Janette Lane Bradbury (born June 17, 1938) is an American actress and writer.

Biography

Lane Bradbury was born in

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, near Atlanta. She studied ballet as a young girl. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City, and was admitted to the

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Career

Bradbury made her

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debut in '' J.B.'', performing alongside

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and

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. She starred in

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' play ''

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'' with veteran actress

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. Bradbury was the first actress to play Dainty June in the original Broadway production of ''

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''. In the late 1960s, she relocated with her husband, actor and director

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, to

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, where she began a long career in television. In 1965, Bradbury and Antonio co-starred in an episode of ''

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'' ("Outlaw's Woman"). She was in 1963's season three opener of '' The Fugitive'' titled "Wings of an Angel", playing Janet Kegler, a woman taken hostage. She was most active in the 1970s, making guest appearances on shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Medical Center'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She was popular in repeat-appearances as Merry Florene on ''

''. Her film credits include ''

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'' and ''

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''. She appeared in the popular television movies ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Television

Personal life

In 1965, Bradbury married actor and director Lou Antonio and they had two daughters. The couple divorced in 1980. Their daughter Elkin Antoniou is a writer, director, and award-winning documentarian. She is the founder and artistic director of the Valkyrie Theater of Dance, Drama, and Film, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to introduce at-risk teens to the theatrical arts.

References

External links

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