Louanne Sirota
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Louanne Sirota is an American actress. She played the title role in Annie
in the 2nd National Company in Los Angeles
in 1979. After her breakthrough in the film Oh, God! Book II
, she was nominated for a Saturn Award
for Best Actress in 1981. She went on to play Annie again in the 1st National Company in 1981. She was, at the time, the youngest ever picked to play the lead role. She was most recently seen as herself in the 2006 documentary Life After Tomorrow, about women who have played orphans in "Annie".
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
in the 2nd National Company in Los Angeles
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in 1979. After her breakthrough in the film Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! Book II is a 1980 comedy film which is a sequel to the 1977 film, Oh, God!. It stars George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota.-Synopsis:...
, she was nominated for a Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
for Best Actress in 1981. She went on to play Annie again in the 1st National Company in 1981. She was, at the time, the youngest ever picked to play the lead role. She was most recently seen as herself in the 2006 documentary Life After Tomorrow, about women who have played orphans in "Annie".
As Louanne
- The Long Days of Summer (1980) (TV) as Sarah
- Oh, God! Book IIOh, God! Book IIOh, God! Book II is a 1980 comedy film which is a sequel to the 1977 film, Oh, God!. It stars George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota.-Synopsis:...
(1980) as Tracy Richards - The Last Song (1980) (TV) as Abby Newman
- Aloha Paradise (1 episode, 1981)
- Mork & Mindy (1 episode, 1981) as Miss Geezba
- The Love BoatThe Love BoatThe Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...
(1 episode, 1982) as Lybie Warner - Seven Brides for Seven BrothersSeven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an American musical television series loosely based on the film, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982 to March 23, 1983.-Synopsis:...
(1 episode, 1983) as Jenny Barrett - Missing Pieces (1983) (TV) as Valerie Scott
- Two Marriages (1 episode, 1983) as Shelby Armstrong
- True Confessions (1 episode, 1986)
- 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...
(1 episode, 1987) as Sandy Gillian - A Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonA Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonA Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is a 1988 film about a high school graduate who must find out if he wants to go to business school at the request of his father or go his own way and get a full time job. He shows he's rebellious throughout the film but eventually comes to understand what his...
(1988) as Suzie Middleberg
As Louanne Sirota
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: It's Murder, Madam (2005) (TV) as Forensics Officer - Detective (2005) (TV) as Judith Pallacio
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: Requiem (2006) (TV) as Forensics Officer - Accidentally in LoveAccidentally in Love (film)Accidentally in Love is a 2011 Hallmark Channel Original Movie directed by David Burton Morris, and starring Jennie Garth and Ethan Erickson.- Plot :...
(2011) (TV) as Mama Crowne