Lola Albright

Who is Lola Albright?

Lola Jean Albright is an American singer and actress.

Albright worked as a model before moving to Hollywood. She began her motion picture career with a bit part in the 1947 film The Unfinished Dance, and followed it with an important role in the acclaimed 1949 hit Champion. For the next several years, she appeared in secondary roles in over twenty films, including several 'B' Westerns. Albright also acted in guest roles in several television series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The People's Choice, My Three Sons, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bonanza, Medical Center, McMillan & Wife, Columbo. The Incredible Hulk, The Dick Van Dyke Show – in which she played the petulant and manipulative actress, "Paula Marshall" – Quincy, M.E. and the murderous bail bonds woman, Lola Turkel, in the first season of Starsky and Hutch entitled "The Bounty Hunter."

In 1958, she won the role of Edie Hart on Peter Gunn, a television detective series produced by Blake Edwards and with the theme music that made Henry Mancini famous. Albright played a nightclub singer who was the romantic interest of Peter Gunn, played by Craig Stevens. In 1959 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series. Her role required singing and led to the 1957 release of her music album Lola Wants You, as well as her album 1959 Dreamsville, in which her songs were accompanied by Henry Mancini and his orchestra.