Ann Wedgeworth (born January 21, 1935) appeared as Audrey Conner, Dan's mother, in the Season 1 episode of Roseanne titled "We Gather Together" before being replaced in the role by Debbie Reynolds in Season 9's "Arsenic and Old Mom" episode. Ann is perhaps best known to TV sitcom viewers as Lana Shields on the ABC-TV series Three's Company. Ann is a Tony award winning actress, best known for her role as Lahoma Vane Lucas on the daytime dramas Another World (1967–70), Somerset (1970–73) and on the CBS-TV sitcom Evening Shade where she appeared as Merleen Eldridge (1990–94).