Lillian Hayman
Biography
Lillian Hayman, an American actress and singer, began her career in Broadway theater after graduating from Wilberforce University with a BA. Born in Baltimore, she originated roles in several new musicals, among them Hallelujah, Baby!, Doctor Jazz, Kwamina, and 70, Girls, 70. Her performance in Hallelujah, Baby! brought her a 1968 Tony Award as best supporting actress in a musical. That performance led casting agents for the ABC soap opera One Life to Live to cast her as Sadie Gray, a role she played from 1968 until 1986. She briefly left the show to appear on The Leslie Uggams Show, a primetime musical comedy, and she also appeared on Broadway in 70, Girls, 70 in 1971. On screen, she portrayed Lucrezia Borgia in Mandingo (1975) and made her last feature film appearance in its sequel, Drum (1976). Hayman died in 1994.
72years old at death
- Born Baltimore
- Died Hollis
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Lillian Irene Hayman
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years1968 to 1976
Every film, newest first
- 1976DrumIMDb rating 5.5
- 1975MandingoIMDb rating 6.5
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sIMDb rating 6.1
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A role that slipped away
Hayman learned she had been fired from One Life to Live in 1986 when the executive producer's assistant told her in the parking garage that she had just worked her last day.
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Worked with
Lillian Hayman shares two films with Brenda Sykes, 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
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Burt KennedyDirector, 1 film, 1976
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