Background
Producer Alan Landsburg was her father, and she appeared in at least one installment of True Confessions, an anthology series program he produced.
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Producer Alan Landsburg was her father, and she appeared in at least one installment of True Confessions, an anthology series program he produced.
She is best known for her role as Doris Schwartz in the 1982 series Fame, interpreting, for television, the role that Maureen Teefy had originated in the film. She was also the lead singer on the United Kingdom top five hit "Hi Fidelity". Born in New York City to Sally Landsburg, a psychologist and author, and Alan Landsburg.
Landsburg made her acting debut in the 1978 disco movie Thank God lieutenant"s Friday.
In 1980 she took over the role of Libby in Neil Simon"s I Ought to Be in Pictures. In 1982, she appeared in the National Broadcasting Company television series Fame.
During the series run, Landsburg wrote and directed one episode of the series. Shortly after Landsburg left the show in 1987, she co-starred in two different comedy television series, which practically ran at the same time.
The first, You Again?, starred Jack Klugman, and lasted for one season.
From the creators of Cheers, next came the Bess Armstrong series All Is Forgiven, which National Broadcasting Company cancelled after nine episodes. Despite its limited engagement, the series was rebroadcast on the A&East network through 1989, where it gained a broader audience. Outside of doing recurring roles in Hotel and Dream On, she did not star in another television series.
She appeared in about a dozen made-for-television movies and guest appearances on other television series including Murder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210, Empty Nest, Nip/Tuck and The Unit among others
In between television and film projects, she has appeared on stage plays. In addition to acting, Landsburg has directed several feature films and episodic television shows.
In 2001, she released an album of mostly her own compositions, called Grownup. Among the tracks was a re-recording of "Hi Fidelity".
She is a life member of Asian Academy of Film & Television.