Lola Albright

Lola Albright
Albright as Edie Hart, 1959.
Born	Lola Jean Albright (1924-07-20) July 20, 1924 (age 92) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, model
Years active	1947–1984
Spouse(s)	? (a radio executive) (1944-1949) Jack Carson (m. 1952–58) (divorced) Bill Chadney (m. 1961–75) (divorced)

Lola Jean Albright (born July 20, 1924) is an American singer and actress.

Albright was born in Akron, Ohio, to John Paul and Marion (née Harvey) Albright, both of whom were gospel music singers. She attended King Grammar School and West High School. She worked as a model before moving to Hollywood, studied piano for 20 years and worked as a receptionist at radio station WAKR in Akron, beginning when she was 15. At 18, she moved to Cleveland and was a stenographer at WTAM radio. Her first radio performance came on WJW in Cleveland.

Albright's motion picture career began with a bit part in the 1947 film The Unfinished Dance, and gained notice in the 1949 film Champion. For the next several years, she appeared in secondary roles in over 20 films, including several 'B' Westerns.

Albright's roles in major films included Elvis Presley's 1962 film Kid Galahad; the 1964 French film Les Felins (director René Clément), and the 1967 western epic The Way West.

Albright first appeared on television in Inside Story, an episode of Lux Video Theatre. She made guest appearances in such television series as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Thin Man Mysteries, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Dick Van Dyke Show, My Three Sons, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bonanza, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Medical Center, Kojak, Columbo, McMillan & Wife, Quincy, M.E., Starsky and Hutch and The Incredible Hulk.