Louanne Sirota, also known as simply Louanne, is an American actress and singer. She played the title role in ''
Annie'' in the 2nd National Company in
Los Angeles
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in 1979. At the time, she was the youngest ever picked for the role.
After her breakthrough in the film ''
Oh, God! Book II'', she was nominated for a
Saturn Award
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for Best Actress in 1981. She also acted as a wise-beyond-her-years Iowa teenager in the short-lived comedy-drama ''
Two Marriages'' on ABC. She was seen as herself in the 2006 documentary ''
Life After Tomorrow'', about the women who have played orphans in ''Annie''.
Other awards in 1980:
* Academy of Family Films and Family Television - Best Actress for ''Oh God Book II''
*
Film Advisory Board
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- Award of Excellence for Most Promising Actress for ''Oh God Book II''
*
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
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- Golden Scroll Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement for ''Oh God Book II''
Filmography
As Louanne
* ''
Chuck Barris Rah Rah Show'' (TV) (1978) as Louanne
* ''
The Long Days of Summer'' (1980) (TV) as Sarah
* ''
Oh, God! Book II'' (1980) (Film) as Tracy Richards
* ''
The Last Song'' (1980) (TV) as Abby Newman
* ''
Aloha Paradise'' (1 episode, 1981)
* ''
Mork & Mindy
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'' (1 episode, 1981) as Miss Geezba
* ''
The Love Boat
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'' (1 episode, 1982) as Lybie Warner
* ''
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' (1 episode, 1983) as Jenny Barrett
* ''
Missing Pieces'' (1983) (TV) as Valerie Scott
* ''
Two Marriages'' (2 seasons, 1983–1984) as Shelby Armstrong
* ''
Anything For A Laugh'' (TV) (Chuck Barris Show) (1986) as Louanne
* ''
True Confessions'' (1 episode, 1986)
* ''
The Bronx Zoo'' (1 episode, 1987) as Sandy Gillian
* ''Cowboy Joe'' 1987 as Isabelle Tidmunk
* ''
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon'' (1988) (film) as Suzie Middleburg
As Louanne Sirota
* ''
McBride: It's Murder, Madam'' (2005) (TV) as Forensics Officer
* ''Detective'' (2005) (TV) as Judith Pallacio
* ''
McBride: Requiem'' (2006) (TV) as Forensics Officer
* ''
Accidentally in Love'' (2011) (TV) as Mama Crowne
References
External links
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Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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