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Abbe Lane

Born
Dec 14, 1932 · Aged 93
Died
Apr 25, 2026
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
23
TV credits
19
Also known as (2)
  • Эббе Лэйн
  • Эббе Лейн

Biography

Abbe Lane (born December 14, 1932) is an American singer and actress. Born Abigail Francine Lassman in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Lane began her career as a child actress on radio, and from there she progressed to singing and dancing on Broadway. Married to Xavier Cugat from 1952 until their divorce in 1964, Lane achieved her greatest success as a nightclub singer, and was described in a 1963 magazine article as "the swingingest sexpot in show business". Cugat's influence was seen in her music which favoured Latin and rumba styles. In 1958 she starred opposite Tony Randall in the…