Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert is an American actress, who has had roles on stage, film and television. She performed under her then-married name of Zohra Alton early in her career. Among her performances were as the title character in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death. She also starred alongside Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in the 1961 film Splendor in the Grass. Lampert achieved critical acclaim for her work on Broadway as well, earning two Tony Award nominations for her roles in Look: We've Come Through (1962) and Mother Courage and Her Children (1963). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in a 1975 episode of Kojak. Early life and education Lampert was born in Manhattan, the only child of Rose and Morris Lampert, both Russian-Jewish immigrants. In 1940 the family lived in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, and Morris Lampert worked in a hardware store. She attended the High School of Music & Art and the University of Chicago, graduating in 1952. She later studied acting at HB Studio with Uta Hagen; she also studied with Mira Rostova.