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Lolita Davidovich

 
Actor: Lolita Davidovich
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  • Born: Jul 15, 1961 in London, Ontario, Canada
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Gods and Monsters, Blaze, Cobb
  • First Major Screen Credit: Blindside (1987)

Biography

Actress Lolita Davidovich made her flamboyant film debut by playing the notorious Louisiana stripper Blaze Starr who became the mistress of Governor Earl Long in Blaze (1988). With her voluptuous body (much of which was faked for the film--something Davidovich is not embarrassed to admit), bright red hair, and lively acting style, she accurately captured the qualities that made the real Blaze a living legend. Born of Yugoslavian parents, Davidovich was raised speaking Serbo-Croatian. When she was 10, her parents divorced and she stayed with her mother. Davidovich was determined to become an actress, and as a young woman moved to Chicago to take classes. There she found some stage work under the name Lolita David. She gradually began getting bit parts in feature films like Adventures In Babysitting (1987). It took six months of fiercely competitive auditioning to land the part of Blaze. A wide variety of subsequent roles have allowed her to spread her wings and demonstrate her considerable abilities. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Lolita Davidovich
Born Lolita Davidovich
July 15, 1961 (1961-07-15) (age 48)
London, Ontario
Other name(s) Lolita David
Occupation Film and television actress
Spouse(s) Ron Shelton

Lolita Davidovich (born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress of Serbian origin.

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Biography

Personal life

Davidovich was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia. Her father was from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and her mother was from Slovenia;[1] she spoke only Serbian during her early years.[citation needed] She studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.[2] Davidovich is married to writer/director Ron Shelton, a former minor league baseball player in Baltimore's system.

Career

Davidovich is occasionally credited as "Lolita David". She first received notice co-starring in Blaze (1989) with Paul Newman, for which she beat out 600 other actresses[citation needed] for the title role of the burlesque performer Blaze Starr. She later appeared in several episodes on the first season of the Showtime lesbian-themed television series, The L Word playing the character Francesca Wolff, and also appeared on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as a grandmother.

Filmography

Video Games

Lolita Davidovich gives voice to Jester in the video game adventure Chronomaster, also with the voices of Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Brent Spiner (Data from Star Trek)

References

  1. ^ Byrne, Bridget (2001-04-06). "Actress Looks To Face 'The Judge'". The Associated Press. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-43726705.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12.  (dead link)
  2. ^ Lolita Davidovich Biography - Yahoo! Movies

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