Liane Alexandra Curtis
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Liane Alexandra Curtis is an American film
and television actress and musician. She has garnered a cult following
after such B grade theater and video releases as Critters 2: The Main Course
and Girlfriend from Hell
as well as smaller roles in higher profile classics such as Sixteen Candles
and her feature film debut Baby It's You
directed by John Sayles
.
oy oy click click with Kathy Messick which was formed in 2004 in Santa Monica, CA. Recntly she formed Mackenzie Group Entertainment with her husband, Timothy J Mackenzie. They work with USO San Diego as Special Event producers and also manage a few artists. Mackenzie Group is also located in Santa Monica, CA
, creating such voices as Pops Racer and Inspector Detector for the Japanese anime
series Speed Racer
in 1967 as well as a director and producer of The Flesh Eaters
in 1964. Liane's mother, Paulette Rubinstein was also an actress as well as screenwriter and song writer
and has performed with the likes of Eddie Albert
and Julie Andrews
.
Liane has been married to Timothy J. Mackenzie on March 21, 1999. They have three children.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
and television actress and musician. She has garnered a cult following
Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture. A film, book, band, or video game, among other things, will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base...
after such B grade theater and video releases as Critters 2: The Main Course
Critters 2: The Main Course
Critters 2 is a 1988 science fiction comedy horror film starring Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper, and Scott Grimes. It was directed by Mick Garris and written by David Twohy and Garris...
and Girlfriend from Hell
Girlfriend From Hell
Girlfriend From Hell is a 1989 comedy/horror B-movie starring actor Dana Ashbrook of Twin Peaks fame, and Liane Curtis of "Sixteen Candles", as well as several B-movies of the 80s. Directed by Dan Peterson...
as well as smaller roles in higher profile classics such as Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
and her feature film debut Baby It's You
Baby It's You (film)
Baby It's You is an American film released in 1983 written and directed by John Sayles. It stars Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano.This was Sayles' first film for a major Hollywood studio...
directed by John Sayles
John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter and author.-Early life:Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary , a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist"...
.
Music
Liane started the band Rachel Profilin' and has songs available at her Myspace page but has been recently managing and playing with her daughter Jacqueline Mackenzie.Companies
Liane created Vulan-A Productions in 2005, located in Los Angeles, CA, to produce feature films, reality and scripted television. She also co-owns the production companyProduction company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
oy oy click click with Kathy Messick which was formed in 2004 in Santa Monica, CA. Recntly she formed Mackenzie Group Entertainment with her husband, Timothy J Mackenzie. They work with USO San Diego as Special Event producers and also manage a few artists. Mackenzie Group is also located in Santa Monica, CA
Personal life
Liane's father, Jack Curtis, was a voice actorVoice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
, creating such voices as Pops Racer and Inspector Detector for the Japanese anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Speed Racer
Speed Racer
Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
in 1967 as well as a director and producer of The Flesh Eaters
The Flesh Eaters (film)
The Flesh Eaters is a 1964 American horror/science fiction thriller, directed on a low budget by Jack Curtis and edited by future filmmaker Radley Metzger...
in 1964. Liane's mother, Paulette Rubinstein was also an actress as well as screenwriter and song writer
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and has performed with the likes of Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
Edward Albert Heimberger , known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid.Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing...
and Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors...
.
Liane has been married to Timothy J. Mackenzie on March 21, 1999. They have three children.
Filmography
- Angel Falls in Love as Aunt CoCo (2011)
- Sons of AnarchySons of AnarchySons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...
as April (1 episode, 2008) - Have Love, Will TravelHave Love, Will Travel"Have Love, Will Travel" is a 1959 song written and recorded by Richard Berry.-Covers:In its most known instantiation, the garage rock-protopunkers The Sonics covered the song in 1965 and it appeared on their album Here Are The Sonics of that year...
