in almost 100 movies and TV series, including “The Guiding Light”, “Love & War”, “The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All”, and “The Miracle Season”.
• She has been in a relationship with Canadian actor William deVry since 2007, and they have no intention of getting married.
• She has an estimated net worth of over $1 million.

Contents

  • 1 Who is Rebecca Staab?
  • 2 Early life, family and education
  • 3 Roles in TV series
  • 4 Roles in movies
  • 5 Love life and husband William deVry
  • 6 Hobbies and other interests
  • 7 Net worth

Who is Rebecca Staab?

Rebecca Ann Staab was born in Hays, Kansas USA, on 27 July 1961 – her zodiac sign is Leo and she holds American nationality. She is a former beauty queen and an actress, who is perhaps best known for her role as Cindy Rieger in the biographical drama movie “Breakthrough” in 2019, which starred Marcel Ruiz, Topher Grace and Sarah Constible, and is about a 14-year-old boy who fell through the ice into a lake, and was then allegedly saved by his mother’s prayers – the film won two awards and was nominated for 11 others, including an Oscar for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song).

Early life, family and education

Rebecca was raised an only child initially in Hays by her parents, who were both into the real estate business – while growing up, the family moved multiple times.

Rebecca attended Ralston Senior High School at which she was physically very active as she played various sports, and she was also one of the best students there with her 4.0 Grand Point Average (GPA). While still attending high school, she became Miss Nebraska, and later entered the Miss USA beauty pageant, becoming one of five finalists. Upon matriculation in 1979, she enrolled at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with, once again, a 4.0 GPA in 1983.

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After graduation, Rebecca began working as a professional model and moved to live in Paris, France, which has to this day remained her favourite travel destination – she has travelled all around the world for her photoshoots, visiting countries such as Japan, Germany and Italy. After three years of travelling, she moved to New York and signed with the Ford Modelling Agency.

Roles in TV series

Rebecca has appeared in almost 100 movies and TV series, and we are about to mention some of her most notable performances in this article.

She made her debut TV series appearance in 1985, when she portrayed Jessie Matthews in two episodes of the longest-running soap opera – “The Guiding Light” – which aired from 1952 to 2009 and starred Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin and Maureen Garrett – it follows the lives of the family Bauer living in the made-up city Springfield, and won 106 awards and was nominated for over 450 others.

The following years saw Rebecca appear in single episodes of several series, such as the crime drama “Columbo” in 1990, the primetime gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows” and the teen drama “Beverly Hills, 90210”. Solely in 1992, Rebecca guest starred in single episodes of five series, some of which were the crime drama “Likely Suspects”, another drama “The Wonder Years” and the sitcom “Bob”.

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She went on to guest star in the episode “Rest in Peace” of the critically acclaimed sitcom “Love & War”, and appeared in several other series before being cast as one of the lead characters, Sherry Beck in the drama “Live Shot” in 1995 – the series also starred Sam Anderson and David Birney and follows the lives of a TV news team based in Los Angeles.

In 1994, Rebecca was invited to play the supporting character Rebecca Dunn in the crime drama “One West Waikiki”, and from there she went on to appear in single episodes of over 10 series, before she began portraying the main character Elizabeth Barrington in the soap opera “Port Charles” in 2003, which also starred Julie Pinson, Jon Lindstrom and Lynn Herring, and follows the lives of people working at the Port Charles’ General Hospital.

The following years saw her continue with her habit of appearing in single episodes of series, such as the police procedural drama “NCIS” in 2004, the crime detective series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2006, and the comedy drama “The Cleaner” in 2008.

In 2017, Rebecca portrayed the supporting character Colleen DeKizer in six episodes of the drama series “Somewhere Between”, and she has recently been cast to portray Carol Coronado in the upcoming comedy series “Manopause”, set to be released in the first half of 2021.

Roles in movies

Rebecca made her debut film appearance in 1991 when she portrayed Arlene in the romantic comedy movie “The Marrying Man”, which starred Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, but which received mostly negative reviews – Kim was even nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.

