Laurene Landon

Infobox actor
name = Laurene Landon



caption = Laurene Landon
birthname = Laurene Landon Coughlin
birthdate = birth date and age|1957|3|17
location = Los Angeles, California, USA
yearsactive = (1979-present)
website = http://www.laurenelandon.biz

Laurene Landon (born March 17, 1957 as "Laurene Landon Coughlin") is a marquee film and television actress who first began appearing in movies in the late 1970s. Of all her acting credits she is best known for playing the role of Molly in "...All the Marbles". She's half Irish and half Polish and describes herself as being "Bi-Polish".

Biography

Early life

Laurene Landon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and moved to California with her parents at the age of four. As a young woman she entered California State University-Los Angeles and began training in their Police Academy [ [http://www.joinlapd.com/academy.html LAPD - A Rewarding Career ] ] program, but decided that law enforcement was not for her when she came to the realization that she may someday have to use a gun. [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/03/07/1798725.html Laurene Landon Spills "All The Marbles"] So the statuesque young lady decided to try her hand at acting and began her career as an extra in films. She took extensive acting training and absorbed everything her teachers and coaches taught her.

Acting career

The leggy Laurene began acting in a bit part in 1979's "Bitter Heritage", also released as "Naked in My Grave". She was also cast in the role of a featured skater in "Roller Boogie" in that same year. She was subsequently cast in another small role in 1981's "Full Moon High". She had spent part of her early career as a model, and in 1980 she was a runner up in the "Miss Black Velvet" pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. While there, a casting director told her to go see another casting director in Los Angeles (the great Rueben Cannon), regarding a feature film called "...All the Marbles". As she found modeling boring and was unable to sit still for hours at a time, she took his suggestion. From there her acting fortunes changed when she was cast alongside Peter Falk and Vicki Frederick in the role that was to propel her to cult status in the wrestling world, a moniker which lasts to this day: the role of "Molly" in "...All the Marbles", a film with the alternate title, "The California Dolls". According to Miss Landon, a very physical and athletic woman, this was to date her most satisfying role. She was chosen as one of the final four women for the role and was required to undergo rigorous training at a professional wrestling school [ [http://prowrestling.about.com/od/howtobecomeawrestler/How_to_become_a_wrestler.htm Pro Wrestling - How to become a pro wrestler ] ] . Even though she broke her foot during the last match of the tryouts, she and Miss Frederick won their parts over 2,000 other young actresses trying out, including one young actress named Kathleen Turner. The successful film was the last directing effort by Robert Aldrich [(whom she famously referred to as Robert Altman upon meeting him for the first time)]

She went on to play Velda to Mike Hammer in the 1982 film "I, the Jury" and showed her comic ability in "" playing one of the stewardesses. The pretty blond is also known for appearing in B-movies such as "Hundra" (a Conan-esque action film where she did every stunt in the film but one), "Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold", and "Maniac Cop". In her career she has had the good fortune of working with such stars as Peter Falk, Eric Roberts, Bette Davis, Robert Davi, Armand Assante, Michael Moriarty, and Barbara Carrera, among others.

Recent Success

Off movie screens since 1990, the 5' 9" Miss Landon returned to film acting in 2005 appearing as "Birdy" in the television movie, "Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up" and in the films "Stand Up" and "Knife to a Gunfight". In August of 2008 she is slated to begin filming "Alien Vampz", for Monolith Pictures, playing a major role as Assistant U.S. Attorney Theresa Van Helsung, of the ancient and eccentric vampire-hunting Van Helsung family. She has been offered subsequent roles in two other film projects for Monolith, including "Alien Vampz 2", the sequel to the first film (2009). Sometimes credited as "Laureen Landon", she is a marvelous actress and has a great talent for comedy. As a result, one of the roles in the offering from Monolith Pictures is a funny divorcee in a raucous comedy to be named, "Strap-Off", which will be filmed in the latter part of 2008.

Personal life

Throughout her life, Laurene has chosen to remain single. She has always loved to make others laugh. She keeps her friends and family in high spirits with her delightful sense of humor and amusing antics. Interviewers uniformly come to the same conclusion: Laurene is quite a character. [ [http://racksandrazors.com/laurence.html Laurene Landon ] ] Laurene is still active in Hollywood and is also an award winning lyricist authoring rap music for the L.A. Metro Transit Authority video and a new song being played often on KROQ called "Captivity". She also enjoys writing screenplays in her spare time.

Filmography and Television

References

* 1. http://www.joinlapd.com/academy.html
* 2. http://prowrestling.about.com/od/howtobecomeawrestler/How_to_become_a_wrestler.htm
*3. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/03/07/1798725.html
*4. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/firstrelease/fr0600/rtfr10a.htm
*5. http://racksandrazors.com/laurence.html

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484929/ Listing on IMDB.com]
* [http://www.laurenelandon.biz/ Laurene Landon Official Website]
* [http://www.laurenelandon.com/ Laureen Landon Fan Site]
* [http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/laurene-landon/1807974/main/ Her Listing on the Moviefone Website]