Actress Ann Wedgeworth Dead at 83; Tony Award Winner

[Dennis Donovan]

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2017/11/ann-wedgeworth-dead-at-83.html



Tony Award winning actress and former soap opera star Ann Wedgeworth passed away on Thursday. She was 83.

After playing Marie Warren and, later, Angie Talbot on CBS soap The Edge of Night, Wedgeworth moved to NBC's Another World in 1967 to create the role of Lahoma Vane. In March 1970, Lahoma and her husband, Sam Lucas, left Bay City for the spin-off series Somerset. Wedgeworth left Somerset in September 1973.

In a 1980 People magazine interview, Wedgeworth described her six years in the soaps as "dreary and horrible".

She went on to win a Tony Award in 1978 for her work in "Chapter Two," and later memorably played Lana Shields on ABC's hit sitcom Three's Company.

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I remember her from Three's Company. She was funny, but under-utilized. RIP Ann.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. My mother loved her on "Another World".

[Different Drummer]

2. My favorite role of hers was that of Bootsie Westchester...

in the short-lived 1980's sitcom, 'Filthy Rich."

[Mike Nelson]

3. I remember...

...she was fun on Three's Company. Interesting that she played a sexually aggressive female - more men fall in that category, but women do, too. Jack Tripper could have reported her... that show was good at making us look and think about gender roles.

[monmouth4]

4. Wonderful actress, always an excellent performance whether it be stage or tv..n/t

[shenmue]

5. Rest in peace

[maryellen99]

6. She also played Aunt Fern in Steel Magnolias nt

[tymorial]

7. One of my favorite scenes with her on There's Company

She knocks on the door and asks for sugar. Janet answers and offers to get some but Lana states she will get it herself. She walks over to Jack and says "come in sugar!" as she attempts to drag him out of the apartment.