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Ava Lazar

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Nationality USA

Ava Lazar est une actrice américaine d'origine hongroise, née à Düsseldorf en 1955, qui a grandi aux États-Unis.

En 1978, elle commence sa carrière comme modèle en posant pour la couverture du magazine Playgirl avec l'acteur Hiram Keller, et d'actrice par des rôles de guest stars dans L'Île fantastique la même année. En 1979, elle a un rôle dans la série Pour l'amour du risque, et une figuration dans Rocky 2 : La Revanche (deux scènes où elle pose comme mannequin aux côtés de Sylvester Stallone). Elle a un rôle d'hôtesse de casino dans Chips.

Elle enchaîne divers films: Scarface, deux scènes au babylone club comme danseuse en 1983 ; Nightshift dans lequel son physique plantureux lui vaut un second rôle de prostituée ; Ca chauffe au lycée Richmond qui la met en scène en playmate au bras de Sean Penn en 1982 ; Dans l'enfer de Java en 1988, avec un rôle principal de garce vénale ; Forever Young en 1992 qui la voit donner la réplique en serveuse à Mel Gibson ; Nature of the beast, un thriller de 1995 dans lequel elle apparaît en pompiste déjantée épouse d'un nain trafiquant de reptiles, face à Eric Roberts, un film qu'elle a produit avec son mari John Tarnoff. Enfin, elle a en 2000 le rôle principal dans Mic and the Claw, une autre coproduction de sa part, film indépendant sur un musicien de hard rock inspiré d'Alice Cooper.

Elle a de plus joué en guest star dans plusieurs séries des années 1980 : deux épisodes de Dynastie en 1981 et 1982, dans un rôle de rivale d'Heather Locklear, deux épisodes de Riptide en 1985 et 1986 ; Mike Hammer en 1983, dans le téléfilm pilote de la série, dont elle assure la scène d'ouverture dans le rôle de Janice, assassinée au volant de sa voiture. Elle apparaît aussi dans l'Agence tous risques en favorite d'un prince arabe, et dans L'Homme qui tombe à pic en 1986. Elle ouvre la série La Belle et la Bête en 1987, avec un personnage de call-girl défigurée.

Quelques téléfilms complètent ses rôles : journaliste dans The Preppie Murder en 1989 ; chandelière victime d'un tueur en série dans L'assassin aux fonds des bois en 1992.

Son rôle le plus connu demeure celui de Santana dans Santa Barbara, qu'elle crée en 1984, et qui sera repris par trois actrices ensuite, vu le succès de ce soap opera jusqu'en 1993. Le personnage de Santana, superbe décoratrice mexicaine en lutte pour retrouver son fils adopté à la naissance afin d'étouffer le scandale dans une riche famille californienne, est le premier à mettre en vedette un rôle de latino, avec celui de Cruz (interprété par A. Martinez) dans l'histoire des séries télévisées américaines.

Mariée à John Tarnoff, dirigeant chez Dreamworks, Ava Lazar a une fille avec ce dernier.

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Filmography of Ava Lazar (9 films)

