Lolita Davidovich
| Lolita Davidovich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lolita Davidovich July 15, 1961 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Lolita David |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Ron Shelton, 2 children |
Lolita Davidovich (Serbian: Лолита Давидовић; born July 15, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress.
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[edit] Early life and career
Davidovich was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of immigrants from Yugoslavia. Her father was from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and her mother was from Slovenia;[1] she spoke only Serbian during her early years.[2] She studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.[3]
She first received notice co-starring in Blaze (1989) with Paul Newman, for which she beat out 600 other actresses[citation needed] for the title role of the burlesque performer Blaze Starr.
She later appeared in several episodes on the first season of the Showtime lesbian-themed television series, The L Word playing the character Francesca Wolff, and also appeared on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2005.
[edit] Personal life
Davidovich is married to writer/director Ron Shelton, a former minor league baseball player in Baltimore's system. They have two children: their daughter, Valentina, was born in 1999. They have residences in Los Angeles and Ojai, California.
[edit] Filmography
- Recruits (1986) — Susan
- Adventures in Babysitting (1987) — Sue Ann
- Blaze (1989) — Blaze Starr
- The Object of Beauty (1991) — Joan
- JFK (1991) — Beverly Oliver
- The Inner Circle (1991) — Anastasia
- Raising Cain (1992) — Jenny
- Leap of Faith (1992) — Marva
- Boiling Point (1993) — Vikki
- Cobb (1994) - Ramona
- Intersection (1994) — Olivia Marshak
- Harvest of Fire (1996) - Sally Russell
- Santa Fe (1997) — Eleanor Braddock
- Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) — Charlotte
- Gods and Monsters (1998) — Betty
- Mystery, Alaska (1999) - Mary Jane Pitcher
- Play It to the Bone (1999) — Grace Pasic
- Dark Blue (2002) - Sally Perry
- Hollywood Homicide (2003) - Cleo Ricard
- Kill Your Darlings (2006) — Lola
- September Dawn (2007) — Nancy Dunlop
- ZOS: Zone of Separation (2009 miniseries) — Mila Michailov
- Cinema Verite (2011) — Val
[edit] Video voice actor
Davidovich voices "Jester" in the video game adventure Chronomaster, which also includes the voices of actors Ron Perlman and Brent Spiner.
[edit] References
- ^ Byrne, Bridget (2001-04-06). "Actress Looks To Face 'The Judge'". The Associated Press. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-43726705.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12. (dead link)
- ^ "'BLAZE' ACTRESS LOLITA DAVIDOVICH ENJOYING HER FIRST TASTE OF". Daily News of Los Angeles. 25 December 1989. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF5B83CB0CFA5D4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Lolita Davidovich Biography - Yahoo! Movies
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