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Ann Wedgeworth (born January 21, 1935) is a Tony award winning American actress, best known for her role as Lahoma Vane Lucas on the daytime dramas Another World (1967–1970) and Somerset (1970–1973). She attended the University of Texas and was a childhood friend and high school classmate of Jayne Mansfield. In 1973 she had a supporting role as Frenchy in the film Scarecrow. In 1978, she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in Neil Simon's Chapter Two. Wedgeworth joined the cast of Three's Company in 1979 as Lana Shields and was promptly written out of the series in mid-season... MORE

Ann Wedgeworth (born January 21, 1935) is a Tony award winning American actress, best known for her role as Lahoma Vane Lucas on the daytime dramas Another World (1967–1970) and Somerset (1970–1973). She attended the University of Texas and was a childhood friend and high school classmate of Jayne Mansfield. In 1973 she had a supporting role as Frenchy in the film Scarecrow. In 1978, she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in Neil Simon's Chapter Two. Wedgeworth joined the cast of Three's Company in 1979 as Lana Shields and was promptly written out of the series in mid-season with no explanation given in the story for Lana's disappearance. Wedgeworth revealed to author Chris Mann that she wasn't "fired" but asked to be let go. After shooting a couple of episodes of Three's Company, Wedgeworth said some of the cast members were complaining about the size of her role. She said afterwards, her part dwindled down to practically "nothing". Wedgeworth asked the producers to write the part of Lana back to the way it was intended and promised to be, or else release her from the show so she could pursue other opportunities. The producers thereupon released her from the show. In LESS