Lisa Seagram
Lisa Seagram (born Ruth Browser; July 7, 1936 – February 1, 2019)[2] was an American actress.[3] She was best known for her roles in Yellow: Le Cugine (1969), The Carpetbaggers (1964) and Caprice (1967).
Lisa Seagram | |
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 Seagram in 1964 | |
| Born | Ruth Browser July 7, 1936 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2019 (aged 82) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–1976 |
| Spouse(s) | Maurizio A. Fiorini (2 children) |
| Children | Chela Fiorini (b. 1971) Alisa Fiorini[1] |
Life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Seagram was the daughter of Harry Brower, a New York City police detective. She worked as a graphic artist after graduating from college. Acting on a friend's suggestion, she began working as a model. After someone suggested that she "looked like an actor", she studied drama for three years, which led to a small role in Shadows (1959).[3]
After retiring from acting, Seagram first sold commercial real estate. In the 1980s, she created Actors 2000, teaching acting in Hawaii. She later moved the school to Los Angeles.[3]
Seagram died of dementia in Burbank, California on February 1, 2019 at the age of 82.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Shadows | Woman | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Love in a Goldfish Bowl | Uncredited | |
| 1961 | Man-Trap | Yolande Thaw | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Bachelor in Paradise | Niles' Secretary | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Party Guest | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers | Moroni's Secretary | |
| 1964 | A House Is Not a Home | Madge | |
| 1964 | Where Love Has Gone | Edna - Bar Girl | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Caprice | Mandy | |
| 1969 | 2000 Years Later | Cindy | |
| 1969 | Yellow: The Cousins | Marta Garbini |
1963 McHale's Navy Is There a Doctor In The Hut Rita Howard |
| 1969 | The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine | Bar owner | |
| 1973 | The Canterbury Tales | Greek warrior | Uncredited |
| 1974 | The Cousin | Murderess | Uncredited |
| 1976 | La studentessa | (final film role) |
Television
Seagram guest starred on American television sitcom McHale's Navy as the fictional movie star, singer, and dancer Rita Howard entertaining troops in the Pacific theater of WWII. She also guest starred on the sit-coms The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched Season 1 episode 11 "It Takes One to Know One" playing Sarah Baker, a rival witch trying to lure Darrin from Samantha as the gorgeous "Jasmine Girl," a seductive model for a perfume advertising campaign, Burke's Law S01E27 "Who Killed Who IV" and several other TV series in the 1960s.
References
- "Lisa Seagram, Actress on 'Batman' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Lisa Seagram, 82". Classic Images (528): 48. June 2019.
- Lisanti, Tom (2007). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. pp. 193–198. ISBN 9781476612416. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "Lisa Seagram, Actress on 'Batman' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. February 26, 2019.