Biography

Born in Philadelphia in 1942, Lola Falana left home as a teenager to seek her fortune in entertainment. She often slept in subway stations before finding work. She studied African dance, and her big break came when she appeared opposite Sammy Davis Jr. in "Golden Boy" on Broadway in 1964. She then toured Italy and won fame there in two Italian movies. She toured with the Tavares Brothers in the 1970s and married Feliciano "Butch" Tavares. In 1979 she became the highest-paid entertainer in Las Vegas, thus earning her the title "First Lady of Las Vegas".

Actress

Mad About You(1988)as Casey's Secretary

Hotel(1983)as Sheila Wilson

Capitol(1982)as Charity Blake (1984-1986)

Vega$(1978)as Lola Falana

Fantasy Island(1977)as Esther Bolling

Soundtrack

50 años de(2009)

La tele de tu vida(2007)

Night of 100 Stars(1982)

The Muppet Show(1976)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson(1962)

Self

Mary's Land(2013)as Self

Theater of the Word, Inc.(2009)as Self

The Original Leads of the Temptations(1992)as Self

Reading Rainbow(1983)as Self

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration(1990)as Self

Archive Footage

The Greatest Night in Pop(2024)as Self

Worn Stories(2021)as Self - Singer

50 años de(2009)as Self

La tele de tu vida(2007)as Self

Hullabaloo Vol. 8(1996)as Self

Known for

A Man Called Adam1966 · Actress The Liberation of L.B. Jones1970 · Actress Black Tigress1967 · Actress The Klansman1974 · Actress

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Lee Liberace with Sandy Duncan and Lola Falana

Tracee Ellis Ross, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Diana Ross and Berry Gordy

"Captain Kangaroo" Lola Falana, Mike Farrell, Bob Keeshan, Debbie Weems

Lola Falana, Don Randi, and Lenny Waronker in The Wrecking Crew! (2008)

Credit Score: Lola Falana

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19661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979

The Streets of San Francisco

Jackie Sterling

Mon Sep 16 1974 – Thu Jun 09 1977

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Noms	Votes
1	The Streets of San Francisco	7.50	1972	•	7.3	16	7749
2	Switch	3.75	1975	•	7.1	0	541
3	The Mod Squad	3.75	1968	•	7.0	7	2736
4	The Liberation of L.B. Jones	3.25	1970	•	6.8	0	1377
5	Stasera mi butto	3.09	1967	•	5.5	0	77
6	Lady Cocoa	2.60	1975	•	4.7	0	461
7	Black Tigress	2.60	1967	•	4.9	0	171
8	Quando dico che ti amo	2.60	1967	•	4.1	0	20
9	A Man Called Adam	2.50	1967	•	6.6	0	851
10	The Klansman	2.38	1974	•	5.3	0	2017