Svetlana Smedley (born Svetlana Gurdin March 1, 1946), better known as Lana Wood, is an American actress and producer born to Russian emigré parents, Nikolai and Maria Zakharenko. is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lana Wood's parents were Russian, but they grew up far from their homeland: her father lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, while her mother grew up in a Chinese province. After marriage, they settled in Santa Monica, California, where Lana was born. By the time she was born, her parents had legally changed their surname to Gurdin. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ...

Her sister Natalie Wood was named after director Sam Wood when she first launched her child actor career. When she made her film debut with sister Natalie in The Searchers (1956), their mother was asked under what last name should Lana be credited and she agreed it would be best if she could be credited as Lana Wood, like her famous sister did. Natalie Wood (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was a three time Academy Award nominated American film actress. ... Sam R Woods is by far the coolest person in the world :D(January 13, 1990, Grantown-on-SpeyHollywood) was a prolific Scotland samwoods999. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Lana Wood on the TV Show Match Game

In 1970, she was approached to pose for Playboy by Hugh Hefner and agreed. The Playboy pictures appeared in the April 1971 issue, along with Wood's poetry. Even though her sister strongly disapproved of Wood's move to pose nude, the publicity was a major reason for her being cast as bond girl Plenty O'Toole in the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever. Image File history File links LanaWood1. ... Image File history File links LanaWood1. ... Playboy is an American mens magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. ... A Bond Girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest or sex object of James Bond in a film, novel or video game. ... Plenty OToole is a fictional character from the film version of Ian Flemings James Bond novel Diamonds Are Forever. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Diamonds Are Forever is the 7th film in the James Bond series and the sixth and final to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent after his absence from the previous Bond film On Her Majestys Secret Service starring George Lazenby in the lead role as secret agent James Bond. ...

Wood had participated in more than 20 other films or television shows through her career, including Peyton Place. She retired from acting in 1982, concentrating on her career as a producer. She has been involved in more than 20 productions. The opening title of Peyton Place during the color years. ...

Natalie: A Memoir by Her Sister by Lana Wood

Wood wrote a best-selling memoir about her famous sister shortly after her death. The book, ultimately, was also an autobiography. Among the titbits she revealed in the book was an off-the-set affair with Sean Connery during the filming of Diamonds Are Forever. Image File history File links LanaWood3. ... Image File history File links LanaWood3. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ...

Lana Wood has been married five times:

• 1) Jack Wrather - annulled
• 2) Karl Brent - divorced 1966
• 3) Stephen Oliver
• 4) Allan Balter
• 5) Richard Smedley - one daughter Evan; one granddaughter Daphne and two grandsons Nicholas and Max

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Actress - filmography

• The Searchers (1956),Debbie Edwards (younger)
• Five Finger Exercise (1962), Mary
• The Fool Killer (1965), Alice
• The Girls on the Beach (1965), Bonnie
• The Long, Hot Summer (TV) (1965-1966), Eula Harker
• Peyton Place (TV) (1966-1967), Sandy Webber - unknown episodes
• For Singles Only (1968), Helen Todd
• Scream Free! (1969), Karen
• Black Water Gold (TV) (1970), Eagan Ryan
• The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (TV) (1970), Katie Flavin
• O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV) (1971), Fran Harper
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Plenty O'Toole
• Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972), Kathleen
• A Place Called Today (1972), Carolyn Schneider
• QB VII (TV miniseries) (1974), Sue Scanlon
• Who Is the Black Dahlia? (TV) (1975), Boarder
• Nightmare in Badham County (TV) (1976), Smitty
• Corey: For the People (TV) (1977), Janet Hanley
• Speedtrap (1977) New Blossom
• Greyeagle (1977) Beth Colter
• A Question of Guilt (TV) (1978), Elizabeth Carson
• Captain America (TV) (1979), Yolanda
• Captain America II: Death Too Soon (TV) (1979), Yolanda
• Satan's Mistress (1982), Lisa
• Capitol (TV series) (1983), Fran Burke - unknown episodes
• Wild Michigan (2008), Opal - pre-production

Producer - filmography

• Murder Me, Murder You (TV) (1983) - associate producer
• The Mystery of Natalie Wood (TV) (2004) - co-producer

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

• Born to Be Sold (1981) (TV) (assistant to executive producer)

Archive Footage

• The James Bond Story (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Plenty O'Toole

Trivia

Lana Wood made a public appearance to sign autographs for fans at the September 2006 Mid atlantic nostalgia convention held in Aberdeen, Maryland. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is an annual event, offering nostalgia items for people who attend the event. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33...

External links

• Lana Wood at the Internet Movie Database
• Lana Wood Official Site