Loletha Elayne Falana net worth is
$10 Million
Loletha Elayne Falana Wiki Biography
Elaine Loletha Falana was born on the 11th September 1942, in Camden, New Jersey USA, of Cuban ancestry. She is a television presenter, showgirl, actress and singer, all the above mentioned engagements adding to the outright size of Lola Falana’s net worth. It is also worth mentioning the fact that she was an Italian television star in of 1980s. Overall, Lola was active in the entertainment industry from 1964 to 1997.
How rich is the retired actress, singer and television personality? Authoritative sources estimate that the total size of Lola Falana’s net worth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016.
Lola Falana Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, she spent most of her childhood in Philadelphia, where she began to sing in the church choir. She attended a dance school and during a performance was discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., who invited her to make her debut on Broadway in the musical “Golden Boy”. The same year she recorded her first album “My Baby” (1964), under the Mercury Records label. After many television shows and other records, at the end of 1966 she was noticed by some Italian scouts during a show in Las Vegas, and was invited to Italy, where Lola Falana became one of the stars of the television era, participating in numerous television programs, often dancing in pairs with Don Lurius in varieties like “Saturday Night” in 1967. She landed roles in Italian films including “Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973) and others. Moreover, Falana appeared in a few musicals, the best known being “Tonight I Throw Myself” with Marisa Sannia and Rocky Roberts and “When I Say I love You”, with Tony Renis, Alida Chelli and Enzo Whittaker. For her beauty, she was nicknamed Black Venus. Her net worth rose steadily.
In 1970, she returned to the USA to participate in the film “The Liberation of LB Jones”, directed by William Wyler, for which Falana was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1971. The same year, she posed naked for a photo shoot of Playboy. In 1972, she was chosen by Bill Cosby as a regular guest of “The New Bill Cosby Show”, which was aired on CBS. From 1982 to 1987, she appeared in the soap opera “Capitol”. Her net worth was still rising.
In 1987, Lola Falana was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Still, she appeared in the film “Mad About You” in 1990. The last performance she made was singing in Wayne Newton’s theatre in 1997. Afterwards, Lola Falana retired from show business, devoting herself to religious activities. The disease remained stable for several years, notwithstanding relapses. In 2005, it went into progressive stage. However, it has been announced that she is in complete remission after a visit to the shrine. In 2009, two interviews on YouTube were posted where Lola looks very fit.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has been married once; in 1971 she married Feliciano Tavares, the leader of the musical group Tavares. The two divorced in 1975.
Full Name | Lola Falana |
Net Worth | $10 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 11, 1942 |
Place Of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Height | 5' 5" (1.65 m) |
Profession | Singer, Dancer, Actress |
Education | Germantown High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Feliciano Vierra Tavares, Jr. (m. 1971–1975) |
Parents | Cleo Falana, Bennett Falana |
Nicknames | Black Venus |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0265832 |
Awards | Theater World Award (1975) |
Record Labels | Mercury Records |
Albums | “My Baby” (1964), "There's A Man Out There Somewhere" (1975) |
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress (1970), Tony Award |
Movies | “Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973), “The Liberation of LB Jones”, "Lady Cocoa" (1975), "Mad About You" (1990), "Capitol" |
TV Shows | “Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973), The New Bill Cosby Show (1972–1973), "Laugh In", “The Liberation of LB Jones”, Lola (1975), Made in Italy (1982) |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Wore a famous silk white evening gown during her Las Vegas shows |
2 | Performed her signature song "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" during her Las Vegas shows. |
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1 | Retired and living with her parents in Philadelphia. [November 1996] |
2 | Lola has recovered sufficiently from her bad attack of multiple sclerosis in 1996, which sent her to her parents' home in Philadelphia, to make her own home in her beloved Las Vegas. [June 2006] |
3 | She and Joey Heatherton were the namesakes for the "Lola Heatherton" character as played by Catherine O'Hara on SCTV (1976) and SCTV Network (1981). |
4 | Recorded on Reprise Records, the label owned by Frank Sinatra. |
5 | Was a protégé of Dinah Washington. |
6 | Father is from Cuba. He sang to Lola in Spanish. She later became a popular nightclub singer who performed in various lanuages. |
7 | Born in Camden, New Jersey to Cleao Twine. The family later moved to Philadelphia. Lola attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia. She was raised as Episcopalian but later coverted to Roman Catholicism. |
8 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Doctor Jazz." |
9 | Is of African-American and Cuban descent. |
10 | In later years she has turned to religion for comfort and solace, touring much of the time as an evangelist. |
11 | Was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; after a brief period of (1987) remission, her MS returned in 1996. |
