Lynne Latham
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Lynne Latham began her noteworthy dance career on television with featured roles on The Dean Martin Show
and also went on tour with Sammy Davis Jr. In the 1970s she returned to Dean Martin
as one of the Ding-a-ling Sisters and also appeared as a dancer on the Donny and Marie Show. Lynne worked as a synchronized swimmer on television with The Krofftettes
in The Brady Bunch Hour
and The Big Show
, and then in the films History of the World: Part I and The Great Muppet Caper
. She also starred opposite Olivia Newton-John
as Muse #2 in the cult classic Xanadu
. In 1983, after many years of experience with wardrobe and costumes onstage and on-screen, Lynne became a fashion designer and designed the handbags for the outrageous English fashion icon, Zandra Rhodes
.
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by crooner Dean Martin...
and also went on tour with Sammy Davis Jr. In the 1970s she returned to Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
as one of the Ding-a-ling Sisters and also appeared as a dancer on the Donny and Marie Show. Lynne worked as a synchronized swimmer on television with The Krofftettes
The Krofftettes
The Krofftettes were a dance troupe, who also performed water ballet, featured on The Brady Bunch Hour from 1976 to 1977. They were the first to perform synchronized swimming as a regular feature on a prime-time network program....
in The Brady Bunch Hour
The Brady Bunch Hour
The Brady Bunch Hour is an American variety television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in association with CBS Television Distribution, which aired on ABC between 1976 to 1977....
and The Big Show
The Big Show (TV series)
The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980.The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre, which had been in a downward spiral since the cancellations of the Ed Sullivan Show and The Carol...
, and then in the films History of the World: Part I and The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 mystery comedy film directed by Jim Henson. It is the second of a series of live-action musical feature films, starring Jim Henson's Muppets. This film was produced by Henson Associates, ITC Entertainment and Universal Pictures, and premiered on 26 July 1981. The...
. She also starred opposite Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
as Muse #2 in the cult classic Xanadu
Xanadu (film)
Xanadu is a 1980 romantic musical fantasy film written by Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The title is a reference to the poem "Kubla Khan, or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which is quoted in the film. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province...
. In 1983, after many years of experience with wardrobe and costumes onstage and on-screen, Lynne became a fashion designer and designed the handbags for the outrageous English fashion icon, Zandra Rhodes
Zandra Rhodes
Zandra Rhodes, CBE, RDI, is an English fashion designer.Zandra Rhodes was introduced to the world of fashion by her mother, who was a fitter in a Paris fashion house and a teacher at Medway College of Art, now the University for the Creative Arts. Rhodes studied first at Medway and then at the...
.