Audrey Landers

Audrey Landers
Landers at the 24th Annual Genesis Awards in 2010
Born Audrey Hamburg
(1956-07-18) July 18, 1956
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Residence Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • writer
  • producer
Years active 1971–present
Spouse(s)
Donald Berkowitz (m. 1988)
Children 2
Relatives Judy Landers (sister)
Website audrey-landers.com

Audrey Landers (born Audrey Hamburg, July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series Dallas and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line (1985).[1]

Early years

Landers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] Landers began her acting career at the age of 9, when she starred in her first community theater musical, and continued acting and singing in community theater shows in New York State. Landers was first noticed with a country song that she wrote and performed at the age of twelve, which led to a Nashville recording contract with Epic Records, a performance on The Merv Griffin Show, and a year-long role on the daytime drama, The Secret Storm.

During her teen years, she acted on the daytime drama Somerset and studied music at the Juilliard School in New York City, while majoring in psychology at Columbia University. Her feature film debut came in The Tennessee Stallion (1978) with her sister, Judy.

Career

Landers moved to Los Angeles and on her 24th birthday, landed the role of Afton Cooper on Dallas, which she held for 84 episodes, from 1981–84, and further episodes in 1989. She also appeared in the television movie Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996). In the series, her character was a nightclub singer. Landers had already recorded two singles in the 1970s, but during her stint on Dallas, she recorded her first album, Little River (1983). She has since released over a dozen albums, mainly for European record companies.

After she left Dallas in 1984, she was cast by director Richard Attenborough as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line (1985). In 2013, she reprised her role of Afton Cooper in several episodes of the second season of the revival of Dallas.[3][4]

Before joining Dallas, she guest-starred in a number of television series, including The Dukes of Hazzard, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Battlestar Galactica and appeared as a panelist on Match Game 79. In the 1990s, she appeared in the television miniseries of Jackie Collins' Lucky Chances. From 1990–92, she played the role of Charlotte Hesser, eldest daughter of upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser on the ABC daytime series One Life to Live.[5] She was also a frequent guest on the 1980's iterations of Pyramid (game show), winning $100,000 with contestant Cheryl Reinwand in 1986.

With her young sons as inspiration, Landers created the children's television series, The Huggabug Club in 1996,[5] for which, in addition to writing the scripts, she also wrote the 250+ original songs in the series. Her partner (and mother), Ruth Landers, produced the series and donated it to Public Television for its 5-year run. In 2006, she co-wrote, and co-directed the family adventure film, Circus Island, a Ruth Landers production. Landers and her mother have also created a fashion line called Landers STAR Collection which is gaining global popularity through QVC UK, and in Italy, Canada, Germany, and the U.S.[6]

Personal life

Audrey is sister of actress Judy Landers, and has acted with her in several roles, including multiple episodes of The Love Boat as well as Circus Island and Ghost Writer, films produced by Ruth Landers. Audrey and Judy Landers were on the cover and in a non-nude pictorial of the January 1983 issue of Playboy.

Landers married businessman Donald Berkowitz in May 1988. They have two children, twins Adam and Daniel, born in 1993.[6]

Selected filmography

Film and Television
Year Title Role Notes
1972–73 The Secret Storm Joanna Morrison Landers #1
1973 Search for Tomorrow Connie
1973 Room 222 Donna 1 episode
1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. Tracy Robbins 1 episode
1973 The F.B.I. Janine Winchell 1 episode
1973 Emergency! Marsha 1 episode
1974–76 Somerset Heather Lawrence
1977 Happy Days Kitty 1 episode
1977 Police Woman Nancy 1 episode
1978 The Waverly Wonders Ginger 1 episode
1978 Battlestar Galactica Miri 1 episode
1979 Charlie's Angels Donna Rossitter 1 episode
1979 Highcliffe Manor Wendy Sparkles 5 episodes
1979–84 Fantasy Island Various roles 5 episodes
1979 B.J. and the Bear Carol Cain 1 episode
1979 Young Maverick Sara Lou Mullen 1 episode
1979 1941 USO Girl
1980–84 The Dukes of Hazzard Billie Jean/Gail Flatt 2 episodes
1981 Underground Aces Annie Wenders
1981–84, 1989 Dallas Afton Cooper 84 episodes
1982 Tennessee Stallion Charlotte
1982–85 The Love Boat Various roles 4 episodes
1983 The Hitchhiker Priscilla Packard 1 episode
1985 A Chorus Line Val Clarke
1986 Hotel Susan 1 episode
1986 Crazy Like a Fox Dianne Bennett 1 episode
1986 Getting Even Paige Starson
1986 Popeye Doyle Jill Anneyard
1989 Midnight Caller Marie Devoe/Sandra 1 episode
1989 MacGyver Carla Yeats / Roxy Yeats 1 episode
1990 Lucky Chances Marabelle TV miniseries
1990–91 One Life to Live Charlotte Hesser 9 episodes
1991 California Casanova JB
1991 The Cosby Show Cookie Bennett 1 episode
1992 Silk Stalkings Liza Gutierrez 1 episode
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Toots 1 episode
1994 Burke's Law Dancer 1 episode
1995–97 The Huggabug Club Miss Audrey 8 episodes
1986, 1996 Murder, She Wrote Greta Bayer/Phyllis Walters 2 episodes
1996 Dallas: J.R. Returns Afton Cooper
2006 Circus Camp Lena Anderson
2008 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation Bettina
2007–08 Burn Notice Veronica 4 episodes
2011 Jackie Goldberg: Private Dick Nadia
2013–14 Dallas Afton Cooper 2 episodes

