Lieux Dressler (born Louise Aldrich; February 27, 1930 – February 8, 2018) was an American film and television actress.
Life and career
Before becoming known as an actress, Dressler worked as a nightclub singer in Dallas. During this time, she was married to trombonist Morris Repass, with whom she had two sons. In the 1960s, her marriage ended, and she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She operated an acting workshop, the Patio Playhouse, where she developed techniques that continue to be taught at acting classes.
During the 1970s, she appeared on various television series, including Columbo, Gunsmoke, Kolchak: the Night Stalker, and The Rockford Files. She was mostly recognized as Alice Grant, the long-suffering mother of Heather Grant Webber on the long-running daytime drama General Hospital from 1978-1983. She also appeared in feature films, most notably Truck Stop Women (1974), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), and Point of No Return (1993), after which she retired from acting.
Lieux Dressler Repass died on February 8, 2018, at the age of 87.
Filmography (selected)
- 1970: That Girl (episode "Stocks & the Single Girl")
- 1971: Columbo (episode "Death Lends a Hand")
- 1971–1973: Gunsmoke (5 episodes)
- 1972: Grave of the Vampire
- 1973: The Red Pony (television film)
- 1974: Truck Stop Women
- 1975: Kolchak: The Night Stalker (episode "The Knightly Murders")
- 1976: The Rockford Files (episode "So Help Me God")
- 1976: The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
- 1976: Rich Man, Poor Man (episode "Part II: Chapters 3 and 4")
- 1977: Kingdom of the Spiders
- 1977: The Bob Newhart Show (episode "Death Be My Destiny")
- 1978–1983: General Hospital as Alice Grant
- 1989: Days of Our Lives (3 episodes)
- 1993: Point of No Return
References
- Waters, Rick (1995). "Music is my mistress". The TCU Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines. Scarecrow Press. p. 427.
- Abbott, Jon (2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 63.
- Hughes, Howard (2014). Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films. p. 42.
- "Remembering Louise Aldrich Dressler Repass (Mama Lieux)". Amy Jacquelyn Miller on Facebook. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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