Udana Power

Udana Power

ActressWriterAdditional Crew
Born
November 19, 1944

Vivacious, talented, beautiful, and charming Udana Power has been wowing audiences for over four decades. Over the course of her long and noteworthy career, Udana starred on Broadway opposite Katharine Hepburn, guest-starred opposite many stars including William Shatner, Henry Winkler, and Suzanne…

Biography

Vivacious, talented, beautiful, and charming Udana Power has been wowing audiences for over four decades.

Over the course of her long and noteworthy career, Udana starred on Broadway opposite Katharine Hepburn, guest-starred opposite many stars including William Shatner, Henry Winkler, and Suzanne Somers, had her own television series, and appeared in over 250 TV commercials.

It was obvious from her first appearance on a TV show (Ironside, in 1971) that Udana had "it" - the indefinable charisma of a star. Her perky characters became a staple of '70s-'90s television series as she appeared in audience-favorites Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Soap, Hawaii Five-O, Knots Landing, and Murder, She Wrote among many others.

However, just when it seemed the sky was the limit for this versatile performer, a major health challenge derailed her life and career. Udana would spend the next decade virtually bedridden.

Undaunted, Udana worked tirelessly to restore her life and vitality - and succeeded. Emerging with new energy and purpose, Udana wrote her own movies...wrote, produced, and starred in her own one-woman show...and authored three books. Most recently, Udana reinvented herself yet again as an entrepreneur, parlaying her natural gift for connecting with audiences into a highly successful business career.

Today, Udana is a dervish of creative and business pursuits. She spends her time working on several books (including children's books and motivational books), two or three screenplays, singing and vocal coaching, and carrying out the responsibilities of being a nationally recognized business leader.

Looking back on her career is not something Udana does often. She prefers to look ahead.

Writer

The VoyeurThe Voyeur(1997)
The Hottest BidThe Hottest Bid(1995)

Actress

A Game for GentlemenA Game for Gentlemen(2021)as Lady Strather
The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows(1995)as Mother Rabbit
Murder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote(1984)as Una O'Reilly
Frozen AssetsFrozen Assets(1992)as Voice Actor
Life Goes OnLife Goes On(1989)as Kathy Gutman

Additional Crew

Red Shoe DiariesRed Shoe Diaries(1992)

Self

Never Too Old Never Too LateNever Too Old Never Too Late(2021)as Self
ShowoffsShowoffs(1975)as Self
Barney and MeBarney and Me(1973)as Sue, Pete's girlfrend

Archive Footage

Happy DaysHappy Days(1974)as Louisa
Kolchak: Demon and the MummyKolchak: Demon and the Mummy(1975)as Capt. Madge Timmins (segment: Legacy of Terror)

Known for

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Bob Harks, Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, and Udana Power in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)Udana perusing her archives, Spring 2015.Udana, backstage at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 1989, just before performing her one-woman show. Udana with Lesley Ann Warren, 1985. Udana, head shot, early 1990s. The cast of the stage production of Gone With the Wind, 1973: Udana Power, Terence Monk, Lesley Ann Warren, and Pernell Roberts.

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Soap100.0019778.34179367
2Murder, She Wrote15.0019847.324133028
3Hawaii Five-O15.0019687.42129222
4Houston Knights3.7519877.400273
5The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts3.0919805.40016
6General Hospital2.5019636.7016231
7High Risk2.3819815.6001406
8The Fifth Floor2.3819785.000761