Introduction
Louise Troy (November 9, 1933 — May 5, 1994) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is best known for her performances in Tovarich (1963) and Walking Happy (1966), both of which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Her signature stage role was that of the lead in High Spirits (1964).
Born an only child to Jewish parents, Ella Ziebel and Seymour Troy (original family name: Taradajka), she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her Broadway debut in the musical Pipe Dream. She received critical acclaim for her role opposite Edward Woodward in the 1964 musical High Spirits, which was based on Noël Coward's comedy, Blithe Spirit.
She was a three-time Tony Award nominee and was also known for her guest appearances on the television show Hogan's Heroes, on which her then husband Werner Klemperer starred as "Colonel Klink". Her other TV appearances included Honey West, Room 222, The Odd Couple, Cannon, 227 and Kate and Allie among others. In the 1970s, she appeared on CBS television's daytime drama The Guiding Light, twice, as Audrey Frost Mill's in 1974 and as Gladys Shields in 1978. Troy's film appearances include Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), The Swimmer (1968) and Ghostbusters II (1989).
Death
She died of breast cancer at age 60 in 1994 in her native New York City. She had no children and was survived by her second husband, actor Douglas Seale.