Lu Leonard

Lu Leonard
Veteran comedic actress Lu Leonard as Miss DeGroot in MWC episode titled "He Thought He Could".
General Actor Information
Born:	(1926-06-05)June 5, 1926
Birthplace	Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Died	May 14, 2004(2004-05-14) (aged 77)
Death Location	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation/ Career:	Actress/Comedian
Known for:	Numerous guest appearances on TV sitcoms and films, most notably Three Stooges shorts in 1940s-1950s
Appearances/Series information
Appeared on:	Night Court
Episode(s) appeared in:	"The Nun" (Season 2)
Appears as:	Mother Frances

Lu Leonard (June 5, 1926 – May 14, 2004) appeared as Mother Frances, a nun, in "The Nun", the Season 2 premiere episode of Night Court. She made over 45 film and television appearances between 1956 an 1995. Due to her rotund figure, Leonard was often cast as a love interest who often intimidated her husband or boyfriend.

Leonard's first major appearance was as the wife of Three Stooges member Larry Fine in the film Husbands Beware.^[1]

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Leonard made television appearances on such shows as Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy and Married... with Children. Her most memorable was in a recurring role as William Conrad's wise-cracking secretary in Jake and the Fatman. She had small but eye-catching roles in Starman and Micki + Maude. Also during this time she became a regional celebrity in the Los Angeles Theatre circuit for her outrageous portrayal as a lesbian head matron in the play "Women Behind Bars". ^[2]

She also provided voices in the Hanna-Barbera version of the animated TV series Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures.

Leonard, who was the daughter of late 1930s-1950s character actor Hal Price, died on May 14, 2004.

References

1. ↑ threestooges.net
2. ↑ “Women Behind Bars”

External links

• Lu Leonard at the Internet Movie Database
• Lu Leonard at Find a Grave Memorial
• Lu Leonard article at Wikipedia