Zohra Lampert (born May , ) is an American actress, who has had roles
on film, television, and stage, including as the title character in
the cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death; she also starred
alongside Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in the Splendor in the
Grass. Lampert achieved critical acclaim for her work on Broadway as
well, earning two Tony Award nominations for her roles in Look What
We've Come Through () and Mother Courage and Her Children (). She won
a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
for her role in a episode of Kojak.Lampert was born in New York City,
the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants Rachil Eriss, a draper and
hatmaker, and Morris Lampert, an architect and ironworker. Lampert
attended New York's High School of Music & Art, and then the
University of Chicago. She was married to actor Bill Alton[citation
needed] from to .Lampert studied acting at HB Studio. After working
on minor stages for several years, including a stint as a member of
the Second City troupe in Chicago, she performed on Broadway in a
Tony-nominated performance in 's Look We've Come Through. She scored
with a pair of small, noteworthy performances in the films Pay or Die
and Splendor in the Grass. In the s/s, she was active in supporting
roles in film and television, and won an Emmy for her performance as a
gypsy in an episode of Kojak ("Queen of the Gypsies", ). She
co-starred with Gena Rowlands in John Cassavetes' Opening Night ().She
was a regular in the sitcom The Girl with Something Extra and the
medical drama Doctors' Hospital. During the early s, she originated
the role of Ellie Jardin on the CBS soap Where the Heart Is until her
character was killed off in . In , she appeared in an episode of
Knight Rider (season , "Hills of Fire"). She worked less during the s
and s. She appeared in The Exorcist III (playing actor George C.
Scott's wife) and the offbeat film The Eden Myth.
on film, television, and stage, including as the title character in
the cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death; she also starred
alongside Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in the Splendor in the
Grass. Lampert achieved critical acclaim for her work on Broadway as
well, earning two Tony Award nominations for her roles in Look What
We've Come Through () and Mother Courage and Her Children (). She won
a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
for her role in a episode of Kojak.Lampert was born in New York City,
the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants Rachil Eriss, a draper and
hatmaker, and Morris Lampert, an architect and ironworker. Lampert
attended New York's High School of Music & Art, and then the
University of Chicago. She was married to actor Bill Alton[citation
needed] from to .Lampert studied acting at HB Studio. After working
on minor stages for several years, including a stint as a member of
the Second City troupe in Chicago, she performed on Broadway in a
Tony-nominated performance in 's Look We've Come Through. She scored
with a pair of small, noteworthy performances in the films Pay or Die
and Splendor in the Grass. In the s/s, she was active in supporting
roles in film and television, and won an Emmy for her performance as a
gypsy in an episode of Kojak ("Queen of the Gypsies", ). She
co-starred with Gena Rowlands in John Cassavetes' Opening Night ().She
was a regular in the sitcom The Girl with Something Extra and the
medical drama Doctors' Hospital. During the early s, she originated
the role of Ellie Jardin on the CBS soap Where the Heart Is until her
character was killed off in . In , she appeared in an episode of
Knight Rider (season , "Hills of Fire"). She worked less during the s
and s. She appeared in The Exorcist III (playing actor George C.
Scott's wife) and the offbeat film The Eden Myth.
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