Judy Landers

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Judy Landers
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Born (1958-10-07) October 7, 1958 (age 65)
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
Spouse
(m. 1987)
Children2
Relatives Audrey Landers (sister)

Judy Landers (born October 7, 1958) [1] is an American film and television actress.

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Early years

Landers is the daughter of Ruth Landers, and is the younger sister of actress Audrey Landers. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[ citation needed ]

Career

During the 1970s and 1980s, Landers, known for her ditzy persona and