Adrienne La Russa
Adrienne La Russa (born May 15, 1948) is an American retired actress known for her role as Brooke Hamilton on Days of Our Lives, which she played from 1975 to 1977. Her film career included roles in The Black Sheep (1968), Beatrice Cenci (1969), Keep It in the Family (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and Uncle Joe Shannon (1978). She also made a few guest appearances on television in the late 1970s and early 1980s and she had a supporting role in the 1978 miniseries Centennial.
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Adrienne La Russa

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- Name
- Adrienne La Russa
- Born
- 15 May 1948
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Cold Spring Harbor High School
- Known for
- Days of Our Lives Beatrice Cenci The Man Who Fell to Earth Centennial The Amazing Spider-Man Logan's Run The Black Sheep
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Adrienne La Russa (born May 15, 1948) is an American retired actress known for her role as Brooke Hamilton on Days of Our Lives, which she played from 1975 to 1977. Her film career included roles in The Black Sheep (1968), Beatrice Cenci (1969), Keep It in the Family (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and Uncle Joe Shannon (1978). She also made a few guest appearances on television in the late 1970s and early 1980s and she had a supporting role in the 1978 miniseries Centennial.
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La Russa played Clemma Zendt, the tempestuous daughter of series protagonists Levi and Lucinda Zendt.

Fotogramma dal film La pecora nera (1968) catturato personalmente
Luciano Salce / Aldo Tonti · still frame from the Italian movie La pecora nera (1968)

Fotogramma dal film La pecora nera (1968) catturato personalmente
Luciano Salce / Aldo Tonti · still frame from the Italian movie La pecora nera (1968)
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• Name — Adrienne La Russa • Born — 15 May 1948 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Education — Cold Spring Harbor High School • Known for — Days of Our Lives Beatrice Cenci The Man Who Fell to Earth Centennial The Amazing Spider-Man Logan's Run The Black Sheep • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1968–1991 • Illustration — Adrienne La Russa in The Black Sheep (1968)
Personal life
Personal life
La Russa was born in New York City, New York, where a childhood friend was fellow future actor Henry Winkler. She graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, on Long Island. • Illustration — Adrienne La Russa and Vittorio Gassman in The Black Sheep (1968) Her 1984 marriage to actor and martial artist Steven Seagal was annulled that same year. She married Robert French on December 31, 1987.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1974 — The Streets of San Francisco — Kerry Martin — Episode: "Flags of Terror" • 1974 — The Manhunter — Marion Liggett — Episode: "A.W.O.L. to Kill" • 1975 — McCloud — Claire Harrison — Episode: "Fire" • 1975–1977 — Days of Our Lives — Brooke Hamilton — 265 episodes • 1977 — Baretta — Carla Trancata — Episode: "Carla" • 1977 — Logan's Run — Sylvia Reyna — Episode: "Crypt" (as Adrienne LaRussa) • 1978 — Project U.F.O. — Cynthia Staley — Episode: "Sighting 4006: The Nevada Desert Incident" • 1978 — The Amazing Spider-Man — Trina Pandit — Episode: "The Curse of Rava" • 1978 — Switch — Miki — Episode: "Formula for Murder" (as Adrienne LaRussa) • 1978–1979 — Centennial — Clemma Zendt — 3 episodes • 1979 — Charlie's Angels — Claudia Harper — Episode: "Angels at the Altar" • 1979 — A Man Called Sloane — Serena — Architect of Evil (as Adrienne LaRussa) • 1981 — The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo — Tess — Episode: "What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This?" • 1982 — Terror at Alcatraz — Janine — TV movie • 1983 — General Hospital — Ida • 1991 — Jake and the Fatman — Mary Powell — Episode: "Come Along with Me" (as Adrienne LaRussa)
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1968 — The Black Sheep — Kitty — Italian title: La pecora nera • 1969 — Psychout for Murder — Licia — Italian title: Salvare la faccia • 1969 — Beatrice Cenci — Beatrice Cenci — also known as: The Conspiracy of Torture • 1973 — Keep It in the Family — Karen Sayers • 1976 — The Man Who Fell to Earth — Helen • 1976 — Hanno ucciso un altro bandito — Diane • 1978 — Uncle Joe Shannon — Peggy
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- 2.TV Listings. Free-Lance Star. March 15, 1986.
- 3.Pike, Charlie. Pike's Peeks. Florence Morning News. October 30, 1976 TV supplement p. 16. subscription required.
- 4.Cold Spring Harbor High School. Harbor Tide [yearbook]. 47. 1965.
- 5.Thomas, Karen. Seagal: Marked for divorce. USA Today. November 2, 1994.
- 6.MyHeritage. Biographical Summaries of Notable People: Robert French.
- 7.[Photo caption]. Independent. Associated Press. 5. November 27, 1968.
- 8.Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del Cinema Italiano. Gremese. 4. 355. 1996. 88-7605-935-0.
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