Elaine Loletha Falana was born on the 11th September 1942, in Camden, New Jersey USA, of Cuban ancestry. She is a television presenter, showgirl, actress and singer, all the above mentioned engagements adding to the outright size of Lola Falana’s net worth. It is also worth mentioning the fact that she was an Italian television star in of 1980s. Overall, Lola was active in the entertainment industry from 1964 to 1997.
How rich is the retired actress, singer and television personality? Authoritative sources estimate that the total size of Lola Falana’s net worth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016.
Lola Falana Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, she spent most of her childhood in Philadelphia, where she began to sing in the church choir. She attended a dance school and during a performance was discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., who invited her to make her debut on Broadway in the musical “Golden Boy”. The same year she recorded her first album “My Baby” (1964), under the Mercury Records label. After many television shows and other records, at the end of 1966 she was noticed by some Italian scouts during a show in Las Vegas, and was invited to Italy, where Lola Falana became one of the stars of the television era, participating in numerous television programs, often dancing in pairs with Don Lurius in varieties like “Saturday Night” in 1967. She landed roles in Italian films including “Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973) and others. Moreover, Falana appeared in a few musicals, the best known being “Tonight I Throw Myself” with Marisa Sannia and Rocky Roberts and “When I Say I love You”, with Tony Renis, Alida Chelli and Enzo Whittaker. For her beauty, she was nicknamed Black Venus. Her net worth rose steadily.
In 1970, she returned to the USA to participate in the film “The Liberation of LB Jones”, directed by William Wyler, for which Falana was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1971. The same year, she posed naked for a photo shoot of Playboy. In 1972, she was chosen by Bill Cosby as a regular guest of “The New Bill Cosby Show”, which was aired on CBS. From 1982 to 1987, she appeared in the soap opera “Capitol”. Her net worth was still rising.
In 1987, Lola Falana was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Still, she appeared in the film “Mad About You” in 1990. The last performance she made was singing in Wayne Newton’s theatre in 1997. Afterwards, Lola Falana retired from show business, devoting herself to religious activities. The disease remained stable for several years, notwithstanding relapses. In 2005, it went into progressive stage. However, it has been announced that she is in complete remission after a visit to the shrine. In 2009, two interviews on YouTube were posted where Lola looks very fit.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has been married once; in 1971 she married Feliciano Tavares, the leader of the musical group Tavares. The two divorced in 1975.
“My Baby” (1964), "There's A Man Out There Somewhere" (1975)
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress (1970), Tony Award
Movies
“Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973), “The Liberation of LB Jones”, "Lady Cocoa" (1975), "Mad About You" (1990), "Capitol"
TV Shows
“Teatro Dieci” (1971), “Hai Visto Mai?” (1973), The New Bill Cosby Show (1972–1973), "Laugh In", “The Liberation of LB Jones”, Lola (1975), Made in Italy (1982)
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Trademark
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Wore a famous silk white evening gown during her Las Vegas shows
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Performed her signature song "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" during her Las Vegas shows.
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Fact
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Retired and living with her parents in Philadelphia. [November 1996]
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Lola has recovered sufficiently from her bad attack of multiple sclerosis in 1996, which sent her to her parents' home in Philadelphia, to make her own home in her beloved Las Vegas. [June 2006]
Father is from Cuba. He sang to Lola in Spanish. She later became a popular nightclub singer who performed in various lanuages.
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Born in Camden, New Jersey to Cleao Twine. The family later moved to Philadelphia. Lola attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia. She was raised as Episcopalian but later coverted to Roman Catholicism.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Doctor Jazz."
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Is of African-American and Cuban descent.
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In later years she has turned to religion for comfort and solace, touring much of the time as an evangelist.
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Was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; after a brief period of (1987) remission, her MS returned in 1996.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad About You
1989
Casey's Secretary
Hotel
1986
TV Series
Sheila Wilson
Capitol
1982
TV Series
Charity Blake (1984-1986)
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series
Esther Bolling
The Love Boat
1978
TV Series
Mara Carroll
Switch
1977
TV Series
Armistice Simpson
Cos
1976
TV Series
Frequent Guest
Lady Cocoa
1975
Coco
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
1975
TV Series
Regular Performer
Klansman
1974
Loretta Sykes
The Streets of San Francisco
1974
TV Series
Jackie Sterling
Hai visto mai?
1973
TV Mini-Series
Hostess
The New Bill Cosby Show
1972
TV Series
Regular
Mod Squad
1970
TV Series
Marci Weaver
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Emma Jones
The F.B.I.
1969
TV Series
Lenore Brooks
Black Tigress
1967
Lola Gate
Quando dico che ti amo
1967
Julia
A Man Called Adam
1966
Theo
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
50 años de
2009
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
La tele de tu vida
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Lady Cocoa
1975
"Pop Goes the Weasel" Title song / performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" Title song
Sammy and Company
1975
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
1971
TV Special performer: "Till Love Touches Your Life"