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Deanna Lund (May 30, 1937 – June 22, 2018) was an American film and television actress best known for her role in the Irwin Allen television series Land of the Giants, in which she played the character of Valerie Ames Scott.

Deanna Lund
Lund in Land of the Giants.
Born	(1937-05-30)May 30, 1937 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 22, 2018(2018-06-22) (aged 81) Century City, Los Angeles, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–2017
Spouse(s)	James E. Duffy (1980-?) (divorced)[1] Don Matheson (1970-1980) (divorced) (1 child) Wilbur Owen Upson (1958-1963) (divorced) (2 children)[2]
Children	3, including Michele Matheson[3]
Website	deannalund.com

Early years

Lund was the daughter of attorney Arthur Lund, who at one time served in the legislature of Illinois. The family moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, when she was eight. She dropped out of Rollins College, where she was studying drama, to get married. Before becoming an actress, she attended modeling school and worked as a secretary. Later, she did commercials on television and became a weather person at a television station.[4]

Career

Lund's early career included minor roles in the 1960s spy film parodies Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) and Dimension 5 (1966), as well as the horror film Sting of Death (1965), the beach film Out of Sight (1966), and the western Johnny Tiger (1966). She appeared as a lesbian stripper in the 1967 Frank Sinatra movie Tony Rome,[5] but Lund was so embarrassed by the role that she had her name removed from the credits. Her performance was favorably received and led to a starring role in Irwin Allen's television series Land of the Giants.[5]^: 237 While waiting for filming to start, Lund was offered the part of Rosemary's friend Terry Gionoffrio in Rosemary's Baby but had to decline when, despite Roman Polanski's assurances, Allen did not believe she would be finished in time.[5]^: 238

Valerie in Giantland, a novella written by Lund, is based on the Land of the Giants series, and set ten years later; written from the point of view of Lund's character, Valerie Ames. In 1976, she appeared on the drama General Hospital as Peggy Lowell, the secretary and mistress of Cameron Faulkner, who was played by Lund's husband Don Matheson. Her later films included the Jerry Lewis comedy Hardly Working (1980), Stick (1985) starring Burt Reynolds, and horror movies such as the Christmas horror film Elves (1989), Witch Story (1989),[6] and the comedy Transylvania Twist (1989).

Personal life

Lund dropped out of college to marry her high school sweetheart. They had two children and divorced four years later.[4] After Land of the Giants was cancelled, she married co-star Don Matheson, but they were divorced in the late 1970s. Their daughter, Michele Matheson, is also an actress. Lund is an alumna of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.[7]

In 1995, she dated Larry King, and the couple were engaged five weeks after they met.[8] The relationship ended before they could be married.[9]

Lund died on June 22, 2018 at her home in Century City, California of pancreatic cancer, aged 81.[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Once Upon a Coffee House	Corrine
1965	Run for Your Wife	Unknown	Uncredited
1965	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine	Robot
1966	The Oscar	Bikini Girl	Uncredited
1966	Johnny Tiger	Louise
1966	Paradise, Hawaiian Style	Nurse	Uncredited
1966	Out of Sight	Tuff Bod
1966	Spinout	Redhead Beauty	Uncredited
1966	Sting of Death	Jessica, Honey Blond
1966	Dimension 5	Miss Sweet
1966	The Swinger	Model	Uncredited
1967	Batman (TV Series)	Anna Gram	year 2, episodes 45 and 46
1967	Tony Rome	Georgia McKay	Uncredited
1968	Panic in the City	Blonde
1975	Hustle	Unknown	Uncredited
1978	The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)	Terri Ann	Season 1, episode 3: Of Guilt, Models and Murder
1980	Hardly Working	Millie
1985	Stick	Diane
1987	If We Knew Then	Unknown
1987	Hammerhead	Dee-Dee
1989	Streghe	Helena
1989	Elves	Kirsten's Mother
1989	Transylvania Twist	Teacher
1989	Girl Talk	Dana
1990	The Girl I Want	Mrs. Andrews
1992	Roots of Evil	Marissa
2001	Extreme Honor	Martha Brascoe
2015	Boned	Faye

References

External links

• Deanna Lund at IMDb
• Deanna Lund at the TCM Movie Database
• Deanna Lund Official Website
• Deanna Lund at Sixties Cinema

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- [en] Deanna Lund

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[es] Deanna Lund

Deanna Lund (30 de mayo de 1937 – 22 de junio de 2018) fue una actriz estadounidense que trabajó en cine y televisión, es mejor conocida por su interpretación como Valerie Ames Scott en la serie de televisión Land of the Giants, que fue creada por Irwin Allen.

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[ru] Ланд, Дианна

Дианна Ланд[3] (англ. Deanna Lund; 30 мая 1937[1], Ок-Парк, Иллинойс — 22 июня 2018[2], Сенчери-Сити[d], Калифорния) — американская актриса кино и телевидения[4].

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