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[[File:Lonley_9869.png|link=The Lonely Lady|frame|The undisputed master of [[Dull Surprise]].]] |
[[File:Lonley_9869.png|link=The Lonely Lady|frame|The undisputed master of [[Dull Surprise]].]] |
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American actress and singer whose brief time in the spotlight brought her lasting fame -- not for her skill as a performer but as a subject of derisive humor and endless [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|"where is she now?"]] speculation. |
'''Pia Zadora''' is an American actress and singer whose brief time in the spotlight brought her lasting fame -- not for her skill as a performer but as a subject of derisive humor and endless [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|"where is she now?"]] speculation. |
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Zadora's acting career falls mainly into [[The Eighties]], though her career goes back to [[The Sixties]] when she appeared in ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'' at the age of eight. Her fifteen minutes of fame ended after ''[[The Lonely Lady]]'' and she has been fully retired since [[The Nineties]]. Her last acting appearance was in an episode of ''[[Frasier]]''. Her last TV appearance of any kind (as of this writing) was a |
Zadora's acting career falls mainly into [[The Eighties]], though her career goes back to [[The Sixties]] when she appeared in ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'' at the age of eight. Her fifteen minutes of fame ended after ''[[The Lonely Lady]]'' and she has been fully retired since [[The Nineties]]. Her last acting appearance was in an episode of ''[[Frasier]]''. Her last TV appearance of any kind (as of this writing) was a 2020 appearance on ''[[The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell]]''. |
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Has to her credit a Golden Globe for best newcomer. She also has no less than four [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzies]] to her name, including worst new star of the decade and a nomination for worst actress of the ''century'', losing the latter "honor" to [[Madonna]]. |
Has to her credit a Golden Globe for best newcomer. She also has no less than four [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzies]] to her name, including worst new star of the decade and a nomination for worst actress of the ''century'', losing the latter "honor" to [[Madonna]]. |
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She was also a singer and found much more recognition and success in that field. For many years she was retired from that career as well, but in 2011-12 she made an attempt at a comeback with a touring cabaret show and several charity performances. |
She was also a singer and found much more recognition and success in that field. For many years she was retired from that career as well, but in 2011-12 she made an attempt at a comeback with a touring cabaret show and several charity performances. |
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Tropers of a certain age may remember her from a series of commercials for the '' |
Tropers of a certain age may remember her from a series of commercials for the ''aperitif'' Dubonnet which were broadcast during the late 1970s and early 1980s. |
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* [[As Himself]]: In nearly half of her (acting) film appearances and a quarter of her TV appearances she appeared "as herself" rather than portraying a character. (This doesn't count appearances in [[Documentary]] films or on [[Talk Show]]s and [[Reality Show]]s.) |
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* [[Dull Surprise]]: As noted in the caption on the page image, this pretty much sums up her entire range as an actress. |
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* [[Self-Titled Album]]: 1982's ''Pia'', 1985's ''Pia & Phil'', and 1989's ''Pia Z''. |
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* [[She's Got Legs]]: Despite being only five feet tall. |
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=== Film === |
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* ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'' (1964), Girmar |
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* ''[[Butterfly (1982 film)|Butterfly]]'' (1982), Kady Tyler |
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* ''[[Fake-Out]]'' (AKA ''Nevada Heat'', 1982), Bobbie Warren |
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* ''[[The Lonely Lady]]'' (1983, [[Golden Raspberry Award]] winner for Worst Picture), Jerilee Randall |
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* ''[[Voyage of the Rock Aliens]]'' (1984), Dee Dee |
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* ''[[Feel the Motion]]'' (1985), herself |
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* ''[[Der Formel Eins]]'' (1985, German film), herself |
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* ''[[Hairspray]]'' (1988), Beatnik Chick |
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* ''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]'' (1989), herself |
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* ''[[The Naked Gun|Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]'' (1994), herself |
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== Television == |
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* ''[[Pajama Tops]]'' (1983 [[TV Movie]]), Babette Latouche |
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* ''[[Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme]] (1990 [[TV Movie]]), Little Miss Muffet |
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* ''[[Favorite Deadly Sins]]'' (1995 [[TV Movie]]), herself |
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* ''[[Frasier]]'' (1999 episode "Dr. Nora"), Jill |
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{{Discography}} |
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* ''Pia'' (1982) |
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* ''Let's Dance Tonight'' (1984) |
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* ''Pia & Phil'' (1985) |
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* ''I Am What I Am'' (1986) |
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* ''When the Lights Go Out'' (1988) |
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* ''Pia Z'' (1989) |
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* ''Pia Today!'' (1989) |
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* ''Only for Romantics'' (1983, promo only) |
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* ''The Platinum Collection'' (1993) |
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* ''All Or Nothing At All'' (2020) |
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