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Sue Ane Langdon
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| Born |
Sue Ane Lookhoff
March 8, 1936 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1991 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jack Emrek
(m. 1959; |
| Awards | Golden Globe Awards (1971) |
Sue Ane Langdon was born on March 8, 1936, with the name Sue Ane Lookhoff. She is an American actress. She has been in many TV shows and movies. Some of her well-known films include A Guide for the Married Man and The Cheyenne Social Club. Both of these movies were directed by Gene Kelly. She also starred in The Rounders with Henry Fonda and Glenn Ford. She even appeared in two movies with Elvis Presley: Roustabout and Frankie and Johnny.
Sue Ane Langdon started her acting career at Radio City Music Hall. There, she sang and acted in stage shows. In the mid-1960s, she performed in a Broadway musical called The Apple Tree. This show starred Alan Alda.
In 1970, she had a main role in the TV series Arnie. For her work on this show, she won a Golden Globe Award. This award was for Best Supporting Actress in Television.
Later, in 1976, she acted in Hello Dolly at The Little Theatre on the Square. In 1978, she was in Chicago for Kenley Players in Columbus, Ohio. She mostly appeared in comedies, but sometimes in dramatic films too.
About Sue Ane Langdon
Her Early Life
Sue Ane Langdon was born in New Jersey. However, she grew up in different places across the United States. This happened after her father passed away when she was only two years old. She went to North Texas Teachers College in Denton, Texas. She also studied for a short time at Idaho State University.
Her Acting Career
Sue Ane Langdon's first movie role was in The Great Impostor (1961). In this film, she starred alongside Tony Curtis. After that, Langdon took on main roles in several movies. These included 'The Rounders (1965), 'Hold On! (1966), and A Guide for the Married Man (1967). She also appeared in A Man Called Dagger (1967) and The Cheyenne Social Club (1970). Another film was A Fine Madness (1966). In 1966, United Artists Pictures released Frankie and Johnny. In this movie, Langdon co-starred with Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, and Harry Morgan. Her later films included The Evictors (1979) and 'Without Warning (1980). She also appeared in Zapped! (1982), 'UHF (1989), and Zapped Again! (1990).
Sue Ane Langdon's first regular role on TV was as Alice Kramden. She played this character in Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners sketches. She was the third actress to play Alice. She appeared on the cover of Life magazine with Jackie Gleason. This was to promote his return to weekly TV in 1962. Her time in the role was short, lasting only four weeks. News reports at the time mentioned "personality differences" between her and Gleason.
Langdon often appeared as a guest star on many TV shows. She played Kitty Marsh on Bachelor Father from 1959 to 1961. She was also on Rod Cameron's crime drama Coronado 9 twice. In 1961, she appeared on Perry Mason as Rowena Leach. In 1962, she played nurse Mary Simpson on The Andy Griffith Show. She also played a funny character on trial in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Langdon returned to Perry Mason two more times. In 1964, she was a character in "The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor." Her third appearance was in 1966 as Dorothy Merrill. She also guest-starred on shows like Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Happy Days. She even appeared as herself on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In.
In 1970, Langdon co-starred in the CBS comedy Arnie. This show lasted for two seasons. She played Lillian, the wife of Arnie Nuvo, who was a loading-dock worker who became a company executive. Langdon won a Golden Globe award for her acting in this role. In 1978, she was in Grandpa Goes to Washington on NBC. This show starred Jack Albertson. Langdon played Rosie Kelley, the daughter-in-law of a senator. This show lasted for four months. In 1980, she tried another series called When the Whistle Blows on ABC. Langdon played Darlene Ridgeway, who owned a saloon where construction workers often went. This show lasted for 10 weeks.
Her Personal Life
Sue Ane Langdon married Jack Emrek on April 4, 1959, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were married until Jack Emrek passed away on April 27, 2010. He died in Calabasas, California. Jack Emrek was a director for movies, stage plays, and television shows.
See also
In Spanish: Sue Ane Langdon para niños
