Elisabeth Brooks Luyties[2] (July 2, 1951 – September 7, 1997) was a Canadian actress.[3] She is probably best remembered for her role as the evil, leather-clad siren Marsha Quist in The Howling (1981).[4] Her other film appearances included Deep Space (1988), and The Forgotten One (1989).
Elisabeth Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elisabeth Brooks Luyties July 2, 1951 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 7, 1997 (aged 46) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, poet, writer |
| Years active | 1974–1991 |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career edit
Brooks was born on July 2, 1951, in Toronto, Ontario, and adopted by William Harrison "Sandy" Luyties Jr. and his wife Joan (née Brooks) when she was six months old.[5] Brooks has two brothers and two sisters: Judson, Jonica, Megan, and Seth. To family and friends, Brooks was known as Lissa.
She began her acting career aged five, encompassing both stage and screen. She started appearing in television roles in the mid-1970s and managed to pursue her acting career as a single mother while working a variety of jobs to support herself and her son. She had a brief role in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), and then appeared regularly on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, and in popular television series such as The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Hart to Hart, Starsky and Hutch, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Emergency!
After a two and half year struggle with brain cancer, Brooks died in Haven Hospice near her home in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 46.[1][6][7] Brooks was survived by her children and the best friend and ex-girlfriend Kristy McNichol,[1] her death coming four days shy of McNichol's 35th birthday.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b c Lentz, Harris M. (1997). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 21. ISBN 9780786404605.
- ^ Los Angeles Blue Book, 1973, page 239
- ^ "Elisabeth Brooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Cavett Binion (2013). "The Howling (1981)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri 19 Feb 1952, Tue • Page 34" Newspapers.com, Michelle Rochette, 29 Nov 2018
- ^ "Elisabeth Brooks, 46, an actress seen on television shows..." The Baltimore Sun. September 17, 1997.
- ^ a b "TV actress Elisabeth Brooks dies of cancer at 46". Deseret News. Associated Press. September 18, 1997.
- ^ Garcia, Victoria (September 18, 2020). "Kristy McNichol finally realized her heart didn't belong to men: Her life of privacy with wife Martie Allen". Newsner English. Retrieved January 9, 2024.