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Abbe Lane Biography

Birth Name:Abigail Francine Lassman

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 1960, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • In 1952, she got married to actor and music performer Xavier Cugat
  • Got her start in showbusiness working as a child actress for various radio programs
  • Is best known for her work as a nightclub rumba singer
  • In 1958, she released an album collaboration with Tito Puente named "Be Mine Tonight․"
  • Was once viewed as "too sexy" to appear on the Italian network RAI
  • Starred in the 1958 Broadway musical "Oh, Captain!"