Louise Marie Lasser (born April , ) is an American actress, television
writer and performing arts teacher and director. She is known for her
portrayal of the title character on the soap opera satire Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman. She was married to Woody Allen and appeared in
several of his early films. She is also a life member of The Actors
Studio and studied with both Sanford Meisner and Robert X. Modica.Born
in New York City, Lasser is the daughter of tax expert S. Jay Lasser,
author of the successful Everyone's Income Tax Guide series in the 's
and 's. Louise Lasser's family was Jewish and Lasser was an only
child. For three years, she studied political science at Brandeis
University. In , Lasser's mother Paula committed suicide following the
breakup of her marriage to S. Jay, who eventually also took his own
life.Lasser was the understudy for Barbra Streisand in the Broadway
musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale. She also acted on the soap
opera The Doctors and in television commercials.
writer and performing arts teacher and director. She is known for her
portrayal of the title character on the soap opera satire Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman. She was married to Woody Allen and appeared in
several of his early films. She is also a life member of The Actors
Studio and studied with both Sanford Meisner and Robert X. Modica.Born
in New York City, Lasser is the daughter of tax expert S. Jay Lasser,
author of the successful Everyone's Income Tax Guide series in the 's
and 's. Louise Lasser's family was Jewish and Lasser was an only
child. For three years, she studied political science at Brandeis
University. In , Lasser's mother Paula committed suicide following the
breakup of her marriage to S. Jay, who eventually also took his own
life.Lasser was the understudy for Barbra Streisand in the Broadway
musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale. She also acted on the soap
opera The Doctors and in television commercials.
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