Hope LangeHope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1931 - December 19, 2003) was a stage, film, and television actress. Born into a theatrical family at Redding Ridge, Connecticut, Lange was only 12 when she made her Broadway in The Patriots. Following her father’s passing, she worked as a waitress in her mother’s Greenwich Village restaurant and sometimes walked the dog of former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt who had a nearby apartment. When her photo appeared in the newspaper, she received an offer to work as a New York City advertising model that eventually led to a return to acting in the early 1950’s when she began working in television. The demure and sophisticated blonde actress came to prominence in her first film role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray whom she married on April 14, 1956. As a result of favorable reviews, she landed a major role in the then risqué 1957 film, Peyton Place. Her strong performance earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Divorced from Don Murray, with whom she had two children, she left acting after her October 19, 1963 marriage to producer-director Alan J. Pakula. Following their divorce five years later she resumed her career, starring from 1968 to 1970 in the popular TV series, The Ghost And Mrs. Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination.. This success was followed by three seasons on The New Dick Van Dyke Show. Dedicated to her craft, Lange earned the respect of audiences and peers alike. For more than fifty years she appeared in numerous motion pictures, made-for-television movies, a variety of television shows, as well as making a 1977 return to the Broadway stage where her acting career began. In 1986 she married theatrical producer, Charles Hollerith with whom she remained until her passing in December of 2003 in Santa Monica, California, as a result of aischemic colitis infection. Filmography:
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Filmography:. She died in New York of cancer and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. In 1986 she married theatrical producer, Charles Hollerith with whom she remained until her passing in December of 2003 in Santa Monica, California, as a result of aischemic colitis infection. She appeared in two films, playing an agent in Garbo Talks and an eccentric in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. For more than fifty years she appeared in numerous motion pictures, made-for-television movies, a variety of television shows, as well as making a 1977 return to the Broadway stage where her acting career began. 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). Dedicated to her craft, Lange earned the respect of audiences and peers alike. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and co-starred with Katharine Hepburn in the play West Side Waltz in 1981. This success was followed by three seasons on The New Dick Van Dyke Show. She took over as Mrs. Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her television series, Dorothy, in 1979, had her portraying a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a stuffy Girls' School. Following their divorce five years later she resumed her career, starring from 1968 to 1970 in the popular TV series, The Ghost And Mrs. I am too good for this song! I am, however, not too good for this dress.". Pakula. 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. Divorced from Don Murray, with whom she had two children, she left acting after her October 19, 1963 marriage to producer-director Alan J. 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 strong performance earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was widowed in 1977, and appeared as a recently widowed woman in Ballroom in 1979. As a result of favorable reviews, she landed a major role in the then risqué 1957 film, Peyton Place. Her best-remembered role is "Miss Hannigan" in Annie, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1977. The demure and sophisticated blonde actress came to prominence in her first film role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray whom she married on April 14, 1956. 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". Born into a theatrical family at Redding Ridge, Connecticut, Lange was only 12 when she made her Broadway in The Patriots. Following her father’s passing, she worked as a waitress in her mother’s Greenwich Village restaurant and sometimes walked the dog of former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt who had a nearby apartment. When her photo appeared in the newspaper, she received an offer to work as a New York City advertising model that eventually led to a return to acting in the early 1950’s when she began working in television. 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!". Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1931 - December 19, 2003) was a stage, film, and television actress. 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. Before He Wakes (1998). She made her Broadway debut in "Nowhere to Go But Up" which ran only two weeks but earned her outstanding reviews. Just Cause (1995). 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. Clear and Present Danger (1994). 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". Tune in Tomorrow (1990). She moved to New York and landed a job as a featured nightclub performer. Blue Velvet (1986). She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began singing as a child. A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). 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. The Prodigal (1983). Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -1997. Death Wish (1974). Garbo Talks - 1984. Jigsaw (1968). "Dorothy" - 1979. Love Is A Ball (1963). "The Garry Moore Show" - regular appearances 1962-1964. Pocketful Of Miracles (1961). "It's a Business" - 1952. Wild In The Country (1961). Dinner at Eight - 2002 (replaced in previews due to ill health). The Best Of Everything (1959). Comedy Tonight - 1994. In Love and War (1958). Jerry's Girls - 1985. The Young Lions (1958). Noises Off - 1983. The True Story of Jesse James (1957). West Side Waltz - 1981. Peyton Place (1957). Sweeney Todd - 1980. Bus Stop (1956). 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. |