Judy Landon
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Judith "Judy" B. Landon was an actress and dancer who primarily played uncredited bit parts in films in the early '50s, particularly a background dancer in movie musicals. Particularly notable roles include Eras in the film Prehistoric Women
and an uncredited but recognizable performance as the silent screen vamp Olga Mara in Singin' in the Rain
. All of her film roles except for Prehistoric Women were in musical films, and all of her musical film roles, except in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, were in films distributed by MGM. Prior to her film career she had danced with various theatrical groups http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tgMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2994,4358280&dq=judy-landon&hl=en including the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
. After her film career ended she made a few television appearances, including as a ballet teacher on an episode of The Brady Bunch
, and an episode of her then husband Brian Keith's show Family Affair
.
in 1954 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001417/bio. They lived in a mansion in Bel-Air together and had 4 girls (Barbara, Betty, Mimi, and Rory) and 1 boy http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P9cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1234,6625408&dq=judith-landon&hl=en before they divorced in 1969 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VsofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ntgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1873,8345831&dq=judith+landon+brian+keith&hl=enhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001417/bio.
Prehistoric Women
Prehistoric Women is a 1950 science fiction adventure film, written and directed by Gregg C. Tallas and starring Laurette Luez and Allan Nixon. It also features Joan Shawlee, Judy Landon, and Mara Lynn. Released by Alliance Productions, this independent film was also titled The Virgin Goddess...
and an uncredited but recognizable performance as the silent screen vamp Olga Mara in Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography...
. All of her film roles except for Prehistoric Women were in musical films, and all of her musical film roles, except in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, were in films distributed by MGM. Prior to her film career she had danced with various theatrical groups http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tgMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2994,4358280&dq=judy-landon&hl=en including the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
The Los Angeles Civic Light Opera was an American theatre/opera company in Los Angeles, California. Founded under the motto "Light Opera in the Grand Opera manner" in 1938 by impresario Edwin Lester, the organization presented fifty seasons of theatre before closing due to financial reasons in...
. After her film career ended she made a few television appearances, including as a ballet teacher on an episode of The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...
, and an episode of her then husband Brian Keith's show Family Affair
Family Affair
Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional...
.
Personal life
She married actor Brian KeithBrian Keith
Brian Keith was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his four decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the 1961 Disney family film The Parent Trap, the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and the 1975 adventure saga The Wind and...
in 1954 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001417/bio. They lived in a mansion in Bel-Air together and had 4 girls (Barbara, Betty, Mimi, and Rory) and 1 boy http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P9cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1234,6625408&dq=judith-landon&hl=en before they divorced in 1969 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VsofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ntgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1873,8345831&dq=judith+landon+brian+keith&hl=enhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001417/bio.
Filmography
- The Brady BunchThe Brady BunchThe Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...
(1973...1 Episode) as Miss Clariette - Family AffairFamily AffairFamily Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional...
(1967...1 Episode) as Margo Dunbar - The Band WagonThe Band WagonThe Band Wagon is a 1953 musical comedy film that many critics rank, along with Singin' in the Rain, as the finest of the MGM musicals, although it was only a modest box-office success. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway play will restart his career...
(1953) uncredited dancer - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) uncredited bit part
- Singin' in the RainSingin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography...
(1952) (uncredited) as Olga Mara - Show BoatShow Boat (1951 film)Show Boat is a 1951 Technicolor film based on the musical by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II and the novel by Edna Ferber....
(1951) uncredited chorus girl - An American In ParisAn American in Paris (film)An American in Paris is a 1951 MGM musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner...
(1951) uncredited dancer in "Stairway to Paradise" sequence. - Prehistoric WomenPrehistoric WomenPrehistoric Women is a 1950 science fiction adventure film, written and directed by Gregg C. Tallas and starring Laurette Luez and Allan Nixon. It also features Joan Shawlee, Judy Landon, and Mara Lynn. Released by Alliance Productions, this independent film was also titled The Virgin Goddess...
(1950) as Eras - Annie Get Your GunAnnie Get Your Gun (film)Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American musical comedy film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer release, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon based on the 1946 stage musical of the same name, was directed by George Sidney...
(1950) uncredited cowgirl