Randee Heller Bio

Randee Heller is an American television and film actress. Randee Heller is best known for playing Alice in the 1970s sitcom Soap, one of the first recurring lesbian characters in television history and single mother Lucille LaRusso in The Karate Kid.

Randee Heller Early Life

The Karate Kid star, Randee Heller, grew up in West Hempstead, on Long Island.

Randee Heller Career

Heller also had a starring role as Carol in the 1979 made-for-TV movie, Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze.

More recently she was seen in a recurring role on the series Mad Men as Bert Cooper and Don Draper’s elderly secretary Ida Blankenship and on TV show Wilfred as Ryan’s neighbor Margot.

Randee Heller began her career in musicals on Broadway in such shows as Grease, where she played Rizzo and Godspell. Heller moved from New York to California in 1978.

Randee Heller Age

Randee Heller was born on 10 June 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on 10th June everyt year.

Randee Heller Family

Parents

Her mother was raised in Brooklyn and her grandparents were from Russia.

Randee Heller Husband

Heller likes to keep her personal life private hence information about her dating life is not available. It is therefore not known whether she is married. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Children

Cody Heller is the daughter of the famous actress Randee Heller. Cody is a talented TV writer and producer who was born on 13 May 1985 at California, USA.   

We don`t have much information about her father. The beautiful producer/writer might have kept her relationship with her father separate or under the radar from personal life. Heller has a sister named Sloane Heller.

Randee Heller Body Measurements

• Height: 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m)
• Weight: Not Available
• Shoe Size: Not Available
• Body Shape: Not Available
• Hair Colour: Not Available

Randee Heller Salary

Her exact net worth has not yet been revealed but the information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Randee Heller Net Worth

The accomplished actress, Heller, has an estimated net worth of $2 million which she has earned through her successful career as an actress.

Randee Heller Movies & Tv Shows

» The Karate Kid 1 & 3
» Monster-in-Law
» Fast Break
» And Your Name is Jonah

» The Last Fling
» A Crooked Somebody
» Can You Hear the Laughter
» Matter of Trust

» Changes
» Second Chance
» Mama Malone
» Husbands, Wives & Lovers

» Better Days
» Distortions
» Boys Will Be Boys
» Generator Rex.

Randee Heller Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai is an American comedy-drama web television series, based on The Karate Kid film series created by Robert Mark Kamen.

Daniel is finding it difficult to maintain balance in his life without Mr. Miyagi guiding him through. The show deals with how the two old rivals cope with the struggles they each face.

Johnny opens a new Cobra Kai dojo that attracts a group of bullied nerds and social outcasts who find camaraderie.

In contrast, Johnny’s estranged son, Robby Keene, is also taken in by Daniel, who hires him at his car dealership, without any knowledge that Johnny is his father.

All ten episodes of the first season were released on May 2, 2018. It received a positive response, with critics praising the performances of the series leads.

The second season was released on April 24, 2019. On May 2, 2019, YouTube renewed the series for a third season, which is scheduled for a 2020 release.

Randee Heller Playing Alice

The characterization describes Alice as “TV’s first recurring lesbian character,” noting that she “first tries to throw herself off a bridge, then falls for Jodie (Billy Crystal), a confused gay man, and finally runs off.”.

Ahead of filming, producers ordered Heller’s newly-permed hair straightened because she said the network insisted on normalizing her character.

Of a later episode in which Alice introduces her girlfriend, Heller said, “I went to kiss her in rehearsals and they said, ‘No-no-no … you can’t do that.’ I said, ‘But she’s my girlfriend!’ ‘No, no no no, we can’t do that, we just cannot do that.’

Heller would appear as a lesbian character again in a 2010 episode of Grey’s Anatomy “Almost Grown,” playing the partner of a female patient with a brain tumor.

Randee Heller Karate Kid

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John Avildsen.

It follows Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), a teenager taught Gōjū-ryū karate by Miyagi (Morita) to help defend himself and compete in a tournament against his bullies, one of which is the ex-boyfriend of his love interest Ali Mills (Shue).

In addition, Randee Heller plays the role of Lucille LaRusso,  Daniel LaRusso’s mother. In 1984, Daniel and Lucille move from Newark, New Jersey, to Reseda, Los Angeles, California.

Their apartment’s handyman is an eccentric, but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Mr. Miyagi.

Late in production of the film, Valerie Harper was considered for the role of Lucille, but the studio later instated Randee Heller for the role.

Randee Heller Soap

Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from September 13, 1977, until April 20, 1981. The show was created as a night-time parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy.

Similar to a soap opera, the show’s story was presented in a serial format and included melodramatic plot elements such as alien abduction, demonic possession, murder, and kidnapping.

Randee Heller plays the role of a lesbian, Alice. She is American television’s first recurring lesbian character. Alice lives with Jodie in Season 2 but leaves after finding out Mrs. David’s reluctance to leave Jodie’s child with a lesbian as well as a gay man.

Randee Heller Awards and Achievements

XYZ legacy ranges from acting in television to film. She is undoubtedly, a fine actress as she has been a Primetime Emmy Awards nominee for outstanding guest actress in a drama series.

Frequently Asked Questions About Randee Heller

Who is Heller?

Heller is one of the American best-known and loved actresses.

How old is Heller?

She is 72 as of 2019. Heller was born in 1947.

How tall is Heller?

Heller stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches.

Is Heller married?

She is neither married nor dating.

How much is Heller worth?

He has an accomplished journalist with an estimated net worth of $2 million.

How much does Heller make?

Not Available.

Where does Heller live?

Not Available.

Is Heller dead or alive?

Randee Heller is still alive and in good health.

Where is Heller now?

Not Available.