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Lorna Luft Biography (1952-)

Born November 21, 1952, in Hollywood, CA; daughter of Sid Luft (a producer) and Judy Garland (an actress and singer); half-sister of Liza Minnelli (an actress and singer); married Jake Hooker (a musician and manager), 1977 (divorced, 1983); married Colin Freeman (a music director), 1996; children: (first marriage) Jesse, Vanessa. Addresses: Contact: c/o Pocket Books PublicityDept., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, singer

Birth Details

November 21, 1952

Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Judy Garland at Home at the Palace (concert), Palace Theatre, NewYork City, 1967
• (Broadway debut) Promises, Promises, Shubert Theatre, 1971
• Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, Lambs Theatre, New York City, 1983
• Terry, Extremities, Westside Arts Center/Cheryl Crawford Theatre,New York City, 1983
• Gooch, Mame, Burt Reynolds Theatre, Jupiter, FL, 1987
• Hollywood Celebration (concert), Hollywood Roosevelt Cinegrill, 1989
• Rainbow & Stars, Rockefeller Center, New York City, 1990-1991
• Tribute to Cole Porter, Carnegie Hall, New York City, then LondonPalladium, London, 1991
• Also appeared in The Singers' Salute to the Songwriter, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
• Major Tours
• Sonia Walsk, They're Playing Our Song, U.S. cities, 1981-1982
• Songs My Mother Taught Me, world cities, 1999
• Also appeared in American tours of Grease; Girl Crazy; Extremities; Little Shop of Horrors; Jerry Herman's Broadway Years; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; as Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls.
• Film Appearances
• Extra on boat, I Could Go On Singing, 1963
• Paulette Rebchuck, Grease II, Paramount, 1982
• Carol, Where the Boys Are '84 (also known as Where the Boys Are), TriStar, 1984
• Joanne, My Giant, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• Elaine's patron, 54 (also known as Fifty-Four), Miramax, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Nurse Libby Kegler, Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1985-1986
• Movies
• (Uncredited) Cameo, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, ABC, 2001
• Miniseries
• Doris, Fear Stalk, CBS, 1989
• Specials
• Host, Judy Garland: The Concert Years, PBS, 1985
• Standing Room Only: Liza in London, HBO, 1986
• Happy Birthday Hollywood, ABC, 1987
• Lifetime Salutes Mom, Lifetime, 1987
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Fifty Years of Magic (also known as Wonderful World of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic), CBS, 1990
• (Archive footage) The Last Days of Judy Garland: The E! True HollywoodStory, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• Herself, Joan Rivers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• Episodic
• Herself, The Judy Garland Show, 1963
• Herself, The Judy Garland Show, 1964
• Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1972
• Waitress, "Love and the Blueplate Special," Love, American Style,1973
• "Park Avenue Pirates," McCloud, 1975
• Patti Bristol, "Broadway Malady," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
• Sheila Cunningham, "Children's Zoo," The Twilight Zone, NBC, 1985
• Christine, "The Shrine," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1986
• Peaches Markowitz, "The Naked and the Dead," Hooperman, ABC, 1988
• Patsy Dumont, "If the Shoe Fits," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
• Cousin Susan, "The Unkindest Gift," The Nanny, CBS, 1995
• Mindi, "Caroline and the Christmas Break," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1995
• Herself, Larry King Live, 2001
• Also appeared in an episode of The Cosby Show, NBC.
• Television Work
• Movies
• Co-executive producer, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows,ABC, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Girl Crazy, Elektra, 1990
• Also recorded Lorna Luft, Epic, and Born Again, Dessca Records; appeared on Grease II (soundtrack), Capitol, and Where the Boys Are, Silver Blue Records.
• Taped Readings
• Recorded an abridged version of her Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir.
• WRITINGS
• Memoirs
• Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir, Pocket Books, 1998

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir was adapted for television andbroadcast on ABC as Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, 2001.