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 Lasser was also interviewed about the series in the bonus features of the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" Complete Series DVD box-set from Shout Factory which was released December 2013. In it, she reveals that the idea for Mary Hartman's infamous nervous breakdown at the end of the first season came after she wrote a 12-page letter suggesting the idea to Norman Lear. On July 24, 1976, Lasser hosted "Saturday Night Live" at the end of the first season. Her performance is best known for her opening monologue in which she re-creates a Mary Hartman-esque nervous breakdown and locks herself in