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== Biography ==
== Biography ==


Born in [[w:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], Landers' mother, Ruth, first introduced her to show business around the age of 3 when she would accompany her mother on modeling assignments. It is since this that Landers' pushed her mother to take her to auditions, as well as subscribing to various trade publications to find auditions.<ref name="csw">{{cite_web|url=http://www.donaly.com/interview_C11.html|title=Interview - Celebrity Scene Weekly Vol 11 Week 4: CELEBRITY MINI-INTERVIEW Audrey Landers|date=May 2002|accessdate=31 January 2007|last=Aly|first=Don|format=|language=}}</ref>
Born in [[w:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], Landers and her fellow sister, Judy, were raised solely by their mother, Ruth, after their father "drifted away". Ruth Landers, a professional model at the time, subsequently relocated herself and her family to [[w:Rockland County, New York|Rockland County, New York]]<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/atv0583.htm|title=TV Guide: Rise of a sex symbol. For Audrey Landers of Dallas, life is a nonstop campaign to sucdeed in show business. |date=May 1983|accessdate=3 Feburary 2007|last=See|first=Carolyn|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>, where she introduced a three-year old Audrey to show business when Audrey would accompany her on modeling assignments. It was since this that Audrey Landers pushed her mother to take her to auditions, as well as subscribing to various trade publications to find auditions.<ref name="csw">{{cite_web|url=http://www.donaly.com/interview_C11.html|title=Interview - Celebrity Scene Weekly Vol 11 Week 4: CELEBRITY MINI-INTERVIEW Audrey Landers|date=May 2002|accessdate=31 January 2007|last=Aly|first=Don|format=|language=}}</ref>  


At age 12, Landers assembled a demo tape of "The Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree"<ref name="collector">{{cite_web|url=http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/landers.htm|title=The Celebrity Collector - Audrey and Judy Landers|date=circa 2002|accessdate=31 January 2007|last=|first=Hall|format=Ken|language=}}</ref>, which Landers' wrote, and sent it to [[w:Merv Griffin|Merv Griffin]]. This demo tape landed her an appearance on ''[[w:The Merv Griffin Show|The Merv Griffin Show]]'' and an agent<ref name="csw"/>, although her mother still retained her status as Landers' manager. The aforementioned song also became a well-played, popular Country/Western single, which began a career that would result in 10 gold singles, 4 gold albums, and 2 platinum albums. None of which have been officially released in the [[w:United States|United States]]<ref name="collector"/>
At age 12, Landers assembled a demo tape of "The Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree"<ref name="collector">{{cite_web|url=http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/landers.htm|title=The Celebrity Collector - Audrey and Judy Landers|date=circa 2002|accessdate=31 January 2007|last=|first=Hall|format=Ken|language=}}</ref>, which Landers' wrote, and sent it to [[w:Merv Griffin|Merv Griffin]]. This demo tape landed her an appearance on ''[[w:The Merv Griffin Show|The Merv Griffin Show]]'' and an agent<ref name="csw"/>, although her mother still retained her status as Landers' manager. The aforementioned song also became a well-played, popular Country/Western single, which began a career that would result in 10 gold singles, 4 gold albums, and 2 platinum albums. None of which have been officially released in the [[w:United States|United States]]<ref name="collector"/>


At 13, Landers auditioned for, and landed, a role on the daytime drama<ref name="collector"/>, ''[[w:The Secret Storm|The Secret Storm]]''<ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|id=nm0484626}}</ref>.  
At 13, Landers auditioned for, and landed, a role on the daytime drama<ref name="collector"/>, ''[[w:The Secret Storm|The Secret Storm]]''<ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|id=nm0484626}}</ref><ref name="retrocrush">{{cite_web|url=http://www.retrocrush.com/babes2003/audreylanders/audrey.html|title=retroCRUSH: Audrey Landers Interview|date=2003|accessdate=2 February 2007|last=Waage|first=Randy|format=|language=}}</ref>. Later on in 1974, she starred in the daytime soap, ''Somerset''.
 
