This woman was the companion of one very famous director. She not only accompanied this talented person in life, but also starred in his early films, which greatly contributed to his brilliant ascent to the cinematic Olympus.
Louise Lasser is an actress and screenwriter. The ex-wife of the famous director Woody Allen. The representative of the American school of cinema. She gained fame after the release of the film with her participation "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." In the track record of the natives of the city of New York 64 cinematic works. The actress was born in 1939, has been engaged in professional activities since 1962, when she played a supporting role in the short film "Mixer". In 2012, she played the role of Bidi in the series "Girls".
Films and genres
Louise Lasser starred in such famous projects as Requiem for a Dream, Happiness, Taxi, Grab Money and Run. The latter is recognizable in the heroine Kay Lewis.
Films with Louise Lasser belong to the following cinematic genres:
- Biography: "Woody Allen."
- Detective: McCloud.
- Drama: “Such good friends”, “Sing”, “Doctors”, “Girls”, “Agents”, “Medical Center”, “False”.
- Comedy: "Make concessions, " "Empty Nest, " "Crime Wave, " "Franken Slush, " "Queenie in Love."
- Crime: "Slug."
- Adventure: "What happened, tiger lily?" (screenwriter).
- Thriller: "Werewolves from Wall Street."
- Science Fiction: "Mysterious People", "Simon".
- Documentary: "American Masters."
- Short: "Mixing."
- Melodrama: Queenie in Love, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
- Music: "Dina!"
- Family: Laverna and Shirley.
Louise Lasser has worked with such popular actors as Jared Leto, Lina Dunham, William Petersen, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Carredin, Peter O'Toole, Anna Levine, Danny De Vito, Matthew Broderick, Eric Roberts.
In the films "Crime Wave" and "Bananas" she played the main characters.
About person
Actress Louise Lasser was born on April 11, 1939 in the American city of New York. Louise is a Jewish woman whose parents were from Russia. The future actress studied at the Department of Political Science at Brandeis University, located near Boston. From 1966 to 1969 she was married to director Woody Allen.
First work
In the musical “I Will Get It for You in Bulk”, Louise Lasser played the same character as the famous Barbara Streisand. At the initial stage of her career, the actress starred in commercials. In 1969 she played in the picture of her husband Woody Allen's "Take Money and Run." In 1971, in another of his films, “Bananas, ” she tried on the image of the main character of this project. A little later appeared in the American comedy "Such Good Friends." In 1973, she played in one of the episodes of the cinematic anthology Love Story - a collection of romantic stories.
Star role
In 1976, Louise Lasser won the lead role in the satirical series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In this project, she portrayed a nervous housewife with an unfortunate fate. The television film, in which the actress initially refused to star, was immediately loved by the audience. It was broadcast on the evening air on weekdays for two seasons. According to the producer of the film, Norman Lear, as soon as he saw Louise Lasser at the casting, he immediately realized that the image of Mary Hartman suits her like no other. The actress starred in 325 episodes of this project and left it because it was exhausted by endless filming. Louise Lasser believes that the show turned out to be interesting and beautiful largely due to the fact that the actors were allowed to do anything in the frame.
