16 Facts About Lucie Arnaz

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Lucie Desiree Arnaz was born on July 17,1951 and is an American actress and singer.

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Lucie Arnaz is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

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Lucie Arnaz 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.

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Lucie Arnaz branched out into television roles independent of her family from the mid-1970s.

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Arnaz had a short-lived series of her own, The Lucie Arnaz Show, on CBS in 1985.

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Lucie Arnaz won an Emmy Award in 1993 for Outstanding Informational Special for her documentary about her parents, Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie.

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Lucie Arnaz made her Broadway debut in February 1979 in the musical They're Playing Our Song.

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Lucie Arnaz won the Theatre World Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Sonia Walsk.

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In 2010, Lucie Arnaz performed in and directed Babalu: A Celebration of the Music of Desi Lucie Arnaz and his Orchestra.

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Lucie Arnaz toured in Pippin in 2014, playing the role of Berthe, the title character's grandmother.

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Lucie Arnaz appeared on Broadway in Pippin, from October 9,2014, to November 9,2014.

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Lucie Arnaz made feature-film appearances, including The Jazz Singer in which she co-starred with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier.

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Lucie Arnaz earned a nomination for the 1981 Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

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Lucie Arnaz appeared in the 1982 comedy drama One More Try opposite her future husband, Lawrence Luckinbill.

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Lucie Arnaz was married to Philip Vandervort Menegaux from July 17,1971, to April 1976.

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Lucie Arnaz attended an all-girls Catholic high school, mainly because of its drama program.