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Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952) is an American actress, author, and singer. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Sidney Luft.

Lorna Luft
Luft in 2010
Born	(1952-11-21) November 21, 1952 (age 69) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, author
Years active	1963–present
Spouses	Jake Hooker ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1993)​ Colin Freeman ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Parents	Sidney Luft Judy Garland
Relatives	Liza Minnelli (half-sister)

Early life

Luft was born on November 21, 1952, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California to Judy Garland and Garland's third husband, Sidney Luft.[1] She attended University High School in Los Angeles during her senior year and was a member of the school choir. She studied theatre at HB Studio[2] in New York City.

Career

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Stage and television

Luft made her show business debut at age 11, singing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on the 1963 Christmas episode of Garland's CBS television series The Judy Garland Show. Siblings Liza Minnelli and Joey Luft also appeared. Garland sang the song "Lorna" to Luft on episode 20 of The Judy Garland Show in 1964: an original number composed by Mort Lindsey and Johnny Mercer especially for Luft at Garland's request. The song was later featured on the 2006 Garland compilation Great Day! Rare Recordings from the Judy Garland Show.

Luft soon joined the family act on a summer concert tour, the highlight of which was Garland's third and final appearance at New York's famed Palace Theatre on Broadway in 1967, two years before her mother's death.[3] In this month-long engagement, Garland "shared" the bill with Luft (then 14 years old) and Joey (12 years old). The show was recorded live and released on ABC Records as Judy Garland at Home at the Palace.[4]

Luft made her Broadway debut in 1971 at the Shubert Theatre as a replacement cast member in the musical Promises, Promises, adapted from the classic 1960 Billy Wilder film The Apartment.[5] It is best known for the hit song "I'll Never Fall in Love Again".

On October 7, 1981, Luft performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, which was said to be the culmination of a lifelong dream. She starred in the 1981–82 national tour of They're Playing Our Song, and in 1982 she played Paulette Rebchuck in Grease 2. In 1983, she played Peppermint Patty in the off-Broadway production of Snoopy! The Musical, a sequel to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.[6] Later that year, she costarred in Extremities with Farrah Fawcett.[7][8]

Luft appeared as Nurse Libby Kegler on the CBS television series Trapper John, M.D. during its final season of 1985–1986. She also appeared as Patti Bristol in "Broadway Malady", a 1985 episode of Murder, She Wrote. In the episode, Luft played the daughter of Vivian Blaine, who had originated the role of Adelaide in Guys and Dolls on Broadway, while Luft would go on to play the same role in the 1992–1994 national and worldwide tours.

In 1996, Luft appeared in an Irish production of Follies in Dublin with Mary Millar, Alex Sharpe, Christine Scarry, Aidan Conway, Enda Markey, Dave Willetts and Millicent Martin. In 2002, she starred as Mama Rose in a University of Richmond school production of Gypsy.

In December 1995, Luft released a cover version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", which was reworked as a "virtual duet" with Garland. Produced by Gordon Lorenz, it was issued as a CD single only in the U.K. by the Carlton Sounds label. A music video featured Luft performing the song in a studio interspersed with classic footage of Garland singing to a then-11-year-old Luft on the 1963 Christmas episode of The Judy Garland Show, all placed on the same screen.[9]

From November 2006 through January 2007, Luft performed in the U.K. premiere of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, a new stage adaptation based on the film. She reprised her role the next year, playing the Edinburgh Playhouse from November 19 to December 8, 2007 and the Wales Millennium Centre at the Donald Gordon Theatre from December 13, 2007, through January 12, 2008.

Luft appeared in four episodes of the 2007–2009 Logo animated series Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World.

In October 2007, Luft released her debut album Lorna Luft: Songs My Mother Taught Me in the U.K.[10] Produced by Barry Manilow and Luft's husband Colin R. Freeman, the album celebrates Garland's music. In 2005, Luft toured Ireland with her stage show, Songs My Mother Taught Me. In June 2006, she surprised audiences at Carnegie Hall by performing a duet with Rufus Wainwright on the song "After You've Gone" at the end of Wainwright's tribute concert for Garland's triumphant 1961 comeback at the same venue.

Luft appeared in The Wizard Of Oz, a stage version of the movie that made Garland famous, at The Lowry in Manchester, England. She portrayed the role of the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Margaret Hamilton in the film).

In April 2009, Luft completed a successful U.K. tour of the critically acclaimed Hugh Whitemore play Pack of Lies, where she played the role of Helen Kroger, starring alongside Jenny Seagrove, Simon Shepherd, and Daniel Hill. In May 2009 she appeared in W magazine as a special guest performer for the acclaimed avant-garde Theo Adams Company's latest project, "Performance", photographed by David Sims.[11] In July 2009, she appeared at the Mermaid Theatre, London to record for the radio series Friday Night Is Music Night. Lorna Luft and Friends – A Tribute to Judy Garland also featured John Barrowman, Frances Ruffelle, and Linzi Hateley.

