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Louise Lasser, best known for the satirical 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' and her collaborations with ex-husband Woody Allen, has died at age 87 of natural causes at her New York City home, ending a diverse career in Broadway, film and television.
Louise Lasser, star of Norman Lear’s Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, died at 87 of natural causes in Manhattan. A Broadway alum who rose to TV fame with the satirical soap, she appeared in Woody Allen’s early films, hosted Saturday Night Live in 1976, and acted across classics such as The Bob Newhart Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Laverne & Shirley and St. Elsewhere, with later turns in Happiness (1998), Funny Pages (2022) and Girls. She is survived by her partner Michael Citriniti.
Louise Lasser, the demure star of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Woody Allen’s early leading lady, died at 87 of natural causes in Manhattan. A Broadway alum who appeared in Allen’s early films and went on to headline the cult TV satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her career spanned stage, film and TV, with later roles including HBO’s Girls and guest turns on shows like Taxi and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Her personal life included a 1976 cocaine arrest and a brief Saturday Night Live hosting ban, experiences she channeled into her distinctive comic persona.