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Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American actress and singer.<ref>"Lucie Arnaz Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed December 5, 2015</ref> She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and the older sister of actor and musician Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Early lifeEdit

Lucie Arnaz was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and is the sister of actor Desi Arnaz Jr.<ref name="bio">"Lucie Arnaz Biography (1951–)" filmreference.com. Retrieved on November 12, 2011</ref><ref>"Lucille Ball Biography, Encyclopedia of Television" Template:Webarchive museum.tv, accessed December 8, 2015</ref><ref>Wire Services. "Southland : Family Bids Lucy a Private Farewell" Los Angeles Times, May 1, 1989</ref><ref>Heckman, Don. "Arnaz the actress – in a show that sings" Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2004</ref> She lived for a few years in New York City from the age of 10, and attended St. Vincent Ferrer School, along with her brother, and later attended the Roman Catholic Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.<ref>Zeigler, Todd. "Lucie Arnaz Brings Musical Legacy To Silks In The Bluegrass" The Voice-Tribune, April 17, 2014</ref>

CareerEdit

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Arnaz, her mother Lucille Ball and her brother Desi Jr., in Here's Lucy, 1968

TelevisionEdit

Having had walk-on roles on her mother's previous television series The Lucy Show, Arnaz made her acting debut in a major role in the series Here's Lucy from 1968 to 1974. She played Kim Carter, the daughter of the eponymous Lucy Carter, played by her mother.<ref name="overview">"Lucie Arnaz Overview" tcm.com, accessed December 5, 2015</ref>

Arnaz branched out into television roles independent of her family from the mid-1970s. In 1975, she played murder victim Elizabeth Short in an NBC telefilm of Who Is the Black Dahlia?,<ref>"'Who Is the Black Dahlia?' Overview" tcm.com, accessed December 3, 2015</ref><ref>"'Who Is the Black Dahlia?' Overview" The New York Times, December 9, 2015</ref> and she starred with Lyle Waggoner and Tommy Tune in Welcome to the "World", The Wonderful World of Disney special commemorating the grand opening of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1978, she appeared in an episode of Fantasy Island<ref>"'Fantasy Island: Anniversary; Reunion' (TV)" paleycenter.org, accessed December 4, 2015</ref> as Toni Elgin, a woman desperately trying to save her marriage. She has continued to make appearances in a number of popular television series over the years, including Murder, She Wrote, Marcus Welby, M.D., Sons and Daughters (CBS, 1991),<ref name=sons>Zurawik, David. "'Sons and Daughters' goes from bad to worse" Baltimore Sun, January 4, 1991</ref> and Law & Order.

Arnaz also had a short-lived series of her own, The Lucie Arnaz Show, on CBS in 1985. A reviewer for The New York Times described the show as "the always ingratiating Miss Arnaz as a psychologist who not only writes an advice column, but also takes calls from listeners on her own radio program."<ref>O'Connor, John J. "2 Sitcoms: 'Lucie Arnaz' And 'Hail to the Chief'", The New York Times, April 9, 1985, p. C16, {{#if:0362-4331|Template:Catalog lookup link{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}{{#if:Template:Trim|{{#ifeq:Template:Yesno-no|yes|Template:Main other|{{#invoke:check isxn|check_issn|Template:Trim|error=Template:Error-smallTemplate:Main other}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}|Template:Error-small}}</ref><ref>Margulies, Lee. "Lucie Throws Her Series Into The Ratings Ring" Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1985</ref><ref>Margulies, Lee. "'Jeffersons' Out Of CBS Lineup" Los Angeles Times, May 8, 1985</ref>

Another eponymous series, this one a late-night-style talk show, aired for one season from 1995 to 1996. It was unsuccessful, but The Rosie O'Donnell Show would use the same format a year later to much greater success, prompting Arnaz's agent to pitch a revival that would not be picked up.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Arnaz won an Emmy Award in 1993 for Outstanding Informational Special for her documentary about her parents, Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards.<ref name=home>"'Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie' Overview" tcm.com, accessed December 3, 2015</ref><ref>Dunne, Susan. "Lucie Arnaz To Present 'Lucy And Desi: A Home Movie'" Hartford Courant, May 22, 2013</ref><ref>King, Susan. "Retro : Lucy's Candid Camera : Documentary Shows Revealing Footage of Ball and Arnaz, Family and Friends" Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1993</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

TheatreEdit

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Arnaz in 1988

Arnaz has had a lengthy career in musical theatre. In June 1978 she played the title role of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun at the Jones Beach Theatre on Long Island, New York.<ref>Shepard, Richard F. "Annie Get Your Gun Presented at Jones Beach Theater" The New York Times, July 3, 1978</ref> This was the first production at Jones Beach Theatre after the death of longtime producer Guy Lombardo.<ref>"Jones Beach Theatre History" limusichalloffame.org, accessed December 3, 2015</ref> In 1981, she played the lead female role of Rita White in Educating Rita at The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts.<ref>Klein, Alvin. "Theater. A Rip-Roaring 'Annie Get Your Gun'" The New York Times, May 31, 1987</ref><ref>"Summer Theater Circuit" The New York Times, August 21, 1981</ref>

