Lu Leonard
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Hefty American character actress Lu Leonard began her movie and TV career around 1949. During the politically incorrect 1950s, Leonard was subject to all sorts of on-screen humiliations due to her size and harridan demeanor; she even suffered the ignominy of playing the wife of Larry Fine in the 1956 Three Stooges 2-reeler Husbands Beware. After years of virtual anonymity, she was bombarded with excellent reviews and positive audience response for her portrayal of a hatchet-faced admitting nurse in the 1985 Dudley Moore vehicle Micki and Maude. Lu Leonard subsequently enjoyed a burst of TV fame as William Conrad's wise-lipped secretary Gertrude in Jake and the Fatman (1987). ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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Lu Leonard
| Lu Leonard | |
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| Born | May Lou Price January 1, 1927 Long Beach, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2004 (aged 77) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Lou Leonard |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956 – 1995 |
Lu Leonard (January 1, 1927 – May 14, 2004) was an American actress. She made over 45 film and television appearances between 1956 and 1995. Due to her rotund figure, Leonard was often cast as a love interest who often intimidated her husband or boyfriend.
Leonard's first major appearance was as the wife of Three Stooges member Larry Fine in the film Husbands Beware.[1]
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Leonard made television appearances on such shows as Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy and Married... with Children. Her most memorable was in a recurring role as William Conrad's wise-cracking secretary in Jake and the Fatman. Also during this time she became a regional celebrity in the Los Angeles Theatre circuit for her outrageous portrayal as a lesbian head matron in the play Women Behind Bars. [2]
She has also done voices in the Hanna-Barbera version of the animated TV series Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures.
Leonard, who was the daughter of late 1930s-1950s character actor Hal Price, died on May 14, 2004.
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Lu Leonard
(Actor, Comedy/Drama)
Husbands Beware
(1956 Film)
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(1988 Comedy TV Episode)
Not Quite South of the Border: Laverne & Shirley (TV Episode)
(1980 TV Episode)
Carol in Jail: Growing Pains (TV Episode)
(1990 Comedy TV Episode)
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