Libi Staiger

American actress (1928–2019)

Libi Staiger
Born	Elizabeth Anne Staiger (1928-01-10)January 10, 1928 Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 25, 2019(2019-09-25) (aged 91) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–1985
Spouse	Jerome Eskow

Elizabeth Anne Staiger (January 10, 1928 – September 25, 2019), known as Libi Staiger, was an American actress who primarily worked on stage. Her career, which included roles on Broadway from 1953, was ended by the failure of her first starring vehicle, 1963's Sophie, a musical-comedy life story of entertainer Sophie Tucker.^[1]

Staiger was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, and died in Austin, Texas.^[2]

Performances

Theatre

Sophie (Sophie), Winter Garden Theatre, New York, April 15–20, 1963.
Destry Rides Again (Chloe; standby for Frenchie), Imperial Theatre, New York, April 23, 1959 - June 18, 1960.
The Most Happy Fella (Cleo), London Coliseum, London, opened April 21, 1960.

Film

Hanky Panky (1982) - Buck's Wife

Television

Kate & Allie in episode Dressed to Kill, December 23, 1985.

References

^ Mordden, Ethan, Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s. New York: Palgrave, 2001, p. 122.
^ Barnes, Mike (September 27, 2019). "Libi Staiger, Actress on Broadway and in Denny's Commercials, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 27, 2019.