Laurie Heineman is an American

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 actress probably best known for originating the role of Sharlene Frame on Another World

Another World (TV series)

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 and for her role of Myra in the film, Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger

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, a film which gained Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

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 an Oscar.

She played the role of Sharlene Frame Watts Matthews from 1975 to 1977 and was awarded the Daytime Emmy Award

5th Daytime Emmy Awards

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 for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978. She beat out fellow cast members Beverlee McKinsey

Beverlee McKinsey

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 (Iris) and Victoria Wyndham

Victoria Wyndham

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 (Rachel) who had also been nominated that same year.

Coincidentally, when the role of Sharlene was recast years later, actress Anna Kathryn Holbrook

Anna Kathryn Holbrook

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 also won a Daytime Emmy

23rd Daytime Emmy Awards

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 as Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance (1996).

She had an earlier daytime role on As the World Turns

As the World Turns

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 (as Mary Jackson, 1961–1966). Other movies include, The Lady in Red

The Lady in Red (1979 film)

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 and the satire All the President's Women, with Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

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. She has also made periodic guest appearances on such primetime series as Kaz

Kaz (TV series)

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, Lou Grant

Lou Grant (TV series)

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, Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

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, The Incredible Hulk, Rafferty (TV Series)

Rafferty (TV Series)

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, and Law & Order

Law & Order

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, She co-starred in the TV miniseries Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

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, and in many TV movies including Terror on the 40th Floor.

Most recently she appeared as herself in the documentaries A Touch of Greatness, and the BBC The Hollywood Greats

The Hollywood Greats

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" documentary on Jack Lemmon.

Heineman appeared on, off and off-off Broadway and in theatrical productions around the nation, including comedies, dramas, and numerous Shakespearean productions. She was an original member of the improv group, "The Proposition". As a child she was in Naked City

Naked City (TV series)

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 opposite Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

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, East Side, West Side opposite George C. Scott

George C. Scott

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, and appeared on live TV in U.S. Steel Hour. She has appeared in numerous commercials and has done voice-overs for ads and provided the voice of Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore

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in a PBS documentary about the poet.

She is also an art therapist, and the author of a book on teaching Shakespeare.

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