Lisa Seagram | |
|---|---|
 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 | Marc Fiorini[1] |
| Children | 2[2] |
Lisa Seagram (born Ruth Browser; July 7, 1936 – February 1, 2019)[3] was an American actress.[4] She was best known for her roles in The Carpetbaggers (1964), Caprice (1967) and 2000 Years Later (1969). After appearing in several Italian films, she retired from acting during the 1970s.
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).[4] During the 1960s, she played numerous supporting roles, including appearances on television shows such as McHale's Navy, The Beverly Hillbillies, Perry Mason and Batman. She appeared in season 1, episode 11, of Bewitched as Sarah, a fellow witch Endora gets to test the fidelity of Darrin. She played the lead female role in the comedy film 2000 Years Later. She relocated for a time to Italy where she appeared in several local productions,[4] most notably playing the lead role in the thriller film Yellow - Le Cugine (1969).[1] The majority of the films she made in Italy were geared to Italian audiences and were never released in the United States.[5] It was while working in Italy that she met her husband, expatriate Canadian actor Marc Fiorini.[1]
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.[4]
Seagram died of dementia in Burbank, California on February 1, 2019, at the age of 82.[6]
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 | |
| 1969 | The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine | Bar owner | |
| 1973 | Canterbury n° 2 - Nuove storie d'amore del '300 | 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; as Robin Springer in Perry Mason season 9, episode 21, "The Case Of The Twice Told Twist", notable as being the only episode of the series filmed in color; Burke's Law S01E27 "Who Killed Who IV" and several other TV series in the 1960s such as Batman.
References
- 1 2 3 "Lisa Seagram e Yellow". Nocturno (in Italian). 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lisa Seagram, Actress on 'Batman' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 February 2019.
- ↑ "Lisa Seagram, 82". Classic Images (528): 48. June 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 Lisanti, Tom (2007). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. pp. 193–198. ISBN 9781476612416. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Tom Lisani, Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles, McFarland, 2015, page 195
- ↑ "Lisa Seagram, Actress on 'Batman' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. February 26, 2019.
External links
- Lisa Seagram at IMDb