Abbe Lane

Known for ActingBorn 1932-12-14 (age 93)Brooklyn, New York, USA

Abbe Lane (born December 14, 1932) is an American singer and actress. Born Abigail Francine Lassman in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Lane began her career as a child actress on radio, and from there she progressed to singing and dancing on Broadway. Married to Xavier Cugat from 1952 until their divorce in 1964, Lane achieved her greatest success as a nightclub singer, and was described in a 1963 magazine article as "the swingingest sexpot in show business". Cugat's influence was seen in her music which favoured Latin and rumba styles. In 1958 she starred opposite Tony Randall in the Broadway musical Oh, Captain! but her recording contract prevented her from appearing on the original cast album of the show. On the recording, her songs were performed by Eileen Rodgers. Lane later recorded her songs on a solo album. The most successful of her records was a 1958 album collaboration with Tito Puente titled Be Mine Tonight. Apart from working solo, Lane frequently appeared on talk shows with Cugat. She attracted attention for her suggestive comments such as "Jayne Mansfield may turn boys into men, but I take them from there" and also commented that she was considered "too sexy in Italy". Her costume for an appearance on the Jackie Gleason Show was considered too revealing and she was instructed to wear something else; however she appeared on the shows of Red Skelton, Dean Martin and Jack Benny without attracting controversy. In addition to her Italian films, Lane was a frequent performer on the television show Toast of the Town during the 1950s. She also played guest roles in such series as The Flying Nun, F Troop, The Brady Bunch, Hart to Hart and Vega$. She appeared in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) in the role of an airline stewardess. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television, at 6381 Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abbe Lane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Parola di ladro

Men Who Rate a 10

Sunset in Naples

Amazing Stories

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Vega$

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Hart to Hart

My Pal, Dr. Jekyll

Susanna and Me

What's My Line?

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Brady Bunch

Toyland Casino

The Ed Sullivan Show

Twilight Zone: The Movie

The Merv Griffin Show

Toto in Madrid

Maracaibo

The Bachelor

F Troop

Burke's Law

Time of Vacation

The Steve Allen Show

Ride Clear of Diablo

Chicago Syndicate

Marinai, donne e guai

Wings of the Hawk

The Mike Douglas Show

I baccanali di Tiberio

Naked City

Caesar Against the Pirates

Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

Cricket on the Hearth

Donatella

The Americano