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The following year saw Rebecca play Cheryl in the romantic comedy movie “Love Potion No. 9”, which starred Tate Donovan and Sandra Bullock, and some of her following roles were in the independent superhero movie (unreleased) “The Fantastic Four” in 1994, the German drama “Quiet Days in Hollywood” in 1997, and the American-Irish action movie “Stray Bullet” in 1999 – in the same year, Rebecca portrayed Prof. Nicole Stewart in the critically acclaimed action thriller movie “The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All” . The year 2001 saw her play a supporting role as Kate Banks in the drama movie “A House on a Hill”, then after taking an eight-year break from appearing in movies, Rebecca played Constance in the teen comedy “The First Time”.


Three of her most recent roles in movies have been in the drama “The Miracle Season” in 2018, the 2019 action film “Surge of Dawn” which was both written and directed by Alexander Fernandez, and in the same year the Canadian short drama movie “La Buena”.

Love life and husband William deVry

Just recently on 21 July 2020, Rebecca and her other half William deVry celebrated 13 years of being together – despite what it is widely believed, William is not Rebecca’s husband as the two have decided not to complicate their lives with marriage and papers, but to simply remain in a relationship. William is a Canadian actor, born and raised in Montreal in Quebec, and who is today perhaps best known for his roles in the series “Port Charles, “All My Children” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”.

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William and Rebecca met while shooting for the series “General Hospital” – they agreed not to have children so that they could focus on their acting careers.

Rebecca hasn’t talked about any other men she might have dated before meeting William, and as of September 2020, she is partnered with William, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Rebecca was physically very active during her 20s and 30s, as she ran marathons, practiced a variety of dancing styles, and also did horseback riding – she was an avid rock climber and enjoyed kayaking. Even today, Rebecca likes to ride her mountain bike and go scuba diving for which she also has a certificate.

She likes to learn languages, and is fluent in French while she also knows a little Italian and German.

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She is a huge lover of animals, and she and William are active dog rescuers as they have fostered numerous dogs who were about to be euthanized – they rehabilitated them and helped them find homes, while today they have their own five pet dogs. Rebecca is also an avid cook, she is interested in landscape architecture and interior design, and one of her favorite feats was when she restored a 100-year old house to the historical jewel it is today.

Rebecca has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Channing Tatum, Matt Damon and Amanda Seyfried, and a few of her favorite movies include “Dear John”, “Good Will Hunting” and “Letters to Juliet”.

Net worth

Rebecca’s age is 59. She has long blonde hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 6ins (1.68m) and she weighs around 130lbs (59kgs).

As of September 2020, Rebecca’s net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.

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  • 1 Who is James Denton?
  • 2 Education and early life
  • 3 Roles in movies
  • 4 Roles in TV series
  • 5 Other credits
  • 6 Awards and nominations
  • 7 Love life and relationships
  • 8 Interesting facts and hobbies
  • 9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is James Denton?

American actor and singer James Denton was born in Nashville, Tennessee USA, on 20 January 1963, making Aquarius his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in 55 TV series and movies, but is perhaps known best for portraying Mike Delfino in the mystery comedy series “Desperate Housewives”, which starred Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Teri Hatcher, and was created by Marc Cherry. It follows the lives of several female friends whose neighbors have committed suicide, the series aired from 2004 through 2012, and won 66 of its 255 award nominations.

Education and early life

James was raised Southern Baptist in Goodlettsville, Tennessee alongside his two siblings, by their mother Mary Jean Woolslair Denton who was a housewife, and father J. T. Denton who was a dentist and an Army veteran – he passed away aged 63 in 1993.

James was mostly into music while attending Goodlettsville High School, and later in life became a Minister of Music at Westmoreland United Methodist Church; he was physically quite active as a teenager, and played both basketball and football.

He matriculated in 1981 and then enrolled at University of Tennessee, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in advertising in 1985; he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Prior to launching his career in the film industry, James sold advertising for two radio stations.

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Roles in movies

James’ debut film role was playing Ray Higgs in the 1993 crime thriller “Thieves Quartet”, and the following years saw him appear in the 1995 drama “Hunter’s Moon”, and in 1997 the romantic comedy “That Old Feeling” and the science fiction crime action “Face/Off”.

What marked the ‘90s for James was playing Mitch in the 1998 comedy “Primary Colors”, directed by Mike Nichols, and which starred John Travolta, Emma Thompson and Kathy Bates. It follows a man who’s joined the presidential campaign of a smooth-operator candidate, and the film won 10 of its 41 award nominations, including Oscar nominations for Best Writing and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kathy Bates).

