Deanna Lund
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Deanna Lund is an American film and television actress best remembered for her role in the Irwin Allen
television series Land of the Giants
, where she played the character of Valerie Ames Scott.
, but they were divorced in the late 1970s. Their daughter Michele Matheson
is an accomplished actress herself. Lund is an alum of Rollins College
in Winter Park, Florida
.
In 1995, she dated Larry King
, and the couple got engaged five weeks after they met. However, the relationship soon broke off.
. In 1976, she played, alongside her husband, Don Matheson, in the role of Cameron Faulkner's secretary, Peggy Lowell, on the soap, General Hospital.
Irwin Allen
Irwin Allen was a television and film director and producer nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. He was also notable for creating a number of television series.- Biography :...
television series Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants was an hour-long American science fiction television program lasting two seasons beginning on September 22, 1968 and ending on March 22, 1970. The show was created and produced by Irwin Allen. Land of the Giants was the fourth of Allen's science fiction TV series. The show was...
, where she played the character of Valerie Ames Scott.
Early life
After the series was cancelled, she married co-star Don MathesonDon Matheson
Don Matheson is an American television actor, best known for his continuing role in Irwin Allen's series Land of the Giants.Prior to entering acting, Matheson served in the military. While serving in Korea, he was awarded the Bronze Star for valorous leadership and a Purple Heart for injuries...
, but they were divorced in the late 1970s. Their daughter Michele Matheson
Michele Matheson
Michele Matheson is an actress and novelist. She is the daughter of actors Don Matheson and Deanna Lund. Her parents met while performing together in the Irwin Allen science fiction series Land of the Giants and married soon after the show was cancelled. Michele has two siblings...
is an accomplished actress herself. Lund is an alum of Rollins College
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Winter Park, Florida , along the shores of Lake Virginia....
in Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.
In 1995, she dated Larry King
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
, and the couple got engaged five weeks after they met. However, the relationship soon broke off.
Career
Valerie in Giantland, a novella written by Lund, is based on the Land of the Giants series, and set ten years later; written from the point of view of Lund's character, Valerie Ames. She also played the lead role in the 1989 Christmas horror film ElvesElves (film)
Elves is a 1989 American horror film directed by Jeffrey Mandel and starring Dan Haggerty, Deanna Lund and Ken Carpenter. -Plot:When teenager Kirsten accidentally cuts her hand during an "Anti-Christmas" pagan ritual with her friends Brooke and Amy in the woods, her spilled blood awakens an...
. In 1976, she played, alongside her husband, Don Matheson, in the role of Cameron Faulkner's secretary, Peggy Lowell, on the soap, General Hospital.