This page will contain additional articles about Dorothy Loudon, as they become available.Dorothy LoudonDorothy Loudon (September 17, 1933 - November 15, 2003) was a Broadway actress noted for her comedy and "belting" singing voice, which she used to deliver a wide range of musical comedy and Roaring Twenties songs. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began singing as a child. She moved to New York and landed a job as a featured nightclub performer. She became a lounge singer, mingling song with ad-libbed comedy, and was featured on televsion on "The Perry Como Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". She made her stage debut in 1962 in The World of Jules Feiffer, a Jules Feiffer play directed by Mike Nichols, with music by Stephen Sondheim. She made her Broadway debut in "Nowhere to Go But Up" which ran only two weeks but earned her outstanding reviews. She appeared in a series of commercial failures (The Fig Leaves Are Falling ran for four performances) which nonetheless garnered her favorable reviews and a nomination for a Tony Award in 1969. She looked back on these with typical humor, once answering the comment "Miss Loudon, I saw you in Comedy Tonight with the response, "Oh, you poor thing! I feel so bad for you!" She married Norman Paris, a composer who arranged the music for Sondheim's television muscial "Evening Primrose", and who wrote the theme song for the television game show "I've Got a Secret". Her best-remembered role is "Miss Hannigan" in Annie, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1977. She was widowed in 1977, and appeared as a recently widowed woman in Ballroom in 1979. Her performance of the song "Fifty Percent" from Ballroom on the Tony Awards was one of a series of triumphant performances on the yearly awards show, which included an outrageous version of "Broadway Baby" from Follies. Her version of Gershwin's "Vodka" had her throwing off a luxurious fur, (telling it to "wait in the car") to reveal a spectacular sleek blue sequined costume, adding "I am too good for this room. I am too good for this song! I am, however, not too good for this dress." Her television series, Dorothy, in 1979, had her portraying a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a stuffy Girls' School. She took over as Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and co-starred with Katharine Hepburn in the play West Side Waltz in 1981. Her (non-musical) performance as a washed-up television comedienne in 1983's Noises Off received rave reviews, but the role was played in the movie by Carol Burnett (who also got Loudon's role in the 1982 film version of Annie). She appeared in two films, playing an agent in Garbo Talks and an eccentric in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. She died in New York of cancer and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York Plays
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She died in New York of cancer and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. On April of 2004, Mendez relocated for six months to Puerto Rico, for filming of a Hollywood movie. She appeared in two films, playing an agent in Garbo Talks and an eccentric in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. On Saturday, February 29 of 2004, she married for the second time, this time to a person unknown to the public. Her (non-musical) performance as a washed-up television comedienne in 1983's Noises Off received rave reviews, but the role was played in the movie by Carol Burnett (who also got Loudon's role in the 1982 film version of Annie). Mendez is rumored to be planning a comeback into Latin American and Spanish United States television channels. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and co-starred with Katharine Hepburn in the play West Side Waltz in 1981. Lucia debutted as a writer of a soap opera in Miami in 1998. She took over as Mrs. The public and gossip magazines have also speculated of a supposed rivalry between her and Veronica Castro. Her television series, Dorothy, in 1979, had her portraying a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a stuffy Girls' School. But even as she did lead a more private life, she was still under the public's eye, and she has been associated romantically with Luis Miguel and Vicente Fox, among others. I am too good for this song! I am, however, not too good for this dress.". After Amor de Nadie, Mendez semi-retired from acting, leading a more private life. Her version of Gershwin's "Vodka" had her throwing off a luxurious fur, (telling it to "wait in the car") to reveal a spectacular sleek blue sequined costume, adding "I am too good for this room. The soap opera's title song also became a smash hit for Mendez. Her performance of the song "Fifty Percent" from Ballroom on the Tony Awards was one of a series of triumphant performances on the yearly awards show, which included an outrageous version of "Broadway Baby" from Follies. In Amor de Nadie, she played a rape victim who has five men fighting for her love. She was widowed in 1977, and appeared as a recently widowed woman in Ballroom in 1979. In 1990, Mendez came back with another super-hit soap opera, Amor de Nadie, alongside Saul Lisazo and Fernando Allende. Her best-remembered role is "Miss Hannigan" in Annie, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1977. Later on, she and Pedro Torres divorced. She married Norman Paris, a composer who arranged the music for Sondheim's television muscial "Evening Primrose", and who wrote the theme song for the television game show "I've Got a Secret". In 1988, she married producer Pedro Torres, and in 1989, she had her son Pedrito, who is her only child so far. She looked back on these with typical humor, once answering the comment "Miss Loudon, I saw you in Comedy Tonight with the response, "Oh, you poor thing! I feel so bad for you!". In Tu o Nadie, her brother played a pshysically challenged person. She appeared in a series of commercial failures (The Fig Leaves Are Falling ran for four performances) which nonetheless garnered her favorable reviews and a nomination for a Tony Award in 1969. In 1986, she starred alongside Andres Garcia and Salvador Pineda in international super-hit Tu o Nadie, where she sang the Corazon de Piedra (Heart of Stone) song, which also became a smashing hit, on the Mexican and Latin American music charts. She made her Broadway debut in "Nowhere to Go But Up" which ran only two weeks but earned her outstanding reviews. In 1983, she was crowned as Queen of Vina Del Mar at the prestigious Viña Del Mar Festival in Chile. She made her stage debut in 1962 in The World of Jules Feiffer, a Jules Feiffer play directed by Mike Nichols, with music by Stephen Sondheim. During the 1980s, her star kept on growing, as she reached international superstar status. She became a lounge singer, mingling song with ad-libbed comedy, and was featured on televsion on "The Perry Como Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". Subsequently, she was cast on many other soap oeras, and by the mid 1970s, she was a well known superstar throughout Mexico. She moved to New York and landed a job as a featured nightclub performer. She acted in her first soap opera, Paloma, simultaneusly. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began singing as a child. Mendez began her career in 1972, acting in a movie named Cabalgando a la Luna (Horse-riding to the Moon). Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1933 - November 15, 2003) was a Broadway actress noted for her comedy and "belting" singing voice, which she used to deliver a wide range of musical comedy and Roaring Twenties songs. She has been the star of several Spanish soap operas. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -1997. Lucia Leticia Mendez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican actress and singer. Garbo Talks - 1984. "Dorothy" - 1979. "The Garry Moore Show" - regular appearances 1962-1964. "It's a Business" - 1952. Dinner at Eight - 2002 (replaced in previews due to ill health). Comedy Tonight - 1994. Jerry's Girls - 1985. Noises Off - 1983. West Side Waltz - 1981. Sweeney Todd - 1980. Ballroom (musical) - 1979. Annie (musical) - 1977. The Women - 1973. Three Men on a Horse - 1969. The Fig Leaves Are Falling - 1969. Noël Coward's Sweet Potato - 1968. Nowhere to Go But Up - 1962. The World of Jules Feiffer - 1962. |