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Abbe Lane is a Actor American born on 14 december 1932 at New York City (USA)

Abbe Lane

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Birth name Abigail Francine Lassman
Nationality USA
Birth 14 december 1932 (91 years) at New York City (USA)

Abbe Lane (born Abigail Francine Lassman; December 14, 1932) is an American singer and actress.

Biography

Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Lane began her career as a child actress on radio, and from there she progressed to singing and dancing on Broadway.

Married to Xavier Cugat from 1952 until their divorce in 1964, Lane achieved her greatest success as a nightclub singer, and was described in a 1963 magazine article as "the swingingest sexpot in show business." Cugat's influence was seen in her music which favoured Latin and rumba styles. In 1958 she starred opposite Tony Randall in the Broadway musical Oh, Captain!, but her recording contract prevented her from appearing on the original cast album of the show. On the recording her songs were performed by Eileen Rodgers; Lane later recorded her songs on a solo album. The most successful of her records was a 1958 album collaboration with Tito Puente titled Be Mine Tonight. Apart from working solo, Lane frequently appeared on talk shows with Cugat.



She attracted attention for her suggestive comments such as "Jayne Mansfield may turn boys into men, but I take them from there", and also commented that she was considered "too sexy in Italy". Her costume for an appearance on the Jackie Gleason Show was considered too revealing and she was instructed to wear something else. She appeared on the shows of Red Skelton, Dean Martin and Jack Benny without attracting controversy, however.

In addition to her Italian films, Lane was a frequent performer on the television show Toast of the Town during the 1950s. She also played guest roles in such series as The Flying Nun, F Troop, The Brady Bunch, Hart to Hart and Vega$. She appeared in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) in the minor role of an airline stewardess.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6381 Hollywood Boulevard for her contribution to television.

Usually with

Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese
(5 films)
Ignazio Leone
Ignazio Leone
(4 films)
Steno
Steno
(2 films)
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Abbe Lane (18 films)

