Louise Lasser Louise Lasser Louise Lasser (born April 11, 1939) is an American actress and television writer. She is known for her portrayal of the title character on the soap opera satire "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". She was married to Woody Allen and appeared in several of his early films. Lasser was born in New York City, the daughter of Paula and S. Jay Lasser, a tax expert. Her family is Jewish. She studied political science at Brandeis University. Lasser was the understudy for Barbra Streisand in the Broadway musical "I Can Get It for You Wholesale". She also appeared on the
Philip Lasser of Musical Arts. He wrote an academic work on the contrapuntal analysis of music entitled "The Spiraling Tapestry", published by Rassel Editions. His piece "Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J. S. Bach" has been recorded by pianist Simone Dinnerstein on the Telarc record label. Lasser is president of the European American Musical Alliance. As director of EAMA's Summer Music Programs in Paris since its 1996 inception, he promotes the pedagogical training of young musicians. Lasser became a faculty member of Juilliard in 1994. In 2006 he received the Walter Hinrichsen Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts