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==Life and career== |
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Before becoming known as an actress, Dressler worked as a nightclub singer in Dallas. During this time, she was married to trombonist Morris Repass, with whom she had two sons.<ref name=TCU>{{cite magazine|last=Waters|first=Rick|date=1995|title=Music is my mistress|url=http://www.magarchive.tcu.edu/articles/2007-01-AN2.asp|magazine=The TCU Magazine|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref> In the 1960s, her marriage ended, and she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She operated an acting workshop |
Before becoming known as an actress, Dressler worked as a nightclub singer in Dallas. During this time, she was married to trombonist Morris Repass, with whom she had two sons.<ref name=TCU>{{cite magazine|last=Waters|first=Rick|date=1995|title=Music is my mistress|url=http://www.magarchive.tcu.edu/articles/2007-01-AN2.asp|magazine=The TCU Magazine|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref> In the 1960s, her marriage ended, and she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She operated an acting workshop, the Patio Playhouse,<ref name=Rainey>{{cite book|last=Rainey|first=Buck|title=Those Fabulous Serial Heroines|date=1990|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=427}}</ref> where she developed techniques that continue to be taught at acting classes. |
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During the 1970s, she appeared on various television series, including ''[[Columbo]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Kolchak: the Night Stalker]]'', and ''[[The Rockford Files]]''.<ref name=Abbott>{{cite book|last=Abbott|first=Jon|title=Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots|date=2009|publisher=McFarland|page=63}}</ref> She also appeared in feature films, most notably ''[[Truck Stop Women]]'' (1974), ''[[Kingdom of the Spiders]]'' (1977),<ref name=Hughes>{{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Howard|title=Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films|date=2014|page=42}}</ref> and ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'' (1993), |
During the 1970s, she appeared on various television series, including ''[[Columbo]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Kolchak: the Night Stalker]]'', and ''[[The Rockford Files]]''.<ref name=Abbott>{{cite book|last=Abbott|first=Jon|title=Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots|date=2009|publisher=McFarland|page=63}}</ref> |
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She was mostly recognized as Alice Grant, the long-suffering mother of Heather Grant Webber on the long-running daytime drama General Hospital from 1978-1983. She also appeared in feature films, most notably ''[[Truck Stop Women]]'' (1974), ''[[Kingdom of the Spiders]]'' (1977),<ref name=Hughes>{{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Howard|title=Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films|date=2014|page=42}}</ref> and ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'' (1993), after which she retired from acting. |
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Lieux Dressler Repass died on February 8, 2018, at the age of |
Lieux Dressler Repass died on February 8, 2018, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering Louise Aldrich Dressler Repass (Mama Lieux) |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158468102203551&set=a.10151161458178551 |website=Amy Jacquelyn Miller on Facebook |access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> |
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==Filmography (selected)== |
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* 1977: ''[[Kingdom of the Spiders]]'' |
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* 1977: ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' (episode "Death Be My Destiny") |
* 1977: ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' (episode "Death Be My Destiny") |
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* 1978–1983: '' |
* 1978–1983: ''[[General Hospital]]'' as [[Alice Grant]] |
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* 1989: ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (3 episodes) |
* 1989: ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (3 episodes) |
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* 1993: ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'' |
* 1993: ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 2 July 2024
Lieux Dressler (born Louise Aldrich; February 27, 1930 – February 8, 2018) was an American film and television actress.
Life and career
[edit]Before becoming known as an actress, Dressler worked as a nightclub singer in Dallas. During this time, she was married to trombonist Morris Repass, with whom she had two sons.[1] In the 1960s, her marriage ended, and she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She operated an acting workshop, the Patio Playhouse,[2] where she developed techniques that continue to be taught at acting classes.
During the 1970s, she appeared on various television series, including Columbo, Gunsmoke, Kolchak: the Night Stalker, and The Rockford Files.[3] She was mostly recognized as Alice Grant, the long-suffering mother of Heather Grant Webber on the long-running daytime drama General Hospital from 1978-1983. She also appeared in feature films, most notably Truck Stop Women (1974), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977),[4] and Point of No Return (1993), after which she retired from acting.
Lieux Dressler Repass died on February 8, 2018, at the age of 87.[5]
Filmography (selected)
[edit]- 1970: That Girl (episode "Stocks & the Single Girl")
- 1971: Columbo (episode "Death Lends a Hand")
- 1971–1973: Gunsmoke (5 episodes)
- 1972: Grave of the Vampire
- 1973: The Red Pony (television film)
- 1974: Truck Stop Women
- 1975: Kolchak: The Night Stalker (episode "The Knightly Murders")
- 1976: The Rockford Files (episode "So Help Me God")
- 1976: The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
- 1976: Rich Man, Poor Man (episode "Part II: Chapters 3 and 4")
- 1977: Kingdom of the Spiders
- 1977: The Bob Newhart Show (episode "Death Be My Destiny")
- 1978–1983: General Hospital as Alice Grant
- 1989: Days of Our Lives (3 episodes)
- 1993: Point of No Return
References
[edit]- ^ Waters, Rick (1995). "Music is my mistress". The TCU Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines. Scarecrow Press. p. 427.
- ^ Abbott, Jon (2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 63.
- ^ Hughes, Howard (2014). Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films. p. 42.
- ^ "Remembering Louise Aldrich Dressler Repass (Mama Lieux)". Amy Jacquelyn Miller on Facebook. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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