Does anyone know why Bess Amstrong didn't continue her role in Lace 2? I really liked her in Lace 1, and when I saw that she wasn't in the next one, I was really disappointed. Can anyone recommend any other movies that she did? It looks like she was mostly in TV.
shareSure. Bess Armstrong is a wonderful actress who has done her best work on tv. Particularly in the much-loved and lamented ABC series My So-Called Life, with Claire Danes. I have alwasy heard conflicting things as to why Bess didn't do Lace 2, the lovely Deborah Raffin took over the part, but i heard it was a prior commitment to something else. For more of Bess look for "Dream Lover" with James Spader, she is excellent. Also "Pecker" by John Waters. I haven't seen Bess in awhile, which is a shame because even in pieces of trash like Jaws 3-D, she was wonderful to watch and listen too.
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I've heard conflicing stories... 1. she wanted more money and 2. she found the sex/rape scenes her character took on in the sequel offensive.
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I think one of her Best roles was High Road To China. It's one of my favorite movies and has a lot of style like Lace but in a totally different way (1920's). It an romantic adventure movie and unfortunately just as hard to find on DVD as Lace.
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I've got High Road To China on DVD...bought it four years ago. I think I got it from a department store. I haven't seen Lace though. And I agree that Bess Armstrong was wonderful in HRTC.
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