Lucy Saroyan (January 17, 1946 – April 11, 2003) was an American actress and photographer.
Life and career
Saroyan was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of the writer
William Saroyan and the actress
Carol Grace. Her brother is writer
Aram Saroyan. Following her parents' second divorce, her mother married the actor
Walter Matthau and Lucy later worked alongside her stepfather in a number of his films. She also played small parts on Broadway,
off-Broadway,
and on TV, in addition to working as a film library
archivist. Her most notable film role was in
Paul Schrader's 1978 film
Blue Collar, in which she played
Harvey Keitel's wife.
Death and legacy
She died in Thousand Oaks, California, on April 11, 2003, at the age of 57 from cirrhosis of the liver caused by
hepatitis C.
Her mother died three months later.
Lucy Saroyan's personal papers, including dozens of letters and postcards to and from her father from early childhood until their eventual estrangement, are archived in the Fresno County Public Library. The collection also comprises hundreds of personal snapshots of Lucy and her entertainment industry friends and acquaintances, and contact sheets from Lucy's early professional modeling sessions. Among the latter are portraits of Lucy and her brother Aram as children, and of Lucy as a young woman by Richard Avedon.
Filmography
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The Grass Roots "Bella Linda Video"(1967)
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Isadora (1968) - (uncredited)
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Some Kind of a Nut (1969) - Samantha
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Cactus Flower (1969) - Dancer (uncredited)
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Maidstone (1970)
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Kotch (1971) - Sissy
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - Coed #2 (Hostage)
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(1976, TV) - Elise
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American Raspberry (1977) - Connie
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Greased Lightning (1977) - Hutch's Wife
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Blue Collar (1978) - Arlene Bartowski
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Hopscotch (1980) - Carla
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Xanadu (1980) - Roller-skater
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The Little Rascals (1994) - Lucy
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Uptown Girls (2003) - Lulu (final film role)
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