April Haney

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April Lerman
Born (1969-02-06) February 6, 1969 (age 55)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Years active1982-1992
SpouseWilliam Pearson Haney (? - 2015) (divorced)
Children1

April Lerman (born February 6, 1969) is an American former actress, singer, and counselor who played the role of Kate, an orphan in the 1982 film of the musical Annie . She also was a regular cast member on the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), where she played the character of Lila Pembroke.

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Early life and career

Lerman was born in Chicago, Illinois. [1] She began acting as a young child, appearing in the first National Tour of Annie where she played Tessie, and making her first professional screen performance in the 1982 film of the show, where she played a different character named Kate. April was then cast as Lila in the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), but the show underwent a major revamp in 1986 after being canceled in 1985 and most of the cast, including Lerman, were replaced by other actors. She spent the next few years working as an actress, appearing as a guest star in TV shows, such as Kate & Allie , Growing Pains , and Parker Lewis Can't Lose . [2]

Personal life

April divorced attorney William Pearson Haney in 2015. She has a son with him named Sean Haney. She had attended Pepperdine University School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 1995 but declined to pursue a career in the legal field, saying it would have been too stressful for her. When her son was seven years old, she went back to school and received a master's degree from University of Santa Monica in Counseling Psychology. April now works in a community counseling group in Thousand Oaks, California, where she works primarily with children and adolescents. [3] [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Rock and Roll FantasyAlex
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Haley Madison, Parker's Girlfriend1 episode
1990The Marshall ChroniclesJulie
1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special Cindy Greco
1986 Kate & Allie Helen Miller
Growing Pains Juliet Van Druten
1984-1985 Charles in Charge Lila Pembroke22 episodes
1983 CBS Afternoon Playhouse Andrea1 episode
The Brass Ring MerleTV movie
1982 Annie Kate

Soundtrack

Appearances as self

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Life After TomorrowHerselfA documentary about former Annie orphans

Award nominations

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References

  1. ↑ April Haney at IMDb
  2. ↑ Jon Merrill website (2007). "April movie career". Archived from the original on March 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  3. ↑ in Exclusive, Magazine (2009-09-07). "Celebrity Parents Magazine". Celebrityparentsmag.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  4. ↑ "::: April Haney, M.A. - Community Counseling Group". Ccghelp.com. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
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