Louanne Sirota
# Louanne Sirota

Louanne Sirota, also known as simply Louanne (born January 20, 1970), is an American actress and singer. She played the title role in Annie in the 2nd National Company in Los Angeles in 1979. At the time, she was the youngest ever picked for the role. After her breakthrough in the film Oh, God! Book II, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress in 1981. She went on to play Annie again in the 1st National Company in 1981 for which she became the youngest recipient of the Drama-Logue Award for outstanding performance in 1981. She also acted as a wise-beyond-her-years Iowa teenager in the short-lived comedy-drama Two Marriages on ABC. She was seen as herself in the 2006 documentary Life After Tomorrow, about the women who have played orphans in Annie.

Other awards in 1980:

* Academy of Family Films and Family Television - Best Actress for Oh God Book II
* Film Advisory Board - Award of Excellence for Most Promising Actress for Oh God Book II
* Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films - Golden Scroll Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement for Oh God Book II

## Filmography

### As Louanne

* Chuck Barris Rah Rah Show (TV) (1978) as Louanne
* The Long Days of Summer (1980) (TV) as Sarah
* Oh, God! Book II (1980) (Film) as Tracy Richards
* The Last Song (1980) (TV) as Abby Newman
* Aloha Paradise (1 episode, 1981)
* Mork & Mindy (1 episode, 1981) as Miss Geezba
* The Love Boat (1 episode, 1982) as Lybie Warner
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1 episode, 1983) as Jenny Barrett
* Missing Pieces (1983) (TV) as Valerie Scott
* Two Marriages (2 seasons, 1983–1984) as Shelby Armstrong
* Anything For A Laugh (TV) (Chuck Barris Show) (1986) as Louanne
* True Confessions (1 episode, 1986)
* The Bronx Zoo (1 episode, 1987) as Sandy Gillian
* Cowboy Joe 1987 as Isabelle Tidmunk
* A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) (film) as Suzie Middleburg

### As Louanne Sirota

* McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005) (TV) as Forensics Officer
* Detective (2005) (TV) as Judith Pallacio
* McBride: Requiem (2006) (TV) as Forensics Officer
* Accidentally in Love (2011) (TV) as Mama Crowne