She made her Broadway debut in February 1979 in the musical They're Playing Our Song.<ref>Template:Ibdb show</ref> Arnaz won the Theatre World Award<ref>Simon, Neil. Introduction" They're Playing Our Song, Samuel French, Inc., 1980, Template:ISBN, p. 3</ref> <ref>"'They're Playing Our Song' Broadway" Playbill (vault), accessed December 3, 2015</ref> and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Sonia Walsk. In 1986, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her tour with Tommy Tune in the international company of the musical My One and Only.<ref>No author. "'My One And Only' Taps Into Town With Tommy Tune, Lucie Arnaz". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1985</ref><ref>"Awardees" Template:Webarchive sarahsiddonssociety.org, accessed December 3, 2015</ref>

She has numerous other theater credits, both in the United States and abroad: Seesaw (first national company, 1974<ref>Altman, China. "Lucie Arnaz, Doing It Her Way" People, Vol. 1 No. 12, May 20, 1974</ref>), Whose Life Is It Anyway?, The Guardsman (Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey, January 1984<ref>Emblen, Frank. "New Jersey Guide. Lucie and Laurence" The New York Times, January 8, 1984</ref>), The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (Concert at Lincoln Center, 1995, televised<ref>"'The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True' Credits" allmusic.com, accessed December 3, 2015</ref><ref>Robinson, Mark. "10 Wickedly Wonderful Musicals Inspired By 'The Wizard of Oz'" playbill.com, October 30, 2015</ref>), Sonia Flew (Coconut Grove Playhouse, Florida, April 2006<ref>Jones, Kenneth. "Show Goes On: Coconut Grove's 'Sonia Flew', With Arnaz, Starts April 19" playbill.com, April 17, 2006</ref>), The Witches of Eastwick (London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, June 2000<ref>Simonson, Robert and Paddock, Terri "Report: Arnaz Joins Crawford in West End 'Witches of Eastwick'" playbill.com, January 19, 2000</ref><ref>Wolf, Matt. "Review: 'The Witches of Eastwick'" Variety, July 20, 2000</ref>), Vanities (Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1976 as Kathy<ref>Kataora, Mike. "'Vanities' To Premiere In PS" Desert Sun, December 3, 1976</ref>), Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers (Broadway<ref name="broadway" />), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Broadway, May 23, 2006, to September 3, 2006<ref name=broadway>"Lucie Arnaz Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed December 3, 2015,)</ref>), and Terence McNally's Master Class (Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April to May 1999<ref>Ehren, Christine. "Lucie Arnaz to Give 'Master Class' at NH's Seacoast Rep April 22 – May 23" playbill.com, March 19, 1999</ref>).

In 2010, Arnaz performed (along with Raúl Esparza and Valarie Pettiford) in and directed Babalu: A Celebration of the Music of Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra. A Miami, Florida performance was given in July 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

She toured in Pippin in 2014, playing the role of Berthe, the title character's grandmother.<ref>Gioia, Michael. "Lucie Arnaz Will Swing from Pippin's Trapeze on Tour" playbill.com, July 28, 2014</ref> She appeared on Broadway in Pippin, from October 9, 2014, to November 9, 2014.<ref>Gioia, Michael. "Lucie Arnaz Swings Into Broadway's 'Pippin' Tonight" Template:Webarchive playbill.com, October 9, 2014</ref><ref>"'Pippin' Cast Replacements" Template:Webarchive playbillvault.com, accessed December 3, 2015</ref>

FilmEdit

Arnaz made feature-film appearances, including The Jazz Singer (1980) in which she co-starred with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0080948 

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Other worksEdit

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  • Arnaz was a Trustee on the Board of the American Theatre Wing for 15 years (1999–2014).
  • In October 2008, Arnaz and longtime family friend, Hollywood columnist and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne participated in a tribute to Arnaz's mother, Lucille Ball, at the Paley Center For Media in New York City.<ref>The Paley Center announcement: Tuesday, October 28; 6:30 pm; Panelist: Lucie Arnaz; Moderator: Robert Osborne, Host, Turner Classic Movies.)"2008 Annual Report. Lucie & Lucy: Lucie Arnaz Shares Treasures From the Family Video Collection. p. 17" paleycenter.org, accessed December 4, 2015</ref> The program, "Lucie and Lucy: Lucie Arnaz Shares Treasures From The Family Video Collection", included a discussion between Osborne and Arnaz about Ball, and also focused on Ball's last long-running series, Here's Lucy (which was celebrating its 40th anniversary), as well as several of Ball's television specials and guest appearances during the 1970s, which Arnaz had donated to the Paley Center for Media.

