Emmy-nominated actress Carmen Zapata has died of heart problems, colleagues say. She was 86. Zapata, who started a foundation to promote Hispanic writers because jobs were so scarce, died Sunday at her Van Nuys-area home, said Luis Vela, marketing manager for the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles. Zapata started her career in 1945 in the Broadway musical Oklahoma and went on to perform in Bells Are Ringing, Guys and Dolls and many plays. "She was an inspiration for me," Vela said. "She taught me that art is the key to resolving differences in the community." He said Zapata was...
- 1/7/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
The veteran character actress and co-founder of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in La died Sunday in her Van Nuys home. Carmen Zapata was 86. During a career spanning six decades, she appeared in films including Sister Act and its sequel, dozens of TV shows and on Broadway during the original 1940s run of Oklahoma! She was a regular on the NBC soap Santa Barbara during the 1980s and on the 1976 series Viva Valdez and played the mayor for nine seasons on PBS’ bilingual kids show Villa Alegre. Her long list of TV credits include Bonanza; The Mod Squad; Adam-12; Marcus Welby, M.D.; Love, American Style; The Streets of San Francisco; The White Shadow; Trapper John, M.D.; Married … With Children; and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. The New York native received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.
- 1/7/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Nostalgia is a powerful thing and HeyUGuys felt it was high time we got caught up with one of the most familiar and much-loved actors of the 80s and 90s, Keith Coogan.
Fondly remembered for his awesome performances as heavy metal-loving Kenny, “the dishes are done, man” and love-struck Brad, “Thor’s a homo” in cult classics Adventures in Babysitting and Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Coogan reflects on his experiences in Hollywood and brings us up to speed on his current projects.
HeyUGuys: What have you been up to lately?
I have been working on the “Monologue a Day Project”, also shooting the web series “Crafty”, and doing some writing for shorts and features I’d like to produce and direct.
HeyUGuys: How did you get into acting?
I was watching Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Electric Company, Romper Room, and Villa Alegre! when I said to my self,...
Fondly remembered for his awesome performances as heavy metal-loving Kenny, “the dishes are done, man” and love-struck Brad, “Thor’s a homo” in cult classics Adventures in Babysitting and Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Coogan reflects on his experiences in Hollywood and brings us up to speed on his current projects.
HeyUGuys: What have you been up to lately?
I have been working on the “Monologue a Day Project”, also shooting the web series “Crafty”, and doing some writing for shorts and features I’d like to produce and direct.
HeyUGuys: How did you get into acting?
I was watching Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Electric Company, Romper Room, and Villa Alegre! when I said to my self,...
- 2/28/2010
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Los Angeles -- Linda Dangcil, a dancer and actress who played Sister Ana on the ABC series "The Flying Nun," died May 7 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after an eight-year battle with throat cancer. She was 67.
Dangcil appeared as a teenager in the mid-'50s with Mary Martin in the Broadway and TV versions of "Peter Pan," and co-director Jerome Robbins selected her as one of the principal dancers in his 1961 film "West Side Story."
The San Francisco native played Sister Ana, one of the nuns in Convent San Tanco near San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 37 episodes of "The Flying Nun" alongside star Sally Field. The series ran from 1967-70.
Dangcil appeared as Elena on the PBS bilingual children series "Villa Alegre" and guest-starred on numerous TV series, including "Rawhide," "The Rifleman," "Stagecoach West," "The Judge" "The Bold Ones" and "Here Come the Brides," in which she played...
Dangcil appeared as a teenager in the mid-'50s with Mary Martin in the Broadway and TV versions of "Peter Pan," and co-director Jerome Robbins selected her as one of the principal dancers in his 1961 film "West Side Story."
The San Francisco native played Sister Ana, one of the nuns in Convent San Tanco near San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 37 episodes of "The Flying Nun" alongside star Sally Field. The series ran from 1967-70.
Dangcil appeared as Elena on the PBS bilingual children series "Villa Alegre" and guest-starred on numerous TV series, including "Rawhide," "The Rifleman," "Stagecoach West," "The Judge" "The Bold Ones" and "Here Come the Brides," in which she played...
- 5/8/2009
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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