During her tenure at soaps, she participated in an accelerated program with advanced courses at Ramapo High School<ref name="tv guide"/>, where she maintained a straight-A average and graduated early, despite the demands from both the soaps and schooling.<ref name="us weekly">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/us021781.htm|title=Audrey Landers: Just an old-fashioned girl, from "Us Weekly"|date=17 Feburary 1981|accessdate=2 February 2007|last=Sellers|first=Pat|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref> After graduating, Landers studied music composition at the [[w:Juilliard School|Juilliard School]] in [[w:New York|New York]]. She later majored in psychology at [[w:Columbia University|Columbia University]], as well as earned a degree in pre-medicine.<ref name="collector"/> Despite this, she found that she was happier performing.<ref name="csw"/> Between both daytime dramas, which were filmed in New York, she took the summer off in 1973 for nearly four months to guest star on various television series<ref name="retrocrush"/>, including ''Emergency!'' (which starred fellow BSG guest star, [[Rudloph Mantooth]]) and ''Marcus Wellby, M.D.''.<ref name="imdb"/>
 
After completing ''Somerset'' in 1976, she moved to [[w:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]], and continued her guest starring career, which included ''Police Woman'', ''Happy Days'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', and ''Charlie's Angels'' (which starred [[w:Cheryl Ladd|Cheryl Ladd]]).<ref name="retrocrush"/> On these appearances, she lamented that "[t]he parts I was getting were nice, but nothing heavy. I guess I was spoiled by the soaps, where I got to do every sort of dramatic scene imaginable."<ref name="us weekly"/>
 
In 1981, while being managed by Stuart Ehrlich<ref name="tv guide"/>, she auditioned for the role of Afton Cooper on ''Dallas'', which she later won in a competition that she recalled as being fierce. The role of Afton Cooper was originally a two-episode guest starring role, which was upgraded to a recurring role after she completed her first episode on the series.<ref name="ultimatedallas">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ultimatedallas.com/interviews/audrey.htm|title=Dallas Exclusive Interviews: Audrey Landers|date=|accessdate=3 Feburary 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>  Despite her successful career at that point, she was propelled in the world spotlight due to this role,<ref name="retrocrush"/> which she wished to use to further her singing career.<ref name="movie mirror">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/ammss.html|title=Audrey Landers wants to be a singing cowgirl, "Movie Mirror"|date=1980|accessdate=2 Feburary 2007|last=|first=|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref> It was ''Dallas'' that began her singing career in Europe, where she would travel back and forth between filming ''Dallas'' and performing in various shows.<ref name="retrocrush"/> During this time, she made various appearances on ''Fantasy Island'', as well as ''The Love Boat'' along with her sister, Judy. Outside of acting, she pursued various interests, spanning from donating time to charities to writing poetry, as well as songwriting.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/MSY.html|title=Audrey Landers: Dallas' Date-Bait, from "Movie Screen Yearbook"|date=1981|accessdate=3 February 2007|last=|first=|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>
 
During the seventh year of ''Dallas'', she took a leave of absence<ref name="ultimatedallas2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ultimatedallas.com/interviews/audrey2.htm|title=Dallas Exclusive Interviews: Audrey Landers, pg. 2|date=|accessdate=3 Feburary 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> to film Sir [[w:Richard Attenborough|Richard Attenborough]]'s ''[[w:A Chorus Line|A Chorus Line]]'', which took over a year to film and starred [[w:Michael Douglas]]. For the movie, which fared better overseas than in the United States, she rigorously trained for the role, which Attenborough himself commented on in interviews. According to landers, "He [Attenborough] always said in interviews that I wore out 2 dance coaches because I'd go in 3 hours before everybody came to work in the morning at 9 AM in the morning. Then I'd stay an additional 3 hours after everyone went home at night at 6 PM. So I had 6 hours of additional dance training a day." After training for months, the movie took five months to film, and was shot entirely in New York's [[w:Mark Hellinger Theatre|.<ref name="retrocrush"/>


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Audrey Landers (born 18 July 1956) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. To television audiences, she is best known for her role as Afton Cooper in the 1980s series Dallas, as well as various appearances in series from the late 1970s to the 1980s, including Battlestar Galactica.

Her younger sister, Judy Landers, is also a well-known actress who worked on Vega$ and the Glen Larson series, B.J. and the Bear. Due to their close-knit nature, both Audrey and Judy Landers were often the combined focus of various news publication articles of the 1970s and 1980s, notably the January 1983 issue of Playboy magazine, a non-nude pictorial in which both Landers' sisters appear in lingerie.

