Darlanne Fluegel

Darlanne Fluegel was an American actress and model.

After working for several years in the 1970s as a model, Fluegel made her screen debut with a supporting role in the 1978 film Eyes of Laura Mars. Her first major film role was as Nanelia in the cult sci-fi film Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). She was featured in Sergio Leone's film Once Upon a Time in America (1984) as Robert De Niro's girlfriend Eve, and in Tough Guys (1986) as Kirk Douglas’s girlfriend. In 1985, she appeared in To Live And Die In L.A. as Ruth Lanier, the love interest of William Petersen's main character, Secret Service Agent Richard Chance. Not long afterward, in 1986, she portrayed Billy Crystal's ex-wife, Anna, in the buddy-cop action comedy Running Scared.

Fluegel co-starred in the first season of the NBC drama series, Crime Story, from 1986 to 1987. She later had a recurring role on Wiseguy, and from 1990 to 1991 was a regular cast member in the final season of Hunter.

Fluegel taught acting as a professor at the University of Central Florida (2002–07).

Fluegel died December 15, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. She was 64.