Lucie Arnaz
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Lucie Arnaz (born Lucie Desiree Arnaz on July 17, 1951) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and is the sister of actor Desi Arnaz, Jr.
When asked why her name is not spelled like her mother's Lucie replied: "My Dad chose the name. My mother wanted to name me Susan (don't ask why) but, as soon as she nodded off after delivery, he wrote L-U-C-I-E on the birth certificate. He said it was to honor my mother and he spelled it differently so that NO ONE would ever get confused."
After a few guest appearances and walk-ons on her mother's series, The Lucy Show, Arnaz, along with her brother, made her first acting appearance in a continuing role as Lucy's daughter, Kim, in the television series Here's Lucy. She returned to television in the 1975 production of Who Is the Black Dahlia? playing infamous murder victim Elizabeth Short. In 1980 she played the lead opposite Neil Diamond in the remake of The Jazz Singer with Laurence Olivier as Diamond's father.
In 1986 she earned the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. She won an Emmy Award in 1993 for her documentary .
In 2000 she played a season in London's West End in a musical version of The Witches of Eastwick.
She took over the role of Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Broadway May 23. She replaced Joanna Gleason who originated the role.
Lucie Arnaz has been twice married:
- 1) Phil Vandervort (July 17, 1971–1977)
- 2) Laurence Luckinbill (1980–present) (three children)
Filmography
- Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
- A Different Approach (1978) (short subject)
- The Jazz Singer (1980)
- Second Thoughts (1983)
- Down to You (2000)
- Wild Seven (2006)
- The Pack (2006)
Television Work
- Here's Lucy (1968 - 1974)
- Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975)
- Death Scream (1975)
- The Mating Season (1980)
- Washington Mistress (1982)
- The Lucie Arnaz Show (1985) (canceled after a few weeks)
- Who Gets the Friends? (1988)
- Sons and Daughters (1991) (canceled after a few weeks)
- Abduction of Innocence: A Moment of Truth Movie (1996)
- Law & Order Episode: "Bitch," played as Jackie Scott, a cosmetics mogul. (2003)
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