Lala Sloatman | |
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Other names | Lala Zappa |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
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Lala Sloatman is an American actress. Her uncle was the musician Frank Zappa.[ citation needed] She is sometimes known as Lala Zappa.
In the 1980s, Sloatman appeared in the films Watchers (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989), alongside her then-boyfriend Corey Haim. [1] Haim personally suggested her for the lead in a third movie, Prayer of the Rollerboys (1991), but the part went to Patricia Arquette. Sloatman's additional movie work includes Bunny Bunny Bunny (a short film which co-starred her cousin Moon Zappa and Kyle Richards), Pump Up the Volume (1990), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993, as Lauren Holly's college roommate), Buy One, Get One Free* (1996), Manfast (2003), Net Games (2003, as a sexy serial killer) and Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010). [2]
Sloatman dated Corey Haim in the late 1980s and C. Thomas Howell in the early 1990s. She has a daughter, Lula. Sloatman was married to Chris Robinson, the lead singer of The Black Crowes, from 1996 to 1998. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Sin Sister #2 (cameo role) | Credited as Lala |
1988 | Watchers | Tracey | Credited as Lala |
1989 | Dream a Little Dream | Shelley | Credited as Lala |
1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Blond Waitress in Chinese restaurant (cameo role) | Credited as Lala |
1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Sorority Girl (cameo role) | Credited as Lala |
1990 | Pump Up the Volume | Janie | |
1991 | L.A. Story | Ariel's lesbian girlfriend | Scenes deleted |
1993 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Sherry Schnell | |
1993 | Amityville: A New Generation | Llanie | Credited as Lala Direct-to-video release |
1994 | Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | Angel | |
1996 | Buy One, Get One Free* | Sophie (voice) | Alternative title: Fix and Flinch |
2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Hooker in Loft | |
2003 | Net Games | Angel | Alternative title: Net G@mes |
2003 | Manfast | Taylor/Narrator | Alternative title: Holding Out |
2010 | Somewhere [2] | Layla |