Pia Zadora

Pia Zadora
In Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Bomar and Girmar (Zadora) watch Earth television.
Born
Pia Alfreda Schipani

(1954-05-04) May 4, 1954 (age 70)
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1964–present
Spouses
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    (m. 1977; div. 1993)​
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    (m. 1995; div. 2001)​
  • Michael Jeffries
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    (m. 2005)​
Children3

Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani; May 4, 1954)[1] is an American actress and singer. She debuted a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964). She came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized[2] Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year[3] while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the Worst New Star for the same performance.

In the 1980s, her film career failed to achieve critical success, so she focused on music. As a singer, she has released several albums featuring popular standards, often backed by a symphonic orchestra. She was nominated for a Grammy in 1984.

  1. ^ Andrea LeVasseur (2014). "Pia Zadora - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Canby, Vincent (February 5, 1982). "Pia Zadora in Cain's 'Butterfly'". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "The Golden Globes". TheGoldenGlobes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-12-12.