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Luana Anders (1938–1996)

Actress | Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

Born Luana Margo Anderson on May 12, 1938, Luana Anders began her show-business career as a bike messenger at MGM along with fellow thespians Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight and future film producers George Edwards and Fred Roos. She convinced Nicholson to join her in her improv acting class... See full bio »

Born:

Luana Margo Anderson
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 58) in Mar Vista, California, USA
Still of Luana Anders in Dementia 13
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1996 American Strays
Martha
 
1996 Cannes Man
Agent on Phone
 
1995 Wild Bill
Sanitarium Woman
 
1995 Point of Betrayal
Nurse
 
1994 Criminal Passion
Martha
 
1993 Heart and Souls
Records Bureaucrat
 
1993 Nowhere to Run
Town Meeting Chairwoman
 
1993 Doppelganger
Ginger
 
1992 In My Daughter's Name (TV movie)
Mrs. Samp
 
1992 In Sickness and in Health (TV movie)
Dorothy
 
1991-1992 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Rona
 
1991 Switched at Birth (TV movie)
Nurse Ames
 
1990 The Two Jakes
Florist
 
1990 Hunter (TV series)
Sarah Farrell
– Second Sight (1990) … Sarah Farrell
 
1989 Limit Up
Teacher
 
1988 You Can't Hurry Love
Macie Hayes
 
1986 Video Valentino (short)
Mr. Glerman
 
1985 Movers & Shakers
Violette
 
1984 Irreconcilable Differences
Atlanta Widow
 
1982 One from the Heart (uncredited)
 
1982 Personal Best
Rita Cahill
 
1980 Board and Care (short)
Carolyn
 
1979 The Suicide's Wife (TV movie)
Ms. Robbin
 
1978 Goin' South
Lorette Anderson
 
1978 The Next Step Beyond (TV series)
Harriet Jessup
– The Love Connection … Harriet Jessup
 
1977 Rosetti and Ryan (TV series)
Mrs. Gerard
– Men Who Love Women (1977) … Mrs. Gerard
 
1977 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Lottie McGinnis
– Blizzard (1977) … Lottie McGinnis
 
1976 The Missouri Breaks
Rancher's Wife
 
1975 Shampoo
Devra
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Mrs. Bannerman
– The Flag (1974) … Mrs. Bannerman
 
1974 Firehouse (TV series)
Dawn
– Strike, Spare, and Burn (1974) … Dawn
 
1973 The Last Detail
Donna
 
1973 The Killing Kind
Louise
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Angie McCall
– Lost Sunday (1972) … Angie McCall
 
1972 When the Legends Die
Mary
 
1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Julie
– Forever (1972) … Julie
 
1972 Greaser's Palace
Cholera
 
1972 Evil Roy Slade (TV movie)
Alice Fern
 
1971 The Manipulator
Carlotta
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Nina Loring
– The Target (1971) … Nina Loring
 
1967-1970 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Anna Marie Harmon / Eula Van Meter / Noradelle De Leone
– Burglary: The Dognappers (1970) … Eula Van Meter
– The Suicide Attempt (1968) … Anna Marie Harmon
– The Big Dog (1967) … Noradelle De Leone
 
1969 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Cashier / Violet
– Goober and the Telephone Girl (1969) … Violet
– Emmett's Retirement (1969) … Cashier
 
1969 That Cold Day in the Park
Sylvia
 
1969 My Friend Tony (TV series)
Louise
– Computer Murder (1969) … Louise
 
1969 Easy Rider
Lisa
 
1968 Adam-12 (TV series)
Jane Tipton
– Log 111: The Boa Constrictor (1968) … Jane Tipton
 
1968 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Maggie
– ...And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin (1968) … Maggie
 
1968 How Sweet It Is!
Agatzi Girl
 
1967 Accidental Family (TV series)
Esther
– What Is This - Thanksgiving or a Nightmare? (1967) … Esther
 
1967 Games
Party Guest
 
1967/II The Trip
Waitress
 
1966-1967 That Girl (TV series)
Beryl / Shirley McChesney
– Leaving the Nest Is for the Birds (1967) … Beryl
– Don't Just Do Something, Stand There (1966) … Shirley McChesney
 
1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Miss Clark
– Barney Comes to Mayberry (1967) … Miss Clark
– A Visit to Barney Fife (1967) … Miss Clark
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Sybil Rockefeller
– My Lucky Penny (1966) … Sybil Rockefeller (as Luann Anders)
 
1966 Mondo Keyhole
Vicky (voice) (uncredited)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Theresa 'Tess' Ames
– The Guests (1964) … Theresa 'Tess' Ames
 
1964 Sex and the College Girl
Gwen
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Margaret
– The Wrecker (1963) … Margaret
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Ann Bentley / Lorraine Walenchek
– Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (1963) … Ann Bentley
– And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears (1962) … Lorraine Walenchek
 
1963 Dementia 13
Louise Haloran
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Cathy
– Try to Keep Alive Until Next Tuesday (1963) … Cathy
 
1963 The Young Racers
Henny
 
1961 Night Tide
Ellen Sands
 
1961 Pit and the Pendulum
Catherine Medina
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Maddy Trager
– Incident of the Running Man (1961) … Maddy Trager
 
1961 The Islanders (TV series)
Trina
– To Bell a Cat (1961) … Trina
 
1959-1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Alice Denning / Joan Goss
– The Voice (1960) … Joan Goss
– The Burning Girl (1959) … Alice Denning
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Ellie Phelan
– The Swamper (1960) … Ellie Phelan
 
1959 The FBI Story
Mrs. Graham (uncredited)
 
1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
– The Avengers (1959)
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Lola
– The Harpies (1959) … Lola
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series)
Lisabeth Bishop
– Shivaree (1959) … Lisabeth Bishop
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Nancy Tucker
– Child of Fear (1959) … Nancy Tucker
 
1958 Life Begins at 17
Carol Peck
 
1958 The Man Who Died Twice
Young Girl Addict
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Ellen
– Time of Decision (1958) … Ellen
 
1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
Gilda Hadley
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Lucy Anne
– Jody (1957) … Lucy Anne
 
1957 Reform School Girl
Josie Brigg
 
1956 Dragnet (TV series)
Anna Marie Harmon
– The Big No Suicide (1956) … Anna Marie Harmon
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– Dangerous Mayhem (1955)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1993 Fire on the Amazon (as Margo Blue)
 
1989 Limit Up (screenplay / as Lu Anders)
 
1982 One from the Heart (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1982 One from the Heart (special assistant to director)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1967 El magnifico extranjero
Maddy Trager
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared [her Broadway debut] in "The Reluctant Debutante" on Broadway. Also in cast: Rex Harrison. Directed by Peter Brook.

Alternate Names:

Luann Anders | Lu Anders | Margo Blue

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I am now entering another dimension. See more »

Trivia:

Jack Nicholson remembered her in his Academy Award acceptance speech for best actor in As Good as It Gets in 1998. See more »

Nickname:

Lu See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus