Louise Lasser role in Darren Aronofsky's film "Requiem for a Dream" (2000), and co-starred with Renée Taylor in "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers" (2003). Lasser acted in two episodes of HBO's "Girls" as a Manhattan artist for the series' 3rd season (2014). She is a member of faculty at HB Studio, where she teaches acting technique. She was married to Woody Allen from 1966 to 1970. She currently lives in Manhattan. 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,
Louise Lasser Lear says, "when she read a bit of the script for me, I all but cried for joy ... Louise brought with her the persona that fit Mary Hartman like a corset." Exhausted from the grueling schedule, Lasser left the series after two seasons (325 episodes), and the serial was re-branded "Forever Fernwood", which continued on for 26 weeks focusing on the trials and tribulations of the other "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" characters. In 2000, Lasser appeared on a panel with her former cast members at the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills (taped for the museum archives).