James’ following roles were in the 2001 action crime mystery “The Pretender”, the 2004 short drama “Jumbo Girl”, and the 2006 short drama “Assumption”. The year 2007 saw him play Agent Murphy in the crime action “Tortured”, written and directed by Nolan Lebovitz, and which starred Laurence Fishburne, James Cromwell and Kevin Pollak. It follows an FBI agent who’s been ordered to torture a member of a crime family.

The first half of the 2010s saw James appear in the thriller “Foreclosed” and the musical drama “Grace Unplugged” both in 2013, and the 2014 romantic comedy “Stranded in Paradise”. In 2015, he played Kyle Jackson in the crime comedy “Dancer and the Dame”, directed by Gabriel Sabloff, and which starred Billy Gardell, Cuja and Zeus; it follows detective Rick Dancer as he’s working on a case with his canine partner Princess.

James’ three most recent film roles have been in the 2020 family comedy “Selfie Dad”, the 2021 romantic comedy “A Kiss Before Christmas”, and the 2022 romantic comedy “Perfect Harmony”.

Roles in TV series

James’s debut TV series role was playing Jack Bullock in the 1996 episode “The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy” of the adventure science fiction fantasy “Sliders”, and from 1997 through 2000, he played Mr. Lyle in 36 episodes of the science fiction mystery “The Pretender”, which starred Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss, and was created by Craig W. Van Sickle and Steven Long Mitchell. It follows a man who’s just escaped from a secret testing facility, and is now working various jobs across the US; the series won five of its 23 award nominations.

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In 2003 and 2004, James played the lead character Special Agent John Kilmer in all the 17 episodes of the mystery thriller “Threat Matrix”, which also starred Will Lyman and Kelly Rutherford, and was created by Daniel Voll. It follows John Kilmer and his elite team as they’re eliminating terrorists in the US – the series was nominated for two awards. James appeared in an episode of a couple of series in the 2000s, including the comedy “Reba”, the fantasy horror “Masters of Science Fiction”, and the crime action “JAG”.

In 2016, he portrayed Peter Hudson in seven episodes of the mystery comedy “Devious Maids”, which Marc Cherry created, and which starred Roselyn Sanchez, Dania Ramirez and Ana Ortiz. It follows the lives of four Latina maids working in Beverly Hills, the series aired from 2013 through 2016, and won two of its 16 award nominations.

Some of James’ most recent TV series roles have been in the 2018 episode “Checkmate, Part 2” of the crime action “NCIS: New Orleans”, 75 episodes of the fantasy comedy “Good Witch” from 2015 through 2021, and the 2023 episode “Paymer vs. Paymer” of the adventure “Fantasy Island”.

Other credits

James has received special thanks for three TV specials: the 2005 “Desperate Housewives Special: Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry”, and in 2006 “Desperate Housewives Special: All the Juicy Details” and “Desperate Housewives Special: The More You Know, the Juicier It Gets”.

He produced the 2016 romantic comedy movie “For Love & Honor”, the 2021 romantic comedy film “A Kiss Before Christmas”, and the 2022 romantic comedy movie “Perfect Harmony”.

Some of James’ recent talk-show appearances have been in “Tamron Hall”, “Today” and “Entertainment Tonight”.

Awards and nominations

James has won seven of his 11 award nominations. Some of his wins include two joint Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2006, a 2006 Teen Choice Award for TV – Choice Actor, and a 2008 Prism Award for Performance in a Comedy Series, all for “Desperate Housewives”.

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Love life and relationships

There are several women whom James has dated, that his fans know about, including American country singer-songwriter Deana Kay Carter while they were both attending high school.

James married American actress Jenna Lyn Ward in 1997, but their divorce was finalized in 2000.

Since 16 December 2002, he’s been married to American actress, screenwriter and personal trainer Erin O’Brien Denton; she gave birth to their son Sheppard Denton in May 2003, and their daughter Malin O’Brien Denton followed on 22 March 2005. The family of four lived in Glendale, California prior to moving to Chanhassen, Minnesota, where they’re residing today.

James is married to his second wife Erin O’Brien Denton as of May 2023, and they have two children together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

James was very close to his father, and has his initials tattooed on his left bicep, as well as his birth and death dates, and rank in the Navy.

He’s a huge fan of Major League Baseball (MLB) and had an opportunity to spend an afternoon training with the Boston Red Sox.

James is a philanthropist, and is today a supporter of the non-profit organization Angel Foundation, which helps cancer patients.