Between May and July 2015, Luft toured the U.K. in Judy - The Songbook of Judy Garland, a show highlighting Garland's life and music. The show featured her signature songs and recreations of film scenes from her MGM years.

Film

Luft has appeared in the films Grease 2 (1982), Where the Boys Are '84 (1984), Fear Stalk (1989), 54 (1998) and My Giant (1998). She and her brother Joey made cameo appearances in the 1963 film I Could Go On Singing.

Author

Luft is the author of the 1998 book Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir. Among its revelations is that she had an affair with Barry Manilow in 1971.[12] In 2001, the book was adapted as an Emmy-winning TV miniseries called Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. It stars Judy Davis as the adult Judy, Tammy Blanchard as the teenage Judy, Hugh Laurie as Vincente Minnelli, Victor Garber as Sid Luft, and Marsha Mason as Ethel Gumm. Luft is the co-author, asking with film historian Jeffrey Vance, of the 2018 book A Star Is Born: Judy Garland and the Film That Got Away, which she describes as "a vivid account of the film classic's production, loss, and reclamation."[13]

Personal life

Luft participates in various children's and AIDS-related charities, including the annual Los Angeles AIDS Walk and The Children's Wish Foundation International.[14] Luft and first husband Jerry Memberg, better known as Jake Hooker, were divorced in 1993. They had two children together, a son, Jesse, and a daughter, Vanessa and four grandchildren.[15]

Health

In June 2015, Luft revealed that she had cancer. Consequently, the U.K. tour of Judy - The Songbook of Judy Garland concluded early on July 11, and she returned to the U.S. for surgical treatment.[16][17]

In March 2018, Luft was diagnosed with a brain tumor after collapsing following a London performance.[18] Later that month, Luft underwent surgery to remove the tumor. The surgery was successful, and Luft has since recovered.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label
2007	Songs My Mother Taught Me	First Night Records

Singles

Year	Single	Label
1973	"Our Day Will Come" b/w "Is It Really Love At All"	Epic Records
1978	"Head Over Heels" b/w "I Did It All For Love"	Private Stock Records
1981	"Long Time" b/w "Something's Got A Hold On My Heart"	DJM Records
	"Get It Up" b/w "A Few Dollars More"	Silver Blue Records
1984	"Where the Boys Are" (with Village People) b/w "Prove Me Wrong"
	"The Whole World's Goin' Crazee" b/w "Jesse's Theme"
1989	"Born Again" b/w "Born Again (instrumental)"	Dessca Records
1995	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Judy Garland)	Carlton Sounds
2011	"When You Wish Upon a Star"	Silver Blue Records

Cast albums

Year	Album	Label	Songs
1982	Grease 2 (film soundtrack)	RSO Records	"Score Tonight" "Girl for All Seasons" "Who's That Guy?" "Reproduction" "Rock-A-Hula-Luau (Summer Is Coming)" "We'll Be Together"
1990	Girl Crazy (cast soundtrack)	Elektra Records	"Sam and Delilah" "I Got Rhythm" "I Got Rhythm" (Encore) (with Dick Hyman) "Finale: Act I" "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!"

Album appearances

Year	Song(s)	Role	Album
1967	"Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)" with Judy Garland	Lead vocal	Judy Garland at Home at the Palace: Opening Night by ABC Records
	"Jamboree Jones"
	"Together (Wherever We Go)"
1979	"Accidents Never Happen" with Blondie	Back vocal	Eat to the Beat by Chrysalis Records
	"Slow Motion"
1980	[Several tracks] with Hilly Michaels		Calling All Girls by Warner Bros. Records
1984	[Several tracks] with Adrian Zmed		Adrian Zmed by Attic Records
1991	"A Gift of Hope"	Lead vocal	The Christmas Album... A Gift of Hope by Children's Records
1992	"Blow, Gabriel, Blow"		Cole Porter: Centennial Gala Concert by Teldec Records
1996	"Not Even Nominated" (Medley)		Stairway to the Stars by First Night Records
1998	[Several tracks] with Rick Derringer	Back vocal	Rick Derringer & Friends by King Biscuit Flower Hour Records
2007	"After You've Gone" with Rufus Wainwright	Lead vocal	Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall by Geffen Records
2011	"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" with Matt Dusk		Matt Dusk: Live from Las Vegas by Royal Crown Records
2019	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" with Randy Rainbow		Hey Gurl, It's Christmas! by Broadway Records

DVD releases

Year	Title	Label
2002	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
	Judy Garland: The Concert Years	Kultur Video
2006	Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl	Image Entertainment
2007	Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium	Geffen Records
2009	Lorna Luft: Live in Oz	Ovation Entertainment

