Lucie Arnaz Biography (1951-)

Full name, Lucie Desiree Arnaz; born July 17, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Desiderio "Desi" Alberto III (an actor, singer, bandleader, director,and producer) and Lucille Desiree (an actress and television executive; maiden name, Ball) Arnaz; brother of Desiderio "Desi" Alberto Arnaz, Jr. (an actor); married Philip Menegaux (divorced); married Phil Vandervoort (divorced); married Laurence Luckinbill (an actor and producer), June 22, 1980; children:(third marriage) Simon T., Joseph, Katharine; stepchildren: Nicholas, Ben. Addresses: Agent: David Williams, Don Buchwald and Associates, 10 East 44th St., New York, NY 10017.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: July 17, 1951; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Kim Carter, Here's Lucy, CBS, 1968-1974
Jane Lucas, The Lucie Arnaz Show, CBS, 1985
Tess Hammersmith, Sons and Daughters, CBS, 1991
Movies
Elizabeth Short/The Black Dahlia, Who Is the Black Dahlia?, 1975
Judy, Death Scream (also known as Streetkill and The Woman Who Cried Murder), ABC, 1975
Sydney Wyatt, The Mating Season, CBS, 1980
Maggie Parker, Washington Mistress, CBS, 1982
Gloria McClinton, Who Gets the Friends?, CBS, 1988
Aunt Em, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True, TNT, 1995
Helen Steves, Abduction of Innocence (also known as Abduction of Innocence: A Moment of Truth Movie), 1996
Specials
Circus of the Stars #2, CBS, 1977
Circus of the Stars #10, CBS, 1985
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
TV Road Trip, CBS, 2002
Also appeared in Kraft Music Hall and Lucie at Walt Disney World.
Episodic
(Television debut) I Love Lucy, CBS, 1957
Cynthia, "Lucy Is a Soda Jerk," The Lucille Ball Show, CBS, 1963
Cynthia, "Lucy Is a Chaperon," The Lucille Ball Show, CBS, 1963
Patty Martin, "Lucy Gets Her Diploma," The Lucille Ball Show, CBS,1967
Dot, "Lucy and Robert Goulet," The Lucille Ball Show, CBS, 1967

Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1971 and 1972
"With This Ring, I Thee Kill!," The Sixth Sense, ABC, 1972
"The Time Bomb," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1975
Tanya Elgin, "Reunion/Anniversary," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978
Detective Bess Stacey, "Wearing of the Green," Murder, She Wrote,CBS, 1988
Dateline NBC, NBC, 1996
Also appeared in an episode of Clown Around.
Other
Welcome to the World, 1975
Also appeared in Timex Presents Words and Music.
Television Executive Producer
Specials
(With Laurence Luckinbill) Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1993
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Cabaret, San Bernardino Civic Light Opera, San Bernardino, CA, 1972
Kathy, Vanities, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1977
Annie Oakley (title role), Annie Get Your Gun (musical), Jones Beach Theatre, 1978
(Broadway debut) Sonia Walsk, They're Playing Our Song (musical),Los Angeles, 1979, then Imperial Theatre, 1979-1981
Bella, Lost in Yonkers, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1991-1993
Wonderful Town (musical), Los Angeles, 1998
Alex, The Witches of Eastwick (musical), London, 2000
Also appeared in productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Li'l Abner,and Once Upon a Mattress, all John Kenley Theatres, and in Educating Rita and Mack and Mabel.
Major Tours
Gittel Mosca, Seesaw, U.S. cities, 1974-1975
Also toured in My One and Only, international cities, and WhoseLife Is It Anyway?, U.S. cities.
Film Appearances
Molly Bell, The Jazz Singer, Associated Film Distribution, 1980
Amy, Second Thoughts, 1983
Judy Connelly, Down to You, Miramax, 2000
Appeared as Saunders McArthur in Billy Jack Goes to Washington (never released).
Radio Appearances
Host of the series Tune In with Lucie, syndicated.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Just in Time, Concord Jazz, 1993
Also recorded the single "Heaven Knows," 2001.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Notable Hispanic American Women, Book 1, Gale, 1993

Periodicals

PR Newswire, November 6, 2001
Saturday Evening Post, March/April, 1994, p. 46

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