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Lucie Arnaz

Lucie Arnaz

Emmy Award winner Lucie Arnaz is the daughter of television legends Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball and sister of actor Desi Arnaz Jr. Lucie Arnaz appeared from an early age on her mother's TV shows and was prominently featured as Ms Ball's daughter in Here's Lucy from 1968 to 1974. Arnaz branched out into television roles independent of her family from the mid-1970s. In 1975, she played murder victim Elizabeth Short in an NBC telefilm of Who is the Black Dahlia?, and she starred with Lyle Waggoner and Tommy Tune in Welcome to the "World," The Wonderful World of Disney special commemorating the grand opening of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. In 1978, she appeared in an episode of Fantasy Island as a woman desperately trying to save her marriage. She has continued to make appearances in a number of popular television series over the years, including Murder, She Wrote, Marcus Welby, M.D., Sons and Daughters (CBS, 1991), Will & Grace and Law & Order.

Arnaz also had a short-lived series of her own, The Lucie Arnaz Show, on CBS in 1985. The show was about psychologist Dr. Jane Lucas who answers questions from the public on her radio show called "The Jane Lucas Show" and in a magazine. The show first premiered on April 2, 1985, but was pulled off the air after 4 episodes aired. The remaining two episodes aired on June 4 and June 11, 1985. Another eponymous series, this one a late-night-style talk show, aired for one season from 1995 to 1996. It was unsuccessful, but The Rosie O'Donnell Show would use the same format a year later to much greater success.

She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special, in 1993 for her documentary about her parents, Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie.

Arnaz has made numerous feature-film appearances, but is best remembered for her debut in The Jazz Singer (1980) in which she co-starred with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier. She earned a nomination for the 1981 Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

However Arnaz' greatest success has come in the theatre, where she has worked continually since the mid-1970s. She made her Broadway debut in February 1979 in the musical They're Playing Our Song. Arnaz won the Theatre World Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Sonia Walsk. In 1986, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her tour with Tommy Tune in the international company of the musical My One and Only. In 2000 she made her London debut in the new musical The Witches Of Eastwick.

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Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past

Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past

2023

Lucy and Desi

Lucy and Desi

2022

as Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

2017

as Factory Boss

Henry & Me

Henry & Me

2014

as Jack's Mom (voice)

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

2013

as Herself

The Thought Exchange

The Thought Exchange

2012

as Herself

The Pack

The Pack

2011

as Eleanor Jordan

Wild Seven

Wild Seven

2006

as Sylvia

Down to You

Down to You

2000

as Judy Connelly

Abduction of Innocence

Abduction of Innocence

1996

as Helen Steves

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

1995

as Aunt Em

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as Queen Maria (voice)

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

1993

as Self

Sons and Daughters

Sons and Daughters

1991

as Tess Hammersmith

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

as Jackie Scott

Who Gets the Friends?

Who Gets the Friends?

1988

as Gloria McClinton

The Lucie Arnaz Show

The Lucie Arnaz Show

1985

as Jane Lucas

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984

as Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Det. Bess Stacey

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

1983

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Second Thoughts

Second Thoughts

1983

as Amy

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

Washington Mistress

Washington Mistress

1982

as Maggie Parker

The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1980

as Sydney Wyatt

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1980

as Molly Bell

A Different Approach

A Different Approach

1978

Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

as Judy

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

1975

as Elizabeth Short

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

as Self

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

as Self

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

as Jo Anne Bosley

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

as Self

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

1968

as Kim Carter

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

as Self

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Cynthia

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Girl

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Teenager

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Patty Martin

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Dorothy

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Performer

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951

as Self - Host

They're Playing Our Song

They're Playing Our Song

as Sonia Walsk