Lieux Dressler

Lieux Dressler (born 27 February 1930) is an American film and television actress.

Life

Before becoming known as an actress, Dressler worked as a nightclub singer in Dallas. During this time, she was married to trombonist Morris Repass, with whom she had two sons.[1] In the 1960s, her marriage ended, and she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She operated an acting workshop named the Patio Playhouse,[2] where she developed techniques that continue to be taught at acting classes.[3]

During the 1970s, she appeared on various television series, including Columbo, Gunsmoke, Kolchak: the Night Stalker, and The Rockford Files.[4] She also appeared in feature films, most notably Truck Stop Women (1974), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977),[5] and Point of No Return (1993), and then she retired from acting.

Filmography (selected)

References

  1. Waters, Rick (1995). "Music is my mistress". The TCU Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines. Scarecrow Press. p. 427.
  3. "The Garage". 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. Abbott, Jon (2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 63.
  5. Hughes, Howard (2014). Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films. p. 42.



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