Lorna Luft Net Worth

Lorna Luft's Quotes

• Of the three, Lorna is the one that inherited Judy's musical talent". Roger Edens
• A career is all very well, but no one lives by work alone.
• A gay man has no business leading on a heterosexual woman.
• A star needs all the rest she can get.
• Although I loved Liza as a little girl, it would be true to say I really didn't know her.

Interesting Facts about Lorna Luft

1. Judy Garland & Sidney Luft's daughter.
2. Mark Herron, Mickey Deans, Patti Hemingway & Camille Keaton's stepdaughter.
3. Liza Minnelli & John Luft's younger half-sister and Joey Luft's big sister.
4. Has 2 children: son, Jesse Richards (b. April 19, 1984) & daughter, Vanessa Hooker (b. September 21, 1990) with ex-husband, Jake Hooker.
5. Recorded "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", a duet with her late mother, Judy Garland, implementing the same technology Natalie Cole used in her rendition of "Unforgettable" with her dad, Nat 'King' Cole.
6. Touring now for years (since 1999) with the highly successful "Songs My Mother Taught Me", a multi-media show that embraces the songs and orchestrations Judy Garland used in her concerts.
7. Was executive producer on the Emmy-winning TV mini-movie Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
8. Her candid memoir "Me and My Shadows" created a big rift with father/producer Sidney Luft who was also trying to pitch a book. It also didn't help mend the longstanding feud with half-sister Liza Minnelli, who felt Lorna sold out their mother. Since the book has come out, Liza has backed out of a Carnegie Hall tribute to Judy that Lorna was hosting, and Lorna was a no-show at Liza's wedding extravaganza to David Gest, claiming she was booked to perform at a "gay Mardi Gras" in Sydney, Australia.
9. Was a background vocalist for the rock band, Blondie, on their 1979 album, "Eat to the Beat" (on the songs "Slow Motion" and "Accidents Never Happen").
10. Was friends with the late John Ritter.
11. Unlike Mother Judy Garland, half sister Liza Minnelli and brother Joey Luft, Lorna has blue eyes. Joe, Liza and Judy have brown eyes.
12. Was a frequent guest at legendary disco club Studio 54.
13. Shares a birthday with Björk, Goldie Hawn, Rachel Rogers, Nicollette Sheridan, & Juliet Mills
14. Childhood friend of Leslie Bogart, daughter of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, and J.C. Lee.
15. Lived in New York for a while in the late 1960s.
16. Her godfather was Frank Sinatra
17. Growing up in the 50s and 60s she lived in California, London and New York.
18. Was portrayed by Alison Pill and Amber Metcalfe Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
19. Niece of Mary Jane Gumm and Virginia Gumm.
20. Stepdaughter of Camille Keaton.