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Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Mad About You | 1989 | Casey's Secretary | |
Hotel | 1986 | TV Series | Sheila Wilson |
Capitol | 1982 | TV Series | Charity Blake (1984-1986) |
Fantasy Island | 1979 | TV Series | Esther Bolling |
The Love Boat | 1978 | TV Series | Mara Carroll |
Switch | 1977 | TV Series | Armistice Simpson |
Cos | 1976 | TV Series | Frequent Guest |
Lady Cocoa | 1975 | Coco | |
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya | 1975 | TV Series | Regular Performer |
Klansman | 1974 | Loretta Sykes | |
The Streets of San Francisco | 1974 | TV Series | Jackie Sterling |
Hai visto mai? | 1973 | TV Mini-Series | Hostess |
The New Bill Cosby Show | 1972 | TV Series | Regular |
Mod Squad | 1970 | TV Series | Marci Weaver |
The Liberation of L.B. Jones | 1970 | Emma Jones | |
The F.B.I. | 1969 | TV Series | Lenore Brooks |
Black Tigress | 1967 | Lola Gate | |
Quando dico che ti amo | 1967 | Julia | |
A Man Called Adam | 1966 | Theo |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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50 años de | 2009 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Lady Cocoa | 1975 | "Pop Goes the Weasel" Title song / performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" Title song | |
Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards | 1971 | TV Special performer: "Till Love Touches Your Life" | |
Black Tigress | 1967 | performer: "Scrivimi il tuo nome", "Uno come te" | |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1964 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Vega$ | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Hello, Here Is Berlin | 1979 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Television Annual: 1978/1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Alan Hamel Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Liberace: A Valentine Special | 1979 | TV Special | Herself |
Sha Na Na | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
The Jim Nabors Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968-1978 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Herself - Musical Guest |
ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration | 1978 | TV Special | Herself |
Circus of the Stars #2 | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 | 1977 | TV Movie | Herself |
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas | 1977 | TV Special | Herself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
Dinah! | 1975-1977 | TV Series | Herself |
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes | 1977 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 4th Annual American Music Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself |
Bob Hope's Christmas Comedy Special | 1976 | TV Movie | Herself |
Van Dyke and Company | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
The Wolfman Jack Show | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
Lola! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself |
Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
The 29th Annual Tony Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself |
Soul Train | 1973-1974 | TV Series documentary | Guest |
The Hollywood Squares | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
NBC Follies | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
The Bob Hope Christmas Special | 1973 | TV Special | Herself |
The David Frost Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Herself |
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Herself - Performer & Co-Presenter: Best Special Visual Effects |
The Pearl Bailey Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
Flip | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
The Irv Kupcinet Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
Della | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Herself |
The Hollywood Palace | 1966-1969 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Dancer |
Sammy Davis Jr. | 1969 | TV Movie | Herself |
Stasera mi butto | 1967 | Herself | |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | 1966 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Hullabaloo | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
Mary's Land | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
Theater of the Word, Inc. | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Reading Rainbow | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
The Original Leads of the Temptations | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1980-1989 | TV Series | Herself |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1988 | TV Series | Herself |
Motown Merry Christmas | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
Eubie Blake: A Century of Music | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
Lola, Lola y Lollo | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
The John Davidson Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
Omnibus | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
The Big Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
Siegfried and Roy | 1980 | TV Special | Herself |
Circus of the Stars #4 | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Ringmaster |
The Muppet Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself - Special Guest Star |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist / Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Singer / ... |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1971 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) |
Known for movies
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