(2007) as Beverly - Line of Fire as Hooker 2 (1 episode, 2003)
- Threat MatrixThreat MatrixThreat Matrix is a 2003 American drama television series. It lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti-terrorism unit, led by Special agent John Kilmer....
as Counter Waitress (1 episode, 2003) - The Failures (2003) as Samantha Kyle
- ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
as Mrs. Shayotovich, Fossen's Neighbor (2 episodes, 2001) - Soundman (1998) (as Liane Curtis) as Kate
- Trial by FireTrial by fireTrial by fire may refer to:* Trial by ordeal, by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful taskIn music:* Trial By Fire: Greatest and Latest, an album by Bachman-Turner Overdrive...
(1995) (TV) (as Liane Curtis) as Doreen - Erotique (1994) as Murohy (segment "Let's Talk About Love")
- Benny & JoonBenny & JoonBenny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam and Juniper "Joon" , find each other and fall in love...
(1993) as Claudia - ExclusiveExclusiveExclusive typically means not with other things or not including other things.The terms inclusive and exclusive are contrasting terms, and often appear in the same context to describe contrasting things.Exclusive may refer to:...
(1992) (TV) as Carol - Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991) (as Liane Curtis) as Mona
- Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverRock 'n' Roll High School ForeverRock 'n' Roll High School Forever is a 1991 musical comedy film and sequel to the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School. The film stars Corey Feldman, Mary Woronov, and Sarah Buxton.-Plot:...
(1991) as Stella - Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991) (TV) as Lori
- Queens LogicQueens LogicQueens Logic is a 1991 comedy from Seven Arts Pictures starring Kevin Bacon, Linda Fiorentino, Joe Mantegna, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Malkovich, Ken Olin, Chloe Webb and Tom Waits...
(1991) (as Liane Curtis) as Cashier - WIOU as Trudy]] (10 episodes, 1990–1991)
- Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV) as Lorraine
- Girlfriend from HellGirlfriend From HellGirlfriend From Hell is a 1989 comedy/horror B-movie starring actor Dana Ashbrook of Twin Peaks fame, and Liane Curtis of "Sixteen Candles", as well as several B-movies of the 80s. Directed by Dan Peterson...
(1989) (as Liane Curtis) as Maggie - Critters 2: The Main CourseCritters 2: The Main CourseCritters 2 is a 1988 science fiction comedy horror film starring Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper, and Scott Grimes. It was directed by Mick Garris and written by David Twohy and Garris...
(1988) (as Liane Curtis) as Megan Morgan - The Bronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo (TV series)The Bronx Zoo is a 1987 NBC drama series directed by Allan Arkush and Paul Lynch. It lasted two seasons before cancellation.-Plot:Benjamin Harris High School is set in the impoverished, unruly inner-city Bronx. Principal Joe Danzig does his best to maintain optimism, while dealing with the lack of...
as Joanie Barris (1 episode, 1988) - KennyKenny (1988 film)Kenny is a 1988 film featuring Kenny Easterday in a semi-autobiographical role.-Plot:The film follows how 13-year-old Kenny, his family and neighborhood deal with the intrusion of a French-speaking Quebec crew filming a documentary about Kenny's adaptation to his unusual congenital condition, the...
(1988) .... Sharon Kay - Knots LandingKnots LandingKnots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...
as Young Karen (1 episode, 1987) - 21 Jump Street21 Jump Street21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
as Lauren Carlson (1 episode, 1987) - Married with Children as Debbie (1 episode, 1987)
- The EqualizerThe EqualizerThe Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It starred Edward Woodward as an aging New York vigilante with a mysterious past...
as Elaine (1 episode, 1987) - The Best Times (1985) TV series (as Liane Curtis) as Annette Dimetriano
- Hard Choices (1985) (uncredited) as Maureen
- The Brother from Another PlanetThe Brother from Another PlanetThe Brother from Another Planet is a science fiction film written, directed and edited by John Sayles. It stars Joe Morton as an extraterrestrial who has escaped to Earth and who hides in New York City.-Plot:...
(1984) (as Liane Curtis) as Ace - Sixteen CandlesSixteen CandlesSixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
(1984) (as Liane Curtis) as Randy - Baby It's YouBaby It's You"Baby It's You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach , and Luther Dixon and Mack David . It was recorded by The Shirelles and The Beatles, and became hits for both...
(1983) (as Liane Curtis) as Jody, High School Girl
External links
- www.lianecurtis.com