His Instagram account’s followed by nearly 3,000 people, and James has posted close to 300 pictures and videos onto it.

He’s been passionate about travelling since his teenage years, and has been to many countries around the world; James’ dream travel destination is Osaka, Japan.

His favorite actor is Jack Black, while some of his favorite movies include “School of Rock”, “High Fidelity” and “Nacho Libre”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

James’ age is 60. His hair and eyes are brown, he’s 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall and weighs around 180lbs (82kgs).

James’ net worth’s been estimated at over $7 million, as of May 2023.

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  • 1 Who was Carol Wayne?
  • 2 Education and early life
  • 3 Roles in TV series
  • 4 Roles in movies
  • 5 Other credits
  • 6 Awards and nominations
  • 7 Love life and marriages
  • 8 Interesting facts and hobbies
  • 9 Death and wealth

Who was Carol Wayne?

The late American actress Carol Marie Wayne was born in Chicago, Illinois USA, on 6 September 1942, meaning that Virgo was her zodiac sign. She appeared in 26 movies and TV series prior to her untimely death in 1985, while she’s perhaps still remembered best for playing June Warren in the 1968 comedy movie “The Party”, written and directed by Blake Edwards, and which starred Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet and Natalia Borisova. It follows a clerical mistake which has led to a bumbling Indian star being invited to a party in Hollywood rather than being fired – the movie was nominated for a 1970 Turkish Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Film.

Education and early life

Carol was raised alongside her sister Nina Rae Wayne in Chicago, by their father Edward A. Wayne and mother Eileen ‘Billie’; Nina’s a retired actress with seven credits to her name.

Carol was mostly into figure skating during her teenage years, and launched her career together with her sister when they joined the travelling entertainment show Ice Capades, after Carol had matriculated from a local high school in 1961.

The two then began working at Tropicana Resort & Casino as the Folies Bergere showgirls, and in the mid-1960s, they moved to Los Angeles, California in pursuit of acting.

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Roles in TV series

Carol’s debut TV series role was playing Ginger LaVeer in the 1966 episode “The Super-Colossal Affair” of the crime action adventure “The Man from U. N. C. L. E.”, and she was then cast to appear in an episode of the action adventure comedy “I Spy”, the comedy “Occasional Wife” and the family fantasy comedy “I Dream of Jeannie”.

In 1969, she portrayed Bunny in the episode “A Bunny for Tabitha” of the popular family fantasy comedy “Bewitched”, created by Sol Saks, and which starred Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent. It follows a witch who’s married to an ordinary man, the series aired from 1964 through 1972 and won 14 of its 47 award nominations. Carol could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the comedy “The Red Skelton Hour”, the drama “Sarge”, and another drama “The Bold Ones: The Lawyers”.

From 1970 through 1972, she played Rosie in six episodes of the critically acclaimed romantic comedy “Love, American Style”, which starred Barbara Minkus and Stuart Margolin; each episode is a stand-alone comedy film, the series aired from 1969 through 1974 and won two of the seven awards for which it was nominated. In 1972, Carol portrayed Bobbi in the episode “A Puzzle for One” of the crime action “Mannix”, and was then cast to appear in an episode of the fantasy comedy “The Girl with Something Extra”, the drama “Medical Center” and the action adventure comedy “Emergency!”

Her only other TV series role was playing Rose in two 1981 episodes of the action adventure comedy “The Fall Guy”, which starred Heather Thomas, Lee Majors and Douglas Barr, and was created by Glen A. Larson. The series aired from 1981 through 1986, follows the life of a film stuntman who’s also a bounty hunter, and won one of the two awards for which it was nominated.

Roles in movies

Carol’s debut film role was playing Ernestine in the 1967 mystery “Gunn”, and the year 1972 saw her play Nancy in the romantic comedy “Every Man Needs One”, directed by Jerry Paris, and which starred Connie Stevens, Ken Berry and Gail Fisher; it follows a chauvinist architect who’s been forced to hire a feminist as his assistant, while he’s now fallen in love with her.

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Some of Carol’s following roles were in the 1979 fantasy comedy “Heaven on Earth”, the 1979 comedy “Scavenger Hunt” and the 1981 crime mystery “The Big Black Pill”. In 1982, she played Doreen in the family comedy “Savannah Smiles”, directed by Pierre De Moro, and which starred Mark Miller, Donovan Scott and Bridgette Andersen. The film follows the life of Savannah, the only child of wealthy politician Richard Driscoll, and it was nominated for three awards.

