Judy Landon
Judy Landon | |
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 Judy Landon as screen vamp Olga Mara Singin' in the Rain (1952) | |
| Born | Judith Brenna Landon 1928[1] |
| Years active | (1950-1973) |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Keith (1954-1969)(divorced) |
Judith Brenna Landon (born 1928) is a former actress and dancer who primarily played uncredited bit parts in films in the early 1950s, particularly a background dancer in movie musicals.
Career[]
Particularly notable roles include Eras in the film Prehistoric Women (1950) and an uncredited but recognizable performance as the silent screen vamp Olga Mara in Singin' in the Rain (1952). All of her film roles except for Prehistoric Women were in musical films, and all of her musical film roles, except in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), were made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Prior to her film career she had danced with various theatrical groups including the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.[2] After her film career ended she made a few television appearances, including as a ballet teacher on an episode of The Brady Bunch, and an episode of her then husband Brian Keith's show Family Affair.
Personal life[]
She married actor Brian Keith in 1954.[3] They lived in a mansion in Bel-Air together and had two children (Michael and Mimi), and adopted three others (Barbra, Betty, and Rory)[4] before they divorced in 1969.[5][3]
Filmography[]
- Prehistoric Women (1950) as Eras
- An American in Paris (1951) as a dancer in the "Stairway to Paradise" sequence (uncredited)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Olga Mara, a screen vamp (uncredited)
- The Band Wagon (1953) as dancer in troupe. (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) as chorus girl in "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (uncredited)
- Family Affair (1967 – 1 episode) as Margo Dunbar
- The Brady Bunch (1973 – 1 episode) as Miss Clariette
References[]
- ^ Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. 25 May 2017. ISBN 9781476662503.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tgMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2994,4358280&dq=judy-landon&hl=en
- ^ a b "Brian Keith". IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "The Southeast Missourian - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "The Southeast Missourian - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
External links[]
- Judy Landon at IMDb
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