Lane Bradbury
Lane Bradbury | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janette Lane Bradbury |
| Years active | 1958-present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Janette Lane Bradbury is an American actress and writer.
Biography
[edit]Lane Bradbury was born in Buckhead, Georgia, near Atlanta. She studied ballet as a young girl. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City, and was admitted to the Actors Studio.[1]
Career
[edit]Bradbury made her Broadway debut in J.B., performing with Raymond Massey and Christopher Plummer.[1] She starred in Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana with veteran actress Bette Davis. Bradbury was the first actress to play Dainty June[1][2] in the original Broadway production of Gypsy.[3][4][5][6]
In the late 1960s, she moved with her husband Lou Antonio to Los Angeles, where she began a long career in television. In 1965, Bradbury and Antonio co-starred in an episode of Gunsmoke ("Outlaw's Woman"). She was in 1963's season three opener of The Fugitive titled "Wings of an Angel", playing Janet Kegler, a woman taken hostage.[7] She was most active in the 1970s, making guest appearances on shows such as The Rockford Files; The Mod Squad; Medical Center; Mannix; The Partridge Family; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law; The Waltons and Kung Fu.[7][8] She was popular in repeat-appearances as Merry Florene on Gunsmoke.[9] She also appeared in season 12 episode 9 of Unsolved Mysteries in 2001 credited under the name Janette Bradbury. [10]
Her film credits include The Ultimate Warrior[11] and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.[12] She appeared in the popular television movies Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring[13] and To Dance with the White Dog.[14]
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | Piney | adaptation of The Outcasts of Poker Flat |
| 1963 | The Doctors and the Nurses | Rita Silveri | episode: "Choice Among Wrongs" |
| 1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Julia | "Out on the Outskirts of Town" by William Inge |
| 1964 | Mr. Novak | Ellen Westfall | episode: "Love Among the Grown-Ups" |
| 1965 | The Fugitive | Janet Kegler | episode: "Wings of an Angel" |
| 1965-69 | Gunsmoke | Allie Sommers, Lucky, Merry Florene | 6 episodes |
| 1967 | Iron Horse | Rachel Sparrow | episode: "Volcano Wagon" |
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Penny Hale | episode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight" |
| 1969 | Death Valley Days | Ella Stewart | episode: "A Key for the Fort" |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | Bella Mendoza | episode: "Where Will the Trumpets Be?" |
| 1970 | Dial Hot Line | Pam Carruthers | TV movie |
| 1970 | Medical Center | Maggie Seller | episode: "Between Dark and Daylight" |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | Miriam Halsey | episode: "Murder Off-Camera" |
| 1970 | The Mod Squad | Cindy Jeffers | episode: "See the Eagles Dying" |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Janet | episode: "Love at First Slight" |
| 1970 | The Interns | Irene | episode: "Act of God" |
| 1971 | Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | Susie Miller | ABC Movie of the Week |
| 1971 | The Young Lawyers | Charlene Neiley | episode: "Down at the House of Truth, Visiting" |
| 1971 | Storefront Lawyers | unavailable | episode: "The Dark World of Harry Anders" |
| 1972 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Carol Ann MacMurdy | episode: "Run Carol Run" |
| 1972 | McCloud | Carol Harrington | episode: "Give My Regrets to Broadway" |
| 1972 | Mannix | Karin Gundersen | episode: "Scapegoat" |
| 1972 | Insight | Melanie | episode: "The Death of Superman" |
| 1972 | Another Part of the Forest | Laurette | TV adaptation of the play by Lillian Hellman |
| 1972 | The F.B.I. | Laura Ann Millpark | episode: "The Loner" |
| 1972 | Banyon | Bunny | episode: "A Date with Death" |
| 1972 | Alias Smith and Jones | Ellen Anderson | episode: "The Day the Amnesty Came Through" |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Cassie Howard | episode: "Endtheme" |
| 1973 | Kung Fu | Annie Buchanan | episode: "An Eye for an Eye" |
| 1974 | Banacek | Sally James | episode: "Horse of a Slightly Different Color" |
| 1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | Rosie Johnson | episode: "The Hard Breed" |
| 1974 | Doc Elliot | Emily Robbins | Episode: "Things That Might Have Been" |
| 1975 | Police Story | Sharon | episode: "Vice: 24 Hours" |
| 1976 | McMillan & Wife | Jennifer Carter | episode: "Greed" |
| 1976 | The Rockford Files | Houston Preli | episode: "Where's Houston?" |