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Actress

Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1h41
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller, John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Burgess Meredith, Scatman Crothers, John Larroquette, John Lithgow
Roles Sr. Stewardess
Rating64% 3.2007253.2007253.2007253.2007253.200725
Une route déserte, au beau milieu de la nuit. Dans une voiture, deux hommes jouent à se faire peur.
Caesar Against the Pirates
Directed by Sergio Grieco
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane, Gordon Mitchell, Erno Crisa, Piero Lulli, Silvana Jachino
Roles Plauzia
Rating52% 2.646042.646042.646042.646042.64604
Pour échapper à la haine de Sylla, César se réfugie chez le roi de Bythinie qui le fait embarquer pour Rhods. La traversée est périlleuse, la vie de César est menacée par des pirates.
Caesar Against the Pirates, 1h33
Directed by Sergio Grieco
Origin Italie
Genres Adventure, Peplum
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane, Gordon Mitchell, Piero Lulli, Silvana Jachino, Ignazio Leone
Roles Plauzia
Rating52% 2.646042.646042.646042.646042.64604
Après avoir échappé à une nouvelle tentative d'assassinat orchestrée par le dictateur Sylla, Jules César décide de fuir Rome pour sauver sa peau. Réfugié en Bythinie, il est chaleureusement accueilli par le roi Nicomède IV. Ce dernier accepte que César embarque pour la cité de Mileto et lui offre, en prime, une esclave nommée Plauzia. La jeune femme est promise à Hamar, l'impitoyable chef d'une bande de pirates. Avertis, Hamar et ses hommes prennent d'assaut le navire, capturent le romain et réclament une rançon...
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll, 1h30
Directed by Marino Girolami
Genres Comedy
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Abbe Lane, Carlo Croccolo, Raimondo Vianello, Hélène Chanel, Linda Sini
Roles Mafalda
Rating59% 2.968522.968522.968522.968522.96852
In 20th century Italy, Giacinto Floria is a tutor in a rehabilitation center for former prostitutes. Floria is kidnapped each night by Professor Fabius who trasnfers his mind into Floria's making him a crazed sex fiend. A detective later discovers this is happening and frees Floria from her kidnapper while the Professor mind ends up within the body of a monkey at a zoo.
Toto in Madrid, 1h30
Directed by Steno
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Peinture
Actors Totò, Louis de Funès, Abbe Lane, Mario Carotenuto, Giacomo Furia, Enzo Garinei
Roles Eva
Rating60% 3.021023.021023.021023.021023.02102
The penniless painter Toto is commissioned by unknown Spanish fraudsters to mirror the famous masterpiece Maja Desnuda by Francisco Goya, with some details. In fact, these thieves have agreed with a rich billionaire who plans to buy the original masterpiece. When Toto discovers that all that was nothing more than a scam, it's too late...
Maracaibo
Maracaibo (1958)
, 1h28
Directed by Cornel Wilde
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Abbe Lane, Francis Lederer, Michael Landon, Joe E. Ross
Roles Elena Holbrook
Rating63% 3.1823453.1823453.1823453.1823453.182345
Red Adair-type former Navy Frogman Vic Scott is on vacation in Venezuela when a huge oil fire at a well of his rich friend erupts. While romancing a newly-famous novelist from New York a colleague locates him and persuades him to help put out the blaze, just as theirs is starting.
Parola di ladro, 1h30
Directed by Nanni Loy, Gianni Puccini
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Catherine Spaak, Gabriele Ferzetti, Gianni Garko, Abbe Lane, Andrea Checchi, Nadia Gray
Roles Lalla
Rating62% 3.120823.120823.120823.120823.12082
Desiderio est un gentleman cambrioleur, orfèvre en matière de joaillerie. Ce qui lui permet, au passage de briguer une fonction à la tête d'une bijouterie de luxe, celle de Gabriele Bertinori. Il prépare au mieux un cambriolage, aidé par une danseuse, parfaite dans son rôle de séductrice du propriétaire du magasin...
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor, 1h44
Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Totò, Vittorio De Sica, Abbe Lane, Titina De Filippo, Luigi Pavese, Germán Cobos
Roles Dottoressa Brigitte Baker
Rating57% 2.884382.884382.884382.884382.88438
Michele and Gennaro work as attendants in the investigation agency "Nulla sfugge" ("Nothing escapes"). When their boss is forced to be absent from the office to follow an important investigation, the two decide to take his place pretending to be skilled investigators. Two old sisters came to the agency to ask them to investigate the conduct of the wife of their only grandchild, an American doctor in Boston, and they accept the case, which will turn to be a mess.
Donatella
Donatella (1956)
, 1h43
Directed by Mario Monicelli
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Elsa Martinelli, Gabriele Ferzetti, Walter Chiari, Alan Furlan, Aldo Fabrizi, Liliana Bonfatti
Roles se stessa
Rating62% 3.133293.133293.133293.133293.13329
Une jeune fille qui gère la propriété d'une riche américaine tombe amoureuse d'un proche de la dame. Celui-ci soupçonne la jeune fille d'être une arriviste à la chasse d'hommes fortunés, mais lorsque celle-ci refuse la demande en mariage le doute est levé...
Time of Vacation
Directed by Antonio Racioppi
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Vittorio De Sica, Giovanna Ralli, Memmo Carotenuto, Nino Manfredi, Abbe Lane, Armenia Balducci
Roles Dolores
Rating64% 3.214983.214983.214983.214983.21498
Dans la périphérie de la ville de Rome se trouve un petit village devenu station touristique. Dans l'hôtel qui vient d'ouvrir, de nombreuses histoires se tissent entre les différents protagonistes de passage ou travaillant dans ce lieu.
The Wanderers, 1h35
Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Peter Ustinov, Carla Del Poggio, Abbe Lane, Giuseppe Porelli, Rocco D'Assunta, Angelo Dessy
Roles Dolores
Rating70% 3.51483.51483.51483.51483.5148
La vie d'une famille de marionnettistes est transformée par l'arrivée du cinéma muet.
The Bachelor, 1h29
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Antonio Pietrangeli
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Alberto Sordi, Nino Manfredi, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Virna Lisi, Rossana Podestà, María Asquerino
Roles Abbe Lane
Rating64% 3.2402953.2402953.2402953.2402953.240295
The accountant Paolo Anselmi is a confirmed bachelor who finds himself having to do the best man for a friend's business partner. Paul left the old apartment to his friend and his wife moved to a small guesthouse where he met a woman, a young hostess. The relationship between the two begins to get serious, but he does not want commitment, then the girl gets moved to another city. Paul regain his freedom, but loneliness grips him. The company of the other bachelors bored, if the night feels bad and is only the mother continues to insist on getting married. The bachelor is convinced and begins to seek a wife. Among the "candidates" have many defects insurmountable, jealousy, family, bulky, but finally manages to convince him is Miss Carla who becomes his companion despite their initial meetings have always ended in fights furious.
Ride Clear of Diablo, 1h20
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot, Russell Johnson, Ray Boyle, Lane Bradford
Roles Kate
Rating67% 3.3883553.3883553.3883553.3883553.388355
Sheriff Fred (Paul Birch) and lawyer Tom (William Pullen) conspire to have dance hall girl Kate (Abbe Lane) entertain the hired hands of the O'Mara ranch whilst the Sheriff and the lawyer rustle the O'Mara's stock. Tom shoots both the father and teenage O'Mara son to leave no witnesses.