Lane Bradbury

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Lane Bradbury
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Janette Lane Bradbury

Years active1958-present
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(m. 1965;div. 1980)
Children2

Janette Lane Bradbury is an American actress and writer.

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Biography

Lane Bradbury was born in Buckhead, Georgia, near Atlanta. She studied ballet as a young girl. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City, and was admitted to the Actors Studio. [1]

Career

Bradbury made her Broadway debut in J.B. , performing with Raymond Massey and Christopher Plummer. [1] She starred in Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana with veteran actress Bette Davis. Bradbury was the first actress to play Dainty June [1] [2] in the original Broadway production of Gypsy . [3] [4] [5] [6]

In the late 1960s, she moved with her husband Lou Antonio to Los Angeles, where she began a long career in television. In 1965, Bradbury and Antonio co-starred in an episode of Gunsmoke ("Outlaw's Woman"). She was in 1963's season three opener of The Fugitive titled "Wings of an Angel", playing Janet Kegler, a woman taken hostage. [7] She was most active in the 1970s, making guest appearances on shows such as The Rockford Files ; The Mod Squad ; Medical Center ; Mannix ; The Partridge Family ; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law ; The Waltons and Kung Fu . [7] [8] She was popular in repeat-appearances as Merry Florene on Gunsmoke. [9] She also appeared in season 12 episode 9 of Unsolved Mysteries in 2001 credited under the name Janette Bradbury. [10]

Her film credits include The Ultimate Warrior [11] and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore . [12] She appeared in the popular television movies Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring [13] and To Dance with the White Dog . [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1958 Kraft Television Theatre Pineyadaptation of The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses Rita Silveriepisode: "Choice Among Wrongs"
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Julia"Out on the Outskirts of Town" by William Inge
1964 Mr. Novak Ellen Westfallepisode: "Love Among the Grown-Ups"
1965 The Fugitive Janet Keglerepisode: "Wings of an Angel"
1967 Iron Horse Rachel Sparrowepisode: "Volcano Wagon"
1969 Judd, for the Defense Penny Haleepisode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight"
1969 Death Valley Days Ella Stewart episode: "A Key for the Fort"
1969 Then Came Bronson Bella Mendozaepisode: "Where Will the Trumpets Be?"
1967-69 Gunsmoke Lucky, Merry Florene6 episodes
1970 Dial Hot Line Pam CarruthersTV movie
1970 Medical Center Maggie Sellerepisode: "Between Dark and Daylight"
1970 Bracken's World Miriam Halseyepisode: "Murder Off-Camera"
1970 The Mod Squad Cindy Jeffersepisode: "See the Eagles Dying"
1970 The Partridge Family Janetepisode: "Love at First Slight"
1970 The Interns Ireneepisode: "Act of God"
1971 Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring Susie Miller ABC Movie of the Week
1971 The Young Lawyers Charlene Neileyepisode: "Down at the House of Truth, Visiting"
1971 Storefront Lawyers unavailableepisode: "The Dark World of Harry Anders"
1972 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Carol Ann MacMurdyepisode: "Run Carol Run"
1972 McCloud Carol Harringtonepisode: "Give My Regrets to Broadway"
1972 Mannix Karin Gundersenepisode: "Scapegoat"
1972 Insight Melanieepisode: "The Death of Superman"
1972Another Part of the ForestLauretteTV adaptation of the play by Lillian Hellman
1972 The F.B.I. Laura Ann Millparkepisode: "The Loner"
1972 Banyon Bunnyepisode: "A Date with Death"
1972 Alias Smith and Jones Ellen Andersonepisode: "The Day the Amnesty Came Through"
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Cassie Howardepisode: "Endtheme"
1973 Kung Fu Annie Buchananepisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
1974 Banacek Sally Jamesepisode: "Horse of a Slightly Different Color"
1974 The Streets of San Francisco Rosie Johnsonepisode: "The Hard Breed"
1974 Doc Elliot Emily RobbinsEpisode: "Things That Might Have Been"
1975 Police Story Sharonepisode: "Vice: 24 Hours"
1976 McMillan & Wife Jennifer Carterepisode: "Greed"
1976 The Rockford Files Houston Preliepisode: "Where's Houston?"
1976 Serpico Carolepisode: "The Deadly Game"
1976 Gemini Man Amy Nicholsepisode: "Night Train to Dallas"
1977 Westside Medical Sister Mary Dolores"My Physician, My Friend" (Part 1 & 2)
1977 Just a Little Inconvenience B-GirlTV movie
1978 A Real American Hero Debbie PrideTV movie
1979The Chinese TypewriterLouise-JillTV movie
1979Breaking Up Is Hard to DoRuth DoyleTV movie
1979 The Waltons Ronie Cotterepisode: "The Diploma"
1980Where the Ladies GoTashaTV movie
1981 Walking Tall Kate Reederepisode: "Company Town"
1981 Strike Force Julieepisode: "The Predator"
1986One Terrific GuyunavailableTV movie
1991Wife, Mother, MurdererAunt FriedaTV movie
1992 I'll Fly Away Mrs. Andersonepisode: "Cool Winter Blues"
1993 Queen unavailableepisode #1.3
1993 Stolen Babies Meg WilberTV movie
1993 To Dance with the White Dog Mildred CookTV movie
1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith StoryLily ClayburnTV movie
1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllMrs. WilliamsTV miniseries, uncredited
1992-95 In the Heat of the Night Myrna Hughes3 episodes
1996 Savannah Brian's secretary3 episodes
1999 Party of Five Secretaryepisode: "Wrestling Demons"
2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Normaepisode: "The Landlady"
2018 Deception Priscillaepisode: "Code Act"
2018-19 Billions Grigor's Mom2 episodes

Personal life

In 1965, Bradbury married actor and director Lou Antonio [15] and they had two daughters. The couple divorced in 1980. Their daughter Elkin Antoniou is a writer, director, and award-winning documentarian. [16]

She is the founder and artistic director of the Valkyrie Theater of Dance, Drama, and Film, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to introduce at-risk teens to the theatrical arts. [1]

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