Description:
This beautiful, long-legged blonde actress was known to be
a kind, intelligent and dependable actor with a comedic talent as well. She
appeared in many American TV hits of the 1970s and 1980s, such as "Three's
Company" (1977), "The Jeffersons" (1975), "Mike Hammer"
(1984), "Riptide" (1984), "Knight Rider" (1982), "Who's
the Boss?" (1984), "The A-Team" (1983), "Night Court"
(1984), "Wings" (1990) and "Silk Stalkings" (1991), among
others. Her big-screen debut came in the 1982 Amy Heckerling film Fast Times
at Ridgemont High (1982), as the character Mrs. Vargas. This film starred Sean
Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Lana then landed a role in the Roger Corman fantasy
epic Deathstalker (1983). This led to her being offered the title role in Corman's
next film, the cult classic Barbarian Queen (1985). It was this association
with the legendary Corman that really put Lana on the B-movie map. After starring
in "Barbarian Queen" as the sword-wielding lead, a character Corman
fondly refers to as "the original Xena," Lana then reprised the role
in the sequel Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1989).
Lana's larger-than-life personality and striking beauty, along
with several of the movie roles she chose, inspired a cult fan following. This
warm fanfare was further cemented by her work in the John Landis spoof Amazon
Women on the Moon (1987). She was always a favorite at the ever-growing comic
book conventions, where she happily signed autographs and was known to be friendly
and accessible to all of her loyal fans, both young and old alike.
Lana also did stunt work in Retroactive (1997). Her last film
was March (2001), as Dr. Ellen Taylor. Even though she did not do many movies
toward the end of her life, she found success working in television commercials,
for such products as Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Anheiser Busch, Playtex bras, Kmart
and Mattel. She had been spending her time creating comedic characters for many
of these companies. While working for the KMART Corp., Lana made personal appearances
as the character she created for the Route 66 clothing campaign, Katie Earline
Wilson. She was an actress who had more to offer Hollywood in the future, had
her life not been cut so tragically short.
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