Lola Albright Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Lola Jean Albright (born July 20, 1925, Akron, Ohio) is an American singer and actress.Albright worked as a model before moving to Hollywood. She began her motion picture career with a bit part in the 1947 film The Unfinished Dance, and followed it (after several unbilled parts) with an important role in the acclaimed 1949 hit Champion. For the next several years, she appeared in secondary roles in over twenty films, including several 'B' Westerns. Albright also acted in guest roles in several television series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke, The Dick Van Dyke Show, My Three Sons, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bonanza, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Medical Center, Kojak, Columbo, McMillan & Wife, Quincy, M.E., Starsky and Hutch and The Incredible Hulk.In 1958, she won the role of Edie Hart on Peter Gunn, a television detective series produced by Blake Edwards and with the theme music that made Henry Mancini famous. Albright played a nightclub singer who was the romantic interest of Peter Gunn, played by Craig Stevens. In 1959 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series. Her role required singing and led to the 1957 release of her music album Lola Wants You, as well as her album 1959 Dreamsville, in which her songs were accompanied by Henry Mancini and his orchestra.Albright's popularity led to several major film roles, including Elvis Presley's 1962 film, Kid Galahad; the 1964 French film Les Felins by director René Clément; and the epic western The Way West.In 1964, she appeared as Duff Daniels in the episode "Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones" with her former Peter Gunn co-star Craig Stevens in his short-lived CBS drama Mr. Broadway.In 1966, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Lord Love a Duck.Albright temporarily replaced Dorothy Malone as Constance Mackenzie on the hit primetime soap opera Peyton Place, when Malone had to undergo emergency surgery. Albright continued to perform both in films and as a television guest actor until her retirement in the mid 1980s.
Full Name
Lola Albright
Net Worth
$1.5 Million
Date Of Birth
July 20, 1925
Died
March 23, 2017, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Akron, Ohio, USA
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Occupation
Actress, singer, model
Profession
Actor, Model, Singer
Nationality
American
Spouse
Bill Chadney, Jack Carson
Nicknames
Lola Jean Albright, Lola Albright, Albright, Lola, Albright, Lola Jean
IMDB
Awards
Silver Berlin Bear
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Movies
Joy House, A Cold Wind in August, The Way West, Kid Galahad, Lord Love a Duck, The Monolith Monsters, The Impossible Years, Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, Easter Parade, Champion, The Good Humor Man, The Killer That Stalked New York, Oregon Passage, The Magnificent Matador, The Girl from ...
TV Shows
Peter Gunn
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
1
Retired from acting and resides in California.
2
Won the "Best Actress" Award (Silver Bear) at the Berlin Film Festival in 1966 for Lord Love a Duck (1966); there was a controversy because some members of the jury wanted to cite the three female leads of the movie (Albright, Tuesday Weld and Ruth Gordon), but other members felt that to give a "joint" award would diminish the award's significance. (In 2006, for example, the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival went to the female "cast" of Volver (2006), rather than just to Penélope Cruz).
3
Inherited her singing talents from her parents, both evangelistic singers; started in films as an MGM singing extra, in The Pirate (1948), Easter Parade (1948) and The Unfinished Dance (1947).
4
Her popularity as sultry, dusky-voiced nightclub singer Edie Hart on TV's Peter Gunn (1958) series inspired two record albums, "Lola Wants You" and "Dreamsville".
5
Married third husband, pianist Bill Chadney, at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.
