Lee Bryantis an American actress. She is most known for a small role in the 1980 comedy filmAirplane!.She also appeared asSam Waterston's wife in the 1977 conspiracy thrillerCapricorn One,and asJennifer Westfeldt's mother in the romantic comedyFriends with Kids(2011).
Lee Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–2015 |
Bryant was born inManhattan,New York.She has guest starred in a number of television series includingT. J. Hooker,Marcus Welby, M.D.,Charlie's Angels,Kojak,Three's Company,Starsky & Hutch,Lou Grant,The Incredible Hulk,St. Elsewhere,Moonlighting,Alien Nation,and other series.[1]She played a hysterical passenger in the 1980 filmAirplane!,reprising the role inthe 1982 sequel.She herself came up with the idea to improve upon the scene by having various people use violence to calm down her character. Her role inAirplane!also parodied a chain of coffee commercials she had starred in throughout the 1970s for Yuban coffee. Directors Abrahams, Zucker and Zucker cast her without realizing Bryant was the original actress from the commercials.[2][3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Sharon Willis | |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Mrs. Hammen | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Mrs. Hammen | |
| 1983 | Death Mask | Jane Andrews | |
| 1998 | Holy Man | Money 'Meg' | |
| 2000 | Fear of Fiction | Mrs. Hopkins | |
| 2006 | Off the Black | Greeter #2 | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Mrs. John Russell Sr. | |
| 2011 | Friends with Kids | Elaine Keller | |
| 2015 | No Letting Go | Emily |
References
edit- ^"Lee Bryant Movies & TV".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon July 12, 2012.RetrievedOctober 17,2011.
- ^"Surely you can't be serious: An oral history of Airplane!".The A.V. Club.
- ^"'Airplane!' Actress Talks About Becoming a Meme Following United Fiasco ".
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