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Steel Notes Magazine
October 2016
As with any actor/actress, there were some
extraordinary roles
Liane wanted that never
came to pass. Mary
Elizabeth Manstrantonio’s role of Carmen
in “The Color of Money,” the 1986 sequel to
“The Hustler,” starring
Tom Cruise and Paul
Newman and directed by Martin Scorsese
could’ve been played
by Liane! Three call
backs and a meeting
Liane Curtis as April in Season One of “Sons of Anarchy”
with Scorsese seemed
to seal the deal, yet the
final call back with Paul
Newman present was a no-go. “I was a nervous wreck, looking for my heels!” said Liane. There is no doubt that a
role of this magnitude in a high- profile project could’ve turned things around.
Other roles Liane didn’t get were the 1985 film, “Sylvester”, where she would have played Melissa Gilbert’s role
as Charlie opposite Michael Schoeffling (who of course appeared in “Sixteen Candles”) and Mariel Hemingway’s
role opposite Peter O’Toole (“I was so in love with Lawrence of Arabia”) in “Creator,” another 1985 flick. Again,
she doesn’t harbor much resentment, to which I added that she is part of “Sons of Anarchy” lore and, of course,
the oft- talked about “Sixteen Candles.” And the 1989 cult black comedy “The Girlfriend From Hell?” “I enjoyed
that shoot the most. A fun shoot that lasted 18 days and it came under budget a day early,” laughs Liane.
Fun facts for the most ardent Liane Curtis fans: Liane appeared but did not make the final cut of the “Sesame
Street” pilot at the tender age of 4. Commercials were offered yet Liane always looked at her mother [Paulette Rubinstein, former actress as well as screenwriter, song writer, jazz composer] when the cameras were rolling (Note:
Liane’s father, Jack Curtis, was a voice actor on “Speed Racer” and director and producer of “The Flesh Eaters”).
Liane’s first job in
L.A. was appearLiane in Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
ing in an episode
from Season 1 of
“Married With
Children,” titled
“Married Without Children” (no
scenes were shared
with Katey Sagal).
Prior to that show,
Liane’s first role
was in John Sayles’
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