Actor

Pia Zadora

May 4, 1954 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Pia Zadora (born May 4, 1954) is an American actress and singer. After working as 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 Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year.

When her film career failed to take off, she became a singer of popular standards and made several successful albums backed by a symphonic orchestra; as a singer she earned a measure of respect from critics who had previously written her off as an actress.

Notable work

6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Pia Zadora
7.7
Frasier (1993)
as Jill (voice)
6.8
Hairspray (1988)
as Beatnik Chick

Often works with

Debbie Harry
2 titles together
Hairspray, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Andrew Dice Clay
2 titles together
E! True Hollywood Story, National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Katey Sagal
2 titles together
E! True Hollywood Story, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
George Buck Flower
2 titles together
Butterfly, Fake-Out

Full filmography · 14

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
as Pia Zadora
1995
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Pia Zadora
19946.5
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Little Miss Muffet
19905.3
Troop Beverly Hills
as Pia Zadora
19895.7
Hairspray
as Beatnik Chick
19886.8
Feel the Motion
as Pia Zadora
1985
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
as Dee Dee
19844.8
The Lonely Lady
as Jerilee Randall
19834.6
Pajama Tops
as Babette Latouche
1983
Fake-Out
as Bobbie Warren
1982
Butterfly
as Kady Tyler
19824.9
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as Girmar
19643.1