Overview
- Louise Lasser died of natural causes at her Manhattan home, her close friend Susan Charlotte told The Hollywood Reporter, and she is survived by partner Michael Citriniti.
- She rose to national prominence as the title character of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a syndicated satire that ran an unusual five nights a week and produced 325 episodes.
- Lasser was an early screen presence for Woody Allen, was married to him from 1966 to 1970, and appeared in several of his films during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- Her work on Mary Hartman earned an Emmy nomination in 1976 and was credited with bringing dark, topical comedy into a soap-opera format, even as obituaries recall a 1976 Beverly Hills arrest and a noted, erratic Saturday Night Live hosting appearance.
- After Mary Hartman ended, Lasser continued to act in film and television, taught acting, and later had recurring roles such as a part on HBO’s Girls, leaving a legacy as a distinct and influential comic performer.