Carol’s final three film roles were in the 1983 comedy “Surf II”, and the drama “Heartbreakers” and comedy “E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind” both in 1984.

Other credits

Carol made a guest appearance in many talk-shows, including “Whew!”, “The Alan Thicke Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”.

Her life was covered in the 2020 short documentary film “Raising the Dead: Re-Examining Night of the Living Dead”.

Awards and nominations

Carol was nominated for a 1977 Photoplay Award for Favorite Female Sex Symbol.

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Love life and marriages

Carol was married thrice. Her first husband was Loreto ‘Larry’ Cera; they married on 1 May 1965, and their divorce was finalized in June 1967.

Carol and her second husband, the late American photographer and moviemaker Barry Feinstein exchanged vows on 17 February 1969, and she gave birth to their son Alex Feinstein in the following year; their divorce was finalized in 1974.

From 1975 through 1980, Carol was married to American producer Burton Roy Sugarman.

She was unattached at the time of her death, was married thrice and had a son with her second husband Barry Feinstein.

Was thinking about Carol Wayne the other day. Had forgotten she appeared on The Tonight Show over 100 times! Did a lot of game shows like Hollywood Squares, always sticking to her well-known "blonde" persona. Died at age 41 with her death ruled an accidental drowning. pic.twitter.com/bDCFVbfcwn

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Carol posed nude for the magazine “Playboy” in February 1984, and the same year saw her file for bankruptcy.

She was an avid horseback rider, and enjoyed breeding Andalusian horses; Carol was also passionate about growing bonsai trees and gardening.

She was passionate about travelling and visited a number of US states, as well as a couple of European countries.

Carol was into dancing, and took lessons for several years as a teenager.

She was a philanthropist and was involved with a number of charity organizations.

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Death and wealth

Carol died on 13 January 1985; her body was found by a fisherman in the shallow bay in Manzanillo, Colima, Texas at the Las Hadas Resort. Her death was ruled ‘accidental’, and an autopsy showed no drugs or alcohol in her body; three days prior to her death, Carol had a heated argument with companion Edward Durston, who was an American car salesman.

Carol would’ve been 80 today; her net worth was estimated at over $2 million at the time of her death.

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  • 1 Who is Lorna Luft?
  • 2 Education and early life
  • 3 Roles in movies
  • 4 Roles in TV series
  • 5 Other credits
  • 6 Awards and nominations
  • 7 Love life and marriages
  • 8 Interesting facts and hobbies
  • 9 Height, appearance and wealth

Who is Lorna Luft?

American actress, singer and author Lorna Luft was born in Santa Monica, California USA, on 21 November 1952, making Scorpio her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in 18 TV series and movies, and is perhaps still known best for playing Paulette, one of the main characters in the 1982 musical comedy movie “Grease 2”, directed by Patricia Birch, and which also starred Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield. It follows a British student who’s attending a high school in the US, and has fallen in love with the leader of a girls’ gang; the film was nominated for three awards.

Education and early life

Lorna was raised in Santa Monica by her father Michael Sidney Luft who was an American show business figure and died aged 89 on 15 September 2005, and mother Judy Garland who was a famous American actress and singer, and who passed away aged 47 on 22 June 1969, when she apparently accidentally overdosed on barbiturates. Lorna has a brother Joey, and her half-sister is American actress, singer and dancer Liza Minnelli.

The family moved to Los Angeles, California when Lorna was a teenager, and she completed her senior year at the University High School; upon matriculating in 1971, Lorna studied theatre at New York City’s HB Studio, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in 1975.

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Roles in movies

Lorna made her debut film appearance aged 10, when cast to play Boat Passenger in the 1963 musical “I Could Go on Singing”, directed by Ronald Neame, and which starred her mother Judy, Dirk Bogarde and Jack Klugman. The movie follows successful singer Jenny Bowman as she’s visiting her son Matt.

Her following film role was in the above mentioned 1982 “Grease 2”, and in 1984, Lorna played the main character Carole Singer in the comedy “Where the Boys Are”, directed by Hy Averback, and which also starred Lisa Hartman and Wendy Schaal. It follows four college students who’ve travelled to Fort Lauderdale for holidays, and the film won one of its five award nominations.

