Laurene Landon
Biography
Laurene Landon is a Canadian film and television actress who moved into acting after studying at California State University and briefly training in a police academy program, starting out as an extra. Her early credits include a bit part in Bitter Heritage (1979) and a featured skater role in Roller Boogie, followed by Full Moon High (1981), the first of several films she made with director Larry Cohen. After work as a model she won the role of Molly in ...All the Marbles (1981), and she went on to star as Velda in the acclaimed 1982 Mickey Spillane adaptation I, the Jury and to appear in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Hundra (1983), Maniac Cop (1988) and Maniac Cop 2 (1990). Later credits include the television movie Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up and Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015), in which she played Detective Higgins.
69years old
Turns 70 on March 17in 155 days
- Born Toronto
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Laurene Landon Coughlin
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 42 years1981 to 2023
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A change of course
Landon began training in a police academy program at California State University but quit after realizing she might have to use a gun, then turned to acting and started as an extra.
Big break
Landon worked as a model early on and in 1980 came in second at the Miss Black Velvet pageant in Las Vegas. A casting director there pointed her toward Los Angeles for the film ...All the Marbles, and she won the part of Molly.
Laurene Landon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Larry Cohen directed four of these films, William Lustig two and Gregory Hatanaka two. James Dixon appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
James Dixon's page
Barbara Carrera's page
Jill Gatsby's page
Eric Roberts's page
Bruce Campbell's page
Richard Jaeckel's page
All films by Larry Cohen
All films by William Lustig
All films by Gregory Hatanaka
Also two films together4 more actors
- Michael MoriartyKing Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018) and It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
- Lisa LondonAmityville Cop (2021) and Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015)
- Robert Z'DarManiac Cop 2 (1990) and Maniac Cop (1988)
- Lou BonackiManiac Cop 2 (1990) and Maniac Cop (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.