Muriel Landers (October , â€" February , ) was an American actress,
singer and dancer. She made more than thirty film and television
appearances between and .Born in Chicago, Landers began her career as
a concert singer before moving to New York City to pursue acting. She
initially found it difficult to find parts because of her weight
(Landers was ft in (. m) and weighed pounds), but found her niche
in comedy. In , Landers appeared on the variety series The Frank
Sinatra Show. Her performance on the series caught the attention of
Jack Benny who invited her to perform with him at the London
Palladium. Landers later appeared with Benny in two episodes of The
Jack Benny Program in and .She also performed on Where's Raymond?,
starring Ray Bolger, The Jimmy Durante Show, The Red Skelton Show and
Cavalcade of Stars, hosted by Jackie Gleason. In , Landers made her
feature film debut in the comedy Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,
starring Sammy Petrillo and Duke Mitchell. That same year, she won a
regular role on the sitcom Life with Luigi. The series was canceled in
. In , she appeared in the Three Stooges short Sweet and Hot. In the
film, she portrayed Joe Besser's sister "Tiny", who is a singer with
stage fright. She performs the song "The Heat Is On" which was taken
from the comedy short Tricky Chick Landers filmed for Columbia
Pictures. The next year, Landers had a supporting role in the romantic
comedy Pillow Talk, starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day.Appeared in an
episode of "Make Room for Daddy" starring Danny Thomas on May ,
entitled "The Practical Joke" as a chubby maid who wants to make it in
show business.
singer and dancer. She made more than thirty film and television
appearances between and .Born in Chicago, Landers began her career as
a concert singer before moving to New York City to pursue acting. She
initially found it difficult to find parts because of her weight
(Landers was ft in (. m) and weighed pounds), but found her niche
in comedy. In , Landers appeared on the variety series The Frank
Sinatra Show. Her performance on the series caught the attention of
Jack Benny who invited her to perform with him at the London
Palladium. Landers later appeared with Benny in two episodes of The
Jack Benny Program in and .She also performed on Where's Raymond?,
starring Ray Bolger, The Jimmy Durante Show, The Red Skelton Show and
Cavalcade of Stars, hosted by Jackie Gleason. In , Landers made her
feature film debut in the comedy Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,
starring Sammy Petrillo and Duke Mitchell. That same year, she won a
regular role on the sitcom Life with Luigi. The series was canceled in
. In , she appeared in the Three Stooges short Sweet and Hot. In the
film, she portrayed Joe Besser's sister "Tiny", who is a singer with
stage fright. She performs the song "The Heat Is On" which was taken
from the comedy short Tricky Chick Landers filmed for Columbia
Pictures. The next year, Landers had a supporting role in the romantic
comedy Pillow Talk, starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day.Appeared in an
episode of "Make Room for Daddy" starring Danny Thomas on May ,
entitled "The Practical Joke" as a chubby maid who wants to make it in
show business.
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