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
Louise Raymond less like her when she finally appeared in the flesh. Thank God I was wrong." One of the most high-profile storylines featuring Louise was her affair with her daughter's husband Grant (Ross Kemp). Louise was shown to give in to temptation and sleep with Grant in an hour-long special, airing in September on a Sunday evening, deviating from the typical weekly broadcasting time and schedule of "EastEnders". Discussing the storyline, a BBC source claimed "Louise has come back to the Square to make it up to Tiffany and Simon, whom she walked out on when they were kids. But she