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Tall, leggy and extremely well-built statuesque blonde actress Laurene Landon has enlivened a bunch of hugely enjoyable movies with her spunky energy, physical dexterity, bubbly, upbeat personality and considerable sex appeal. She often portrays tough, two-fisted, no-nonsense action heroines with a winning blend of fiery aplomb and cheerful good humor.

Born as Laurene Landon Coughlin in Toronto, Canada, Landon's family moved to the United States when she was four. The 5'9" Landon starred as "Molly", one of two female wrestlers, who are managed by 'Peter Falk', in Robert Aldrich's uproariously raucous comedy, ...All the Marbles (1981). The fiercely athletic and aggressive Landon also performed a lion's share of her own stunts in the film. Landon was very funny as a daffy stewardess in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and was excellent as Mike Hammer's loyal secretary "Velda" in I, the Jury (1982). Laurene was especially strong and impressive in two delightful action/adventure features for director Matt Cimber: she's the titular rugged warrior woman in Hundra (1983) and a gutsy half-Native American spitfire in Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984). Landon was once again, on the money, effective and engaging as courageous policewoman "Teresa Mallory" in the terrific Maniac Cop (1988) and its superior 1990 sequel, Maniac Cop 2 (1990). After a regrettably lengthy absence from acting, Laurene made a return to screen with a sizable co-starring part in the Masters of Horror (2005) episode, Pick Me Up (2006).

Outside of acting, Laurene Landon writes scripts in her spare time and is an award-winning gold medal lyricist, who authored rap music for an L.A. Metro Transit Authority video.

Laurene Landon in Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015)

Often acts in movies that are written and/or directed by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0169540/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Larry Cohen</a>.

Her character Teresa in the &quot;Maniac Cop&quot; films was named after her beloved mother.

As of September 24th 2023,The Devil&#39;s Left Hand is the highest rated film of her filmography on Rotten Tomatoes with a rating of 100 % percent fresh.

Laurene and her &quot;All the Marbles&quot; co-star Vicki Frederick beat out 2,000 hopefuls for their roles, including a then-unknown Kathleen Turner. Laurene broke her foot undergoing wrestling training for her final audition, but was nevertheless cast in the film.

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