Bio
Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth (born January 21, 1935 in Abilene, Texas) is an American actress, best known for her role as Lahoma Vane Lucas on the daytime dramas Another World (1967-1970) and Somerset (1970-1973).
She attended the University of Texas and was a childhood friend and high school classmate of Jayne Mansfield.
Wedgeworth later joined the cast of Three's Company in 1979 as Lana Shields and was promptly written out of the series in mid-season with no explanation given in the story for Lana's disappearance.
In 1978 she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress on Broadway in Neil Simon's Chapter Two.
She also played recurring roles on the sitcoms Evening Shade and Roseanne.
Ann gave a stellar performance in the 1985 biopic "Sweet Dreams" as Patsy Cline's feisty mother, Hilda Hensley.
Most recently, Ann was seen in The Hawk Is Dying with Paul Giamatti that was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
She was Rip Torn's first wife, before Torn married Geraldine Page. They have a daughter, actress Danae Torn. She is currently married to acting teacher and director Ernie Martin, and they have a daughter, actresswriter Dianna Martin.