Biography[edit]

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Landers and her fellow sister, Judy, were raised solely by their mother, Ruth, after their father "drifted away". Ruth Landers, a professional model at the time, subsequently relocated herself and her family to Rockland County, New York[1], where she introduced a three-year old Audrey to show business when Audrey would accompany her on modeling assignments. It was since this that Audrey Landers pushed her mother to take her to auditions, as well as subscribing to various trade publications to find auditions.[2]

At age 12, Landers assembled a demo tape of "The Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree"[3], which Landers' wrote, and sent it to Merv Griffin. This demo tape landed her an appearance on The Merv Griffin Show and an agent[2], although her mother still retained her status as Landers' manager. The aforementioned song also became a well-played, popular Country/Western single, which began a career that would result in 10 gold singles, 4 gold albums, and 2 platinum albums. None of which have been officially released in the United States[3]

At 13, Landers auditioned for, and landed, a role on the daytime drama[3], The Secret Storm[4][5]. Later on in 1974, she starred in the daytime soap, Somerset.

During her tenure at soaps, she participated in an accelerated program with advanced courses at Ramapo High School[6], where she maintained a straight-A average and graduated early, despite the demands from both the soaps and schooling.[7] After graduating, Landers studied music composition at the Juilliard School in New York. She later majored in psychology at Columbia University, as well as earned a degree in pre-medicine.[3] Despite this, she found that she was happier performing.[2] Between both daytime dramas, which were filmed in New York, she took the summer off in 1973 for nearly four months to guest star on various television series[5], including Emergency! (which starred fellow BSG guest star, Rudloph Mantooth) and Marcus Wellby, M.D..[4]

After completing Somerset in 1976, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and continued her guest starring career, which included Police Woman, Happy Days, Battlestar Galactica, and Charlie's Angels (which starred Cheryl Ladd).[5] On these appearances, she lamented that "[t]he parts I was getting were nice, but nothing heavy. I guess I was spoiled by the soaps, where I got to do every sort of dramatic scene imaginable."[7]

In 1981, while being managed by Stuart Ehrlich[6], she auditioned for the role of Afton Cooper on Dallas, which she later won in a competition that she recalled as being fierce. The role of Afton Cooper was originally a two-episode guest starring role, which was upgraded to a recurring role after she completed her first episode on the series.[8] Despite her successful career at that point, she was propelled in the world spotlight due to this role,[5] which she wished to use to further her singing career.[9] It was Dallas that began her singing career in Europe, where she would travel back and forth between filming Dallas and performing in various shows.[5] During this time, she made various appearances on Fantasy Island, as well as The Love Boat along with her sister, Judy. Outside of acting, she pursued various interests, spanning from donating time to charities to writing poetry, as well as songwriting.[10]

During the seventh year of Dallas, she took a leave of absence[11] to film Sir Richard Attenborough's A Chorus Line, which took over a year to film and starred w:Michael Douglas. For the movie, which fared better overseas than in the United States, she rigorously trained for the role, which Attenborough himself commented on in interviews. According to landers, "He [Attenborough] always said in interviews that I wore out 2 dance coaches because I'd go in 3 hours before everybody came to work in the morning at 9 AM in the morning. Then I'd stay an additional 3 hours after everyone went home at night at 6 PM. So I had 6 hours of additional dance training a day." After training for months, the movie took five months to film, and was shot entirely in New York's [[w:Mark Hellinger Theatre|.[5]

References[edit]

  1. See, Carolyn (May 1983). TV Guide: Rise of a sex symbol. For Audrey Landers of Dallas, life is a nonstop campaign to sucdeed in show business. (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (magazine article transcription) Retrieved on 3 Feburary 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Aly, Don (May 2002). Interview - Celebrity Scene Weekly Vol 11 Week 4: CELEBRITY MINI-INTERVIEW Audrey Landers (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 31 January 2007.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Celebrity Collector - Audrey and Judy Landers (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (Ken) (circa 2002). Retrieved on 31 January 2007.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Audrey Landers at the Internet Movie Database
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Waage, Randy (2003). retroCRUSH: Audrey Landers Interview (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 2 February 2007.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named tv guide
  7. 7.0 7.1 Sellers, Pat (17 Feburary 1981). Audrey Landers: Just an old-fashioned girl, from "Us Weekly" (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (magazine article transcription) Retrieved on 2 February 2007.
  8. Dallas Exclusive Interviews: Audrey Landers (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 3 Feburary 2007.
  9. Audrey Landers wants to be a singing cowgirl, "Movie Mirror" (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (magazine article transcription) (1980). Retrieved on 2 Feburary 2007.
  10. Audrey Landers: Dallas' Date-Bait, from "Movie Screen Yearbook" (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (magazine article transcription) (1981). Retrieved on 3 February 2007.
  11. Dallas Exclusive Interviews: Audrey Landers, pg. 2 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 3 Feburary 2007.

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