Lois Hamilton, a pioneering actress, model, and artist, exemplified a new generation of women who built successful careers on both their physical beauty and intellectual prowess. Her educational background is impressive, having attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the University of Florence in Florence, Italy, where she earned degrees in Psychology and Fine Arts.
As a top Ford model in the late 1970s, Lois graced the covers and pages of numerous magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Fortune, Mademoiselle, Italian Vogue, Prevue, Neue Revue Illustrierte, Newsweek, Paris Match, Hello, Redbook, Ladies' Home Journal, Glamour, Time, and many others. Her extensive modeling career included working with top fashion brands such as Chanel, Clarol, Halston, Pucci, and Hermes, and she appeared in over 150 commercials worldwide.
Lois was one of the first models to successfully transition to an acting career, making her a trailblazer in the industry. Upon moving to Los Angeles, her career took off, and she found herself appearing on television and movie screens. Within a year, she landed more TV stints than any other actress at ICM, working with renowned directors and actors such as Ivan Reitman, Neil Simon, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds, John Candy, John Larroquette, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Bill Murray, Jane Fonda, Dean Martin, Carl Reiner, David Carradine, Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Guttenberg, Howard W. Koch, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham, and Thomas R. Bond II.
In addition to her acting career, Lois was a licensed private pilot, logging over 600 flying hours and performing aerobatic stunts in her 1936 German biplane. She was also a titled Italian baroness, with a family claiming noble ancestry dating back to 11th-century Naples.
Lois was a multi-talented individual, and her artistic talents extended beyond acting. She was an accomplished sculptor, painter, and writer, exhibiting her bronze sculptures and oil paintings in one-woman shows in Los Angeles. She even penned her first novel, "Move Over Tarzan," a woman's guide on how to be as assertive as the most aggressive, successful man using a woman's feminine wiles.
Lois Hamilton was truly a woman ahead of her time, and her impressive career and talents continue to inspire and awe those who knew her.