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Nature of the Beast, 1h31
Directed by Victor Salva
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Eric Roberts, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Bob May, Sasha Jenson, Virgil Frye
Roles Blue
Rating61% 3.0978853.0978853.0978853.0978853.097885
The story is set in Southern California and a close-up of a beeper halfway through the film reveals the action takes place in July 1993.
In the Deep Woods
Directed by Charles Correll
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Rosanna Arquette, Anthony Perkins, D. W. Moffett, Will Patton, Amy Ryan, Beth Broderick
Roles Cynthia Manning
Rating52% 2.60942.60942.60942.60942.6094
Une jeune femme devient la proie d'un tueur en série s'en prend à de jeunes femmes faisant de brillantes carrières.
Where Is Parsifal?
Directed by Henri Helman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Tony Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Erik Estrada, Orson Welles, Peter Lawford, Ron Moody
Roles Sheila
Rating49% 2.4914052.4914052.4914052.4914052.491405
Parsifal Katzenellenbogen (Tony Curtis) is an eccentric hypochondriac who has invented a laser skywriter. Parsifal invites businessmen to his castle in the hopes of selling his invention. Potential buyers include gangster Henry Board II (Erik Estrada) accompanied by has-been movie star Montague Chippendale (Peter Lawford), Scotsman Mackintosh (Donald Pleasence), and gypsy Klingsor (Orson Welles).
Scarface
Scarface (1983)
, 2h50
Directed by Brian De Palma
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, La précarité, Gangster films
Actors Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Paul Shenar
Roles Woman at Babylon Club
Rating82% 4.1491454.1491454.1491454.1491454.149145
In 1980, Cuban refugee Antonio "Tony" Montana (Al Pacino) arrives in Miami, where he is sent to a refugee camp with his best friend Manny Ribera (Steven Bauer) and their associates Angel (Pepe Serna) and Chi-Chi (Ángel Salazar). The four are released from the camp in exchange for assassinating a former Cuban government official at the request of wealthy drug dealer Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia), and they are given green cards. They become dishwashers in a diner.
Murder Me, Murder You, 1h36
Directed by Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Stacy Keach, Tanya Roberts, Don Stroud, Kent Williams, Delta Burke, Tom Atkins
Roles Janice Wells
Rating65% 3.291453.291453.291453.291453.29145
Mike is hired to protect Chris Jameson (Michelle Phillips), an old flame who he hasn't seen in almost 20 years. Chris heads up an all female high-risk courier agency that has become tied up in a dangerous exchange involving high-stakes bribes by an American helicopter manufacturer to a corrupt General in Central America. Chris nonetheless drops dead in the middle of testifying before a grand jury, but not before informing Mike that he has a 19-year-old daughter who is caught in the middle of everything and might already be dead.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1h30
Directed by Amy Heckerling
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Teen movie, Films about virginity
Actors Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus
Roles Playmate
Rating70% 3.5484153.5484153.5484153.5484153.548415
Brad Hamilton is a popular senior who is looking forward to his last year of school and almost has his 1960 Buick LeSabre paid off. He has a part-time job at a burger joint, "All American Burger" where his girlfriend, Lisa, also works. This esteemed establishment has a strict policy of etiquette: "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Dice". He is pondering how to end his relationship with Lisa so he can play the field during his senior year. However, Brad is fired for losing his temper at an obnoxious customer; when he tries to tell Lisa how much he needs her, she says she is dumping him to see other guys. Brad quits his next job at Captain Hook Fish & Chips because of the humiliation of having to wear a pirate costume when delivering food. He gets a job at a convenience store, Mi-T-Mart, where he successfully thwarts an attempted robbery and is promoted to store manager.
Death Wish II, 1h28
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, Anthony Franciosa, J. D. Cannon, Laurence Fishburne
Rating60% 3.0035753.0035753.0035753.0035753.003575
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) seems to have picked up the pieces of his life and moved on, and is now dating L.A. radio reporter Geri Nichols (played by Bronson's real-life wife Jill Ireland). They go to pick up Kersey's daughter Carol (Robin Sherwood) from the hospital, where her doctor says that despite traumatic catatonia, Carol has begun to speak again. Paul, Geri, and Carol spend the afternoon at a carnival. While waiting in line for ice cream, Paul gets pick-pocketed by five gang members (named Nirvana, PunkCut, Stomper, Cutter and Jiver). He catches up with Jiver, after a brief struggle, denies taking Paul's wallet. Paul lets him go.
Night Shift, 1h42
Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Richard Belzer, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley
Roles Sharon
Rating64% 3.247323.247323.247323.247323.24732
Chuck (Winkler), formerly a successful stockbroker, has found a refuge from the ulcer-inducing Wall Street rat race in his job as an attendant at the New York City morgue. His displeasure at being "promoted" to Night Shift Supervisor to make room for his boss's nephew is exacerbated by the irrational exuberance of Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski (Keaton), his new co-worker. They are inspired by the plight of Chuck's prostitute neighbor, Belinda (Long), to apply Chuck's financial acumen and Bill's entrepreneurial spirit to open a prostitution service headquartered at the morgue.
Rocky II
Rocky II (1979)
, 1h59
Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton, Sylvester Stallone
Roles White Hunter (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.649753.649753.649753.649753.64975
Following the fight at the end of Rocky, in which Apollo Creed has successfully defended his heavyweight title in a split decision, he and Rocky are taken to the same hospital. Apollo challenges Rocky to a rematch, but Rocky declines and announces his retirement. His girlfriend Adrian supports this choice, as do his doctors, who reveal he will require surgery for a detached retina, which could lead to permanent blindness. After Rocky is discharged from the hospital, he enjoys the benefits of his life's changes: Rocky's new fame attracts an agent who sees Rocky as a potential endorsement and sponsorship goldmine, and his sudden wealth encourages him to propose to Adrian. She happily accepts, and they marry in a small ceremony. Soon after, Rocky and Adrian happily learn that Adrian is pregnant.