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Lola Albright

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American singer and actress. Born July 20, 1924 in Akron, Ohio, USA. Died March 23, 2017 in Toluca Lake, California, USA. Married to Jack Carson (1952-1958, divorced). Best known for playing the sultry singer Edie Hart, the girlfriend of private eye Peter Gunn, on all three seasons of the TV series Peter Gunn. In 1959, Albright was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series for her work on Peter Gunn. She sang in public at a young age and studied piano for 20 years. Both of her parents were gospel music singers.