Loletha Elayne Falana , Loletha Elayne "Lola" Falana , First Lady of Las Vegas
Awards
Theater World Award (1975)
Record Labels
Mercury Records
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress
Movies
“Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973), “The Liberation of LB Jones”, "Lady Cocoa" (1975), "Mad About You" (1990), "Capitol"
TV Shows
“Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973), The New Bill Cosby Show (1972–1973), "Laugh In", “The Liberation of LB Jones”, Lola (1975), Made in Italy (1982)
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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Wore a famous silk white evening gown during her Las Vegas shows
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Performed her signature song "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" during her Las Vegas shows.
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Fact
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Retired and living with her parents in Philadelphia. [November 1996]
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Lola has recovered sufficiently from her bad attack of multiple sclerosis in 1996, which sent her to her parents' home in Philadelphia, to make her own home in her beloved Las Vegas. [June 2006]
Father is from Cuba. He sang to Lola in Spanish. She later became a popular nightclub singer who performed in various lanuages.
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Born in Camden, New Jersey to Cleao Twine. The family later moved to Philadelphia. Lola attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia. She was raised as Episcopalian but later coverted to Roman Catholicism.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Doctor Jazz."
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Is of African-American and Cuban descent.
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In later years she has turned to religion for comfort and solace, touring much of the time as an evangelist.
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Was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; after a brief period of (1987) remission, her MS returned in 1996.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad About You
1989
Casey's Secretary
Hotel
1986
TV Series
Sheila Wilson
Capitol
1982
TV Series
Charity Blake (1984-1986)
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series
Esther Bolling
The Love Boat
1978
TV Series
Mara Carroll
Switch
1977
TV Series
Armistice Simpson
Cos
1976
TV Series
Frequent Guest
Lady Cocoa
1975
Coco
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
1975
TV Series
Regular Performer
Klansman
1974
Loretta Sykes
The Streets of San Francisco
1974
TV Series
Jackie Sterling
Hai visto mai?
1973
TV Mini-Series
Hostess
The New Bill Cosby Show
1972
TV Series
Regular
Mod Squad
1970
TV Series
Marci Weaver
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Emma Jones
The F.B.I.
1969
TV Series
Lenore Brooks
Black Tigress
1967
Lola Gate
Quando dico che ti amo
1967
Julia
A Man Called Adam
1966
Theo
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
50 años de
2009
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
La tele de tu vida
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Lady Cocoa
1975
"Pop Goes the Weasel" Title song / performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" Title song
Sammy and Company
1975
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
1971
TV Special performer: "Till Love Touches Your Life"
$10 Million