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	I Could Go On Singing	Girl on Boat	Uncredited role
1982	Grease 2	Paulette Rebchuck
1984	Where the Boys Are '84	Carole Singer
1989	Fear Stalk	Doris	Television film
1998	My Giant	Joanne
	54	Elaine's Patron
2017	The Fabulous Allan Carr	Herself (interview)	Documentary film
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963–64	The Judy Garland Show	Herself (performer)	Episodes 15 and 20
1973	Love, American Style	Margie Currie	Episode: "Love and the Blue Plate Special"
1975	McCloud	Marlene Morgan	Episode: "Park Avenue Pirates"
1985	Murder, She Wrote	Patti Bristol	Episode: "Broadway Malady"
1985	Great Performances	Herself (hostess)	Episode: "Judy Garland: The Concert Years"
1985–86	Trapper John, M.D.	Nurse Libby Kegler	Main cast (19 episodes)
1985	The Twilight Zone	Sheila Cunningham	Episode: "Children's Zoo"
1986	Tales from the Darkside	Christine Matthews	Episode: "The Shrine"
1988	Hooperman	Peaches Markowitz	Episode: "The Naked and the Dead"
1990	Murder, She Wrote	Patsy Dumont	Episode: "If the Shoe Fits"
1995	The Nanny	Cousin Susan Rosenberg	Episode: "The Unkindest Gift"
1995	Caroline in the City	Travel Agent Mindi	Episode: "Caroline and the Christmas Break"
2001	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	—	Television miniseries (co-executive producer)
2003	Style Court	Celebrity Juror	Episode: "September 2, 2003"
2007–09	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World	Joanna (voice)	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2014	Sean Saves the World	Francine	Episode: "The Wrath of Sean"

Stage productions

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Judy Garland at Home at the Palace	Herself (performer)	Broadway: Palace Theatre, New York City
1970	The Boy Friend	Madcap Maisie	The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
1971–72	Promises, Promises	Fran Kubelik	Broadway: Shubert Theatre, New York City
1976	Eddie Fisher & Lorna Luft in Concert	Herself (performer)	West End: London Palladium, London, England
1980	Grease	Sandy Dumbrowski	E.J. Thomas Hall, Akron, Ohio
	Carnival!	Lili	Club Bene Dinner Theater, South Amboy, New Jersey
1981–82	They're Playing Our Song	Sonia Walsk	US National Tour
1983	Snoopy! The Musical	Peppermint Patty	Off-Broadway: Lamb's Theatre, New York City
	Extremities	Terry	Off-Broadway: Westside Theatre, New York City
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Audrey	Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
1987	The Unsinkable Molly Brown	Molly Brown	Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre, Jupiter, Florida
1987–88	Mame	Agnes Gooch
1988	Girl Crazy	Kate Fothergill	Birmingham Theatre, Detroit, Michigan
1989–90	Hollywood Celebration	Herself (one-woman show)	US National Tour
1990	Jerry Herman's Broadway Years
1992	Hollywood & Broadway	Herself (performer)	UK and European Tour
1992–94	Guys and Dolls	Miss Adelaide	North American Tour
1995	The Magical World of Musicals	Herself (performer)	UK and European Tour
1996	Follies	Phyllis Stone	National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
1999–04	Songs My Mother Taught Me	Herself (one-woman show)	World Tour
2001	Caged	Female Prisoner	Town Hall, New York City
2002	Gypsy	Mama Rose	University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
2006–07	White Christmas	Martha Watson	UK National Tour
2007	Babes in Arms	Mrs. Phyllis Owen	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England
2007–08	White Christmas	Martha Watson	UK National Tour
2008–09	The Wizard of Oz	Wicked Witch of the West	The Lowry, Manchester, England
2009	Pack of Lies	Helen Kroger	UK National Tour
2009–10	White Christmas	Martha Watson	US National Tour
2011			Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey
2015	Follies	Hattie Walker	Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2015	The Songbook of Judy Garland	Herself (one-woman show)	UK National Tour
2016–19	The Great American Songbook		Feinstein's/54 Below, New York City
2016–17	White Christmas	Martha Watson	US National Tour
2017	Holiday Inn	Louise Badger	5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington
2019	White Christmas	Martha Watson	US National Tour
2022			UK National Tour

Published works

• Luft, Lorna (1998). Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671019006., autobiography
• Luft, Lorna; Fricke, John (2003). Judy Garland: A Portrait in Art & Anecdote. Bulfinch Press. ISBN 978-0821228364., biography
• Luft, Lorna; Vance, Jeffrey (2018). A Star Is Born: Judy Garland and the Film That Got Away. Running Press. ISBN 978-0762464807., biography

References

External links

• Official website
• Lorna Luft at MySpace
• Lorna Luft at IMDb
• Lorna Luft at the Internet Broadway Database
• Lorna Luft at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• July 2008 interview with Lorna Luft on BroadwayWorld.com

На других языках

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[de] Lorna Luft

Lorna Luft (* 21. November 1952 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Sängerin, Schauspielerin und Autorin.

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- [en] Lorna Luft

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[es] Lorna Luft

Lorna Luft (Santa Mónica, California; 21 de noviembre de 1952) es una actriz y cantante estadounidense, hija de la también actriz Judy Garland y el productor Sidney Luft y hermana por parte de madre de Liza Minnelli.

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[ru] Лафт, Лорна

Ло́рна Лафт (англ. Lorna Luft; 21 ноября 1952 (1952-11-21), Санта-Моника, Калифорния, США) — американская актриса , писательница и певица .

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