Preserving Lucille Ball's legacyEdit

  • From about 2002 to 2007, Arnaz was the president of the board of directors of the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown, New York. She resigned over a dispute with the executive director over the future direction of the Center.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • In 2021, Arnaz, along with her brother Desi Arnaz Jr., served as an executive producer of the biopic Being the Ricardos, a film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin focusing on her parents (played by Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem)'s professional and personal relationship during the time of I Love Lucy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Personal lifeEdit

Arnaz was married to Philip Vandervort Menegaux from July 17, 1971, to April 1976. On June 22, 1980, she married actor-writer Laurence Luckinbill.<ref name=bio /><ref>"Larry Luckinbill and Lucie Arnaz Begin Their Own Chapter Two as Mr. and Mrs." People, July 7, 1980</ref> Luckinbill and Arnaz live in Palm Springs, California.<ref>Fessier, Bruce. "Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill find family in Palm Springs" Desert Sun, February 23, 2015</ref>

Arnaz and Luckinbill have three children: Simon, Joseph and Katharine Luckinbill.<ref name=post>Edgers, Geoff. "Lucie Arnaz, daughter of entertainment royalty, steps into her own circus in 'Pippin'" Washington Post, December 10, 2014</ref> Luckinbill also has two sons from his previous marriage: Nicholas and Benjamin Luckinbill.

Arnaz attended an all-girls Catholic high school, mainly because of its drama program.<ref name=post /> She is a member of Unity.<ref>Messer, Kate X. "Lucie 'splains It All" Austin Chronicle, February 10, 2011</ref>

FilmographyEdit

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington Saunders <ref>Billy Jack Goes to Washington tcm.com, accessed December 5, 2015</ref>
1980 The Jazz Singer Molly Bell Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1983 Second Thoughts Amy Ashe <ref>Second Thoughts tcm.com, accessed December 5, 2015</ref>
2000 Down to You Judy Connelly <ref>Down to You tcm.com, accessed December 5, 2015</ref>
2006 Wild Seven Sylvia
2009 The Pack Eleanor Jordan Also titled Smoking/Non-Smoking
2012 The Thought Exchange Herself
2014 Henry & Me Mrs. McCarthy Voice role
2021 Being the Ricardos Template:N/a Executive producer

TelevisionEdit

Source: Archive of American Television:<ref>"Interview" emmytvlegends.org, accessed December 3, 2015</ref>

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1962–1963 The Lucy Show Cynthia 3 episodes
1964 Password Herself Appeared alongside mother, brother, and stepfather
1965–1968 The Lucy Show Various roles 5 episodes
1967 The Mothers-In-Law Girl in golf cart Episode: "Everybody Goes on a Honeymoon"; uncredited
1968–1974 Here's Lucy Kim Carter Main cast
1972 The Sixth Sense Marguerite Webster Episode: "With This Ring, I Thee Kill!"
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Herself Episode #6.04
1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. Jo Anne Bosley Episode: "The Time Bomb"
The Wonderful World of Disney Herself Episode: "Welcome to the "World"
Who Is the Black Dahlia? Elizabeth Short Television film
Death Scream Judy Television film<ref>Death Scream tcm.com, accessed December 6, 2015</ref><ref>"'Death Scream' Overview" The New York Times, accessed December 6, 2015</ref>
1978 Fantasy Island Toni Elgin Episode: "Reunion/Anniversary"
1980 The Mating Season Sydney Wyatt Television film<ref name=paley1>Monush, Barry. t's Not Where You Start – It's Where You Finish" Template:Webarchive paleycenter.org, October 15, 2008</ref><ref>O'Connor, John J. "TV: Bird Watchers Find Romance", The New York Times, December 30, 1980, p. C9</ref>
1982 Washington Mistress Maggie Parker Television film<ref>Maslin, Janet. "TV: Lucie Arnaz Appears As 'Washington Mistress'" The New York Times, January 13, 1982</ref>
One More Try Dede March Unsold pilot for CBS<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1985 The Lucie Arnaz Show Dr. Jane Lucas Lead role
1988 Who Gets the Friends? Gloria McClinton Television film<ref>Who Gets the Friends? tcm.com, accessed December 5, 2015</ref>
Murder, She Wrote Det. Bess Stacey Episode: "Wearing of the Green"<ref>Murder, She Wrote: Wearing of the Green (TV) paleycenter.org, accessed December 8, 2015</ref>
1991 Sons and Daughters Tess Hammersmith Lead role<ref name=sons />
1993 Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie Herself Television special; also executive producer
1996 Abduction of Innocence: A Moment of Truth Movie Helen Steves Television film<ref>Abduction of Innocence" tcm.com, accessed December 3, 2015</ref>
1999 Bonne Nuit Nina Television film
2003 Law & Order Jackie Scott Episode: "Bitch"<ref name=paley1 />
2020 Will & Grace Factory Boss Episode: "We Love Lucy"

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