Deanna Lund
Biography
Deanna Lund was an American film and television actress who began with small parts in 1960s spy spoofs and horror movies before landing her best known role. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, she grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, studied drama at Rollins College, and worked in modeling and television before acting. Her early credits included Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) and Dimension 5 (1966). A role in Tony Rome, which she asked to have her name removed from, drew favorable notices and led to a starring part as Valerie Ames Scott in Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants. She wrote Valerie in Giantland, a novella based on that series, and later appeared on General Hospital and in films including Hardly Working (1980), Stick (1985), Elves (1989), Witch Story (1989) and Transylvania Twist (1989). She died in 2018.
81years old at death
- Born Oak Park
- Died Century City
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 24 years1965 to 1989
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A role that slipped away
Lund was offered the role of Terry Gionoffrio, a friend of Rosemary, in Rosemary's Baby while she waited for Land of the Giants filming to begin. She turned it down because Irwin Allen doubted she would finish in time.
Behind the camera
Lund wrote a novella titled Valerie in Giantland. It draws on the Land of the Giants series, takes place ten years afterward, and is told from the viewpoint of Valerie Ames, the character she played.
A change of course
Before she became an actress, Lund went to modeling school and worked as a secretary. She later appeared in television commercials and served as a weather person at a TV station.
Deanna Lund movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Deanna Lund shares two films with Steve Franken, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Steve Franken's page
Kay Michaels2 films together, 1965 to 1966
Kay Michaels's page
Vincent Price's page
Burt Reynolds's page
Charles Durning's page
Jerry Lewis's page
Norman TaurogDirector, 1 film, 1965
All films by Norman Taurog
Jeffrey MandelDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by Jeffrey Mandel
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.