Lucinda Dooling

Lucinda Schiff (née Valles) (April 19, 1954 – December 30, 2015), better known by her stage name Lucinda Dooling, was a Puerto Rico-born American actor, best known for her roles in the films Lovely But Deadly (1981), The Alchemist (1981), and Surf II (1984), and several television movies and series.

Lucinda Dooling
Born
Lucinda Valles

(1954-04-19)April 19, 1954
Puerto Rico
DiedDecember 30, 2015(2015-12-30) (aged 61)
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLucinda Schiff
OccupationActor
Years active1979–1991

Career

She was born Lucinda Valles in Puerto Rico in 1954 to a Puerto Rican father and an Irish-American mother. Her parents split up when she was a child, and after the death of her mother in 1969, she relocated to New York City to live with her father, who threw her out when she was 18.[1][2]

She made her film debut in Steven Spielberg's 1979 film 1941, followed by a role in a television adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor.[2] Her first starring role came in the 1981 film Lovely But Deadly, playing the lead role of Mary Ann "Lovely" Lovitt, and in the same year she starred opposite Robert Ginty in The Alchemist, which didn't see release until two years later. Her final film role was in the 1984 film Surf II (as Lindy Sue).[1]

In the 1980s she appeared in popular television shows such as Nero Wolfe, Hart to Hart, Three's Company,[3] and The Thorn Birds,[3] as well as roles in TV movies Miracle On Ice (1981), The Rules of Marriage (1982), Double Switch (1987), and Lies of the Children (1991, credited as Lucinda Schiff).[1][2][4]

She gave up her acting career in the early 1990s, subsequently working as an interior designer.[2] She married film executive David Schiff in 1980, with whom she had three children.[1]

She died on December 30, 2015 after a 15-year long battle with recurring brain tumors, aged 61.[1]

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References
  1. Lentz, Harris M. III (2016) Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015, McFarland & Co, ISBN 978-0786476671, p. 97
  2. Barnes, Mike (2016) "Lucinda Schiff, Actress and Wife of Hollywood Exec David Schiff, Dies at 61", The Hollywood Reporter, January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  3. Terrace, Vincent (1985) Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots and Specials 1974-1984, New York Zoetrope, ISBN 978-0918432612, pp. 414, 418
  4. Variety Television Reviews 1991-92, Vol.17, Routledge, ISBN 978-0824037963
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