In 1989, Lorna portrayed Doris in the thriller “Fear Stalk”, and the year 1998 saw her play Joanne in the comedy “My Giant”, directed by Michael Lehmann, and which starred Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Muresan and Kathleen Quinlan. It follows a Hollywood agent who’s met a giant in Romania, and is now trying to convince him to become an actor.

Lorna’s only other film role has been playing Elaine’s Patron in the 1998 musical “54”, written and directed by Mark Christopher, and which starred Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek and Neve Campbell. It follows the people working and partying at a nightclub in New York City in the ‘70s – the film was nominated for nine awards.

Roles in TV series

Lorna’s debut TV series role was playing Margie Currie in the 1973 episode “Love and the Blue Plate Special” of the romantic comedy “Love, American Style”, and the year 1975 saw her play Marlene Morgan in the episode “Park Avenue Pirates” of the crime action “McCloud”, created by Herman Miller, and which starred Terry Carter, J. D. Cannon and Dennis Weaver. It follows the life of a New Mexico deputy marshal, the series aired from 1970 through 1977 and won one of its 11 award nominations.

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Lorna played Sheila Cunningham in the 1985 episode “Children’s Zoo” of the fantasy horror “The Twilight Zone”, and Christine Matthews in the 1986 episode “The Shrine” of the fantasy comedy “Tales from the Darkside”. In 1985 and 1986, she played Nurse Libby Kegler in 19 episodes of the popular drama “Trapper John, M. D.”, which starred Brian Stokes Mitchell and Pernell Roberts, and was created by Frank Glicksman and Don Brinkley. It follows the life of an American chief surgeon who had previously served as a doctor during the Korean War, the series aired from 1979 through 1986 and was nominated for seven awards.

Lorna appeared in only three TV series in the ‘90s: the crime mystery “Murder, She Wrote”, the romantic family comedy “The Nanny” and the romantic comedy “Caroline in the City”.

She’s since had only three roles: playing Celebrity Juror in a 2003 episode of the comedy “Style Court”, voicing Joanna in four episodes of the animated comedy “Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World” from 2007 through 2009, and playing Francine in the 2014 episode “The Wrath of Sean” of the comedy “Sean Saves the World”.

Other credits

Lorna received special thanks for a 2004 and a 2007 episode of the biographical musical documentary series “American Masters”.

She wrote and produced both episodes of the 2021 biographical musical mini-series “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows”.

Some of Lorna’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Granada Reports”, “1939: Secrets of Hollywood’s Golden Year” and “Entertainment Tonight”.

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Awards and nominations

Lorna was nominated for a 1975 Photoplay Gold Medal for Variety Star, and a 2021 Primetime Emmy for her work on “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows”.

Love life and marriages

Lorna’s married twice, and has two children. She and her first husband, the late American actor and music composer Jake Hooker exchanged vows on 14 February 1977; Lorna gave birth to their son Jesse Richards on 19 April 1984, and their daughter Vanessa Hooker followed on 21 September 1990. Lorna and Jake divorced in 1993, and he passed away on 4 August 2014, aged 61.

Since 14 September 1996, she’s been married to non-celebrity American Colin Freeman; the two are today leading a peaceful life together in Santa Monica.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

While starring in a theatre play in London, England on 9 March 2018, Lorna forgot her words on stage and fainted behind the scenes. She was rushed to a hospital and diagnosed with a brain tumor; she underwent surgery in the same month, and has since completely recovered.

Lorna’s godfather was the legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra.

She was once a background vocal for the popular rock band Blondie.

Lorna was good friends with the late American actor and screenwriter John Ritter.

She enjoyed partying with her friends at the disco club Studio 54.

Lorna published her book “Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir” in 1998, and in it revealed many things about her life, including that she had an affair with American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow in 1971.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer on 17 December 2012 and underwent a lumpectomy, which was followed by radiation and chemotherapy; the cancer returned in June 2015, and she was able to defeat it again.

One of Lorna’s favorite actresses is Anne Hathaway, and some of her favorite movies include “The Cat Returns”, “Get Smart 2” and “Locked Down”.

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Height, appearance and wealth

Lorna’s age is 70. She has blue eyes and blonde hair, is 5ft 4ins (1.62m) tall and weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).

Lorna’s net worth’s been estimated at over $500,000, as of May 2023.

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