Laurene Landon
Laurene Landon (* 17th March 1957 in Toronto , Canada as Laurene Landon Coughlin ) is an American film and television actress .
Life
Born in Toronto and raised in California since she was four , Landon initially enrolled at California State University in Los Angeles as a young woman , but eventually decided to work as an extra for filming. In the late 1970s she was increasingly cast in larger supporting roles, such as in 1979 in Bitter Heritage and Scoring . In 1980 she came second in the Miss Black Velvet election in Las Vegas.
She had success as an actor in 1981 under the direction of Robert Aldrich and alongside Peter Falk in Kesse Bees on the Mat (... All the Marbles) . Her best-known leading role is that of Hundra in the fantasy film of the same name from 1983. Landon has worked in over 20 film and television productions in the course of her career, often directed by Larry Cohen and in action-oriented, strong female roles. However, most of their films did not get beyond B-movie status. Occasionally she also works as a model.
Landon is unmarried and lives in Hollywood .
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: Roller Boogie (Roller Boogie)
- 1981: I, the judge (I, the jury)
- 1981: Cheeky bees on the mat (... All the Marbles)
- 1983: Hundra (Hundra)
- 1984: The Temple of Bloody Gold (Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold)
- 1986: America 3000 (America 3000)
- 1986: Der Vergelter (Armed Response)
- 1987: Island of the Alive
- 1988: Maniac Cop (Maniac Cop)
- 1989: Dance of the Witches (Wicked Stepmother)
- 1990: The Ambulance (The Ambulance)
- 1990: Maniac Cop 2 (Maniac Cop 2)
- 2008: Knife to a Gunfight
- 2012: 1313: Hercules Unbound!
- 2014: Hunter
- 2015: Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
- 2015: Sky: The Sky Inside Me (Sky)
- 2016: Terror Tales
- 2017: Death Game
- 2017: Revenge of the Samurai Cop
- 2017: Syndicate Smasher
- 2019: Agramon's Gate
Awards
-
Universe Multicultural Film Festival
- 2017: Tailbalzer Award
literature
- Suzanne Donahue & Mikael Sovijärvi: Gods In Spandex - A Survivors Account Of 80s Cinema Obscura (2007 / Succubus Press)
Web links
- Laurene Landon at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laurene Landon website
- Interview on racksandrazors.com
- Detailed report on slam.canoe.ca (engl.)
- Laurene Landon in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landon, Laurene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landon Coughlin, Laurene (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Canada |