Discography

Albums
  • 1983 Little River
  • 1984 Holiday Dreams (European release)/Wo der Südwind weht (Germany release)
  • 1985 Paradise Generation
  • 1986 Country Dreams (European release)/Weites Land (Germany release)
  • 1988 Secrets
  • 1990 My Dreams For You (European release)/Meine Träume für dich (Germany release)
  • 1991 Rendez-Vous
  • 1991 Das Audrey Landers Weihnachtsalbum
  • 2005 Spuren eines Sommers
  • 2006 Dolce Vita
  • 2010: Spuren Deiner Zärtlichkeit
Singles
  • 1978 Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree
  • 1979 You Thrill Me
  • 1983 Manuel Goodbye
  • 1983 Little River
  • 1983 Playa Blanca
  • 1984 Mi Amor (Camilo Sesto)
  • 1984 Honeymoon In Trinidad
  • 1985 Paradise Generation
  • 1985 Jim, Jeff & Johnny
  • 1985 Lucky
  • 1985 "Reunited" Duet with Tom Jones
  • 1985 Summernight In Rome
  • 1986 These Silver Wings
  • 1986 Yellow Rose of Texas
  • 1986 Tennessee Nights
  • 1987 Bella Italia
  • 1988 Silverbird
  • 1988 Never Wanna Dance (When I'm Blue)
  • 1989 Gone With the Wind
  • 1989 Sun of Jamaica
  • 1990 Shine a Light
  • 1990 Shadows of Love
  • 1991 Santa Maria Goodbye
  • 1991 Monte Carlo
  • 1997 Heute habe ich an dich gedacht (with Bernhard Brink)
  • 2004 Weil wir alle die gleiche Sonne sehen (with son Daniel)
  • 2005 Sommernacht am Lago Maggiore
  • 2006 In deinen Augen lag Dolce Vita
  • 2007 Sommertraum
  • 2009 "Weihnachten" (Christmas Time)
  • 2009: Sommer, Meer und Sonnenschein
  • 2010 "One Star" (Ein Stern)
  • 2011 "Haïti Chérie"
  • 2011 "Remember Yesterday" (An Jenem Tag)

Charts

Albums

Year Album D AUT CH NZ SWE
1983Little River[7]———419
1984Wo der Südwind weht[8]41312——
1985Paradise Generation[9]52—14——
1986Weites Land[10]16————

Singles

Year Single D AUT CH NZ BE NL
1983Manuel Goodbye[11]10—4314
1983Little River[12]28615—3438
1983Playa Blanca[13]38——4763
1984Honeymoon in Trinidad[14]————25—
1984Mi Amor[15]52———2226
1997Heute habe ich an dich gedacht[16]100—————

References

  1. ↑ "What Does This Singer Look Like Now?". huffingtonpost.com. July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Audrey Landers Biography". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Keck's Exclusives First Look: Dallas Brings Back Another Vet". March 11, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Vet Audrey Landers Says "Rebecca Needs Her Mother"". August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Audrey Landers profile". tcm.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "About Audrey Landers". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Little River". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Wo der Südwind weht". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Paradise Generation". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Weites Land". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Manuel Goodbye". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Little River (single) - Hitparade.ch". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Playa Blanca". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Honeymoon in Trinidad". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Audrey Landers - Mi Amor". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bernhard Brink & Audrey Landers - Heute habe ich an dich gedacht". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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