| 1976 | Serpico | Carol | episode: "The Deadly Game" |
| 1976 | Gemini Man | Amy Nichols | episode: "Night Train to Dallas" |
| 1977 | Westside Medical | Sister Mary Dolores | "My Physician, My Friend" (Part 1 & 2) |
| 1977 | Just a Little Inconvenience | B-Girl | TV movie |
| 1978 | A Real American Hero | Debbie Pride | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Chinese Typewriter | Louise-Jill | TV movie |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Ruth Doyle | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Waltons | Ronie Cotter | episode: "The Diploma" |
| 1980 | Where the Ladies Go | Tasha | TV movie |
| 1981 | Walking Tall | Kate Reeder | episode: "Company Town" |
| 1981 | Strike Force | Julie | episode: "The Predator" |
| 1986 | One Terrific Guy | unavailable | TV movie |
| 1991 | Wife, Mother, Murderer | Aunt Frieda | TV movie |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | Mrs. Anderson | episode: "Cool Winter Blues" |
| 1993 | Queen | unavailable | episode #1.3 |
| 1993 | Stolen Babies | Meg Wilber | TV movie |
| 1993 | To Dance with the White Dog | Mildred Cook | TV movie |
| 1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story | Lily Clayburn | TV movie |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Mrs. Williams | TV miniseries, uncredited |
| 1992-95 | In the Heat of the Night | Myrna Hughes | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Savannah | Brian's secretary | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Secretary | episode: "Wrestling Demons" |
| 2000 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Norma | episode: "The Landlady" |
| 2018 | Deception | Priscilla | episode: "Code Act" |
| 2018-19 | Billions | Grigor's Mom | 2 episodes |
Personal life
[edit]In 1965, Bradbury married actor and director Lou Antonio[15] and they had two daughters. The couple divorced in 1980. Their daughter Elkin Antoniou is a writer, director, and award-winning documentarian.[16]
She is the founder and artistic director of the Valkyrie Theater of Dance, Drama, and Film, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to introduce at-risk teens to the theatrical arts.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d O'Dowd, John (2008). "Lane Bradbury, a Life of Meaning and Purpose". John-ODowd.com.
- ^ Kay Green, Stanley Green (November 1996). Broadway Musicals : Show by Show. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0793530830.
- ^ "Lane Bradbury, the Original 'Dainty June' in Gypsy, Makes Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Debut with Let Me Entertain You, Again—June 7th & June 29th". Nite Life Exchange: Where Broadway and Cabaret Meet. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Purcell, Carey (September 12, 2013). "Gypsy's Original Dainty June, Lane Bradbury, Will Present Let Me Entertain You, Again! at June Havoc Theatre". PLAYBILL. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ "Lane Bradbury, Original 'Dainty June' in GYPSY, Continues Run of Debut Cabaret Show LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU, AGAIN at Don't Tell Mama". Broadway World. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Filichia, Peter (July 11, 2017). "HI, EVERYBODY! HER NAME IS JUNE – AND LANE BRADBURY". Masterworks Broadway. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lane Bradbury". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "1970-1982 TV show guest appearances for Lane Bradbury". Ultimate70s.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Gunsmoke cast members to reunite in Dodge City". CBS News. 14 August 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Harris, Will. "2010 Williamsburg Film Festival". Classic Images. Classic Images. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ "The Ultimate Warrior (1975) Directed by Robert Clouse". LETTERBOXD. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Burstyn, Ellen (October 2, 2007). Lessons in Becoming Myself. Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-1594482687.
- ^ Bowman, Lisa Marie (April 21, 2015). "Embracing the Melodrama : Maybe I'll Come Home In The Spring (dir by Joseph Sargent)". Through the Shattered Lens. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "To Dance with the White Dog (1993)". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "A Dog's Life for Lou", The Robesonian, May 1, 1977, p. 13.
"Married since 1965 to actress Lane Bradbury, Lou is the father to two daughters." - ^ "Elkin Antoniou : Best Documentary (Humanitarian)". thewifts.org. The Women's International Film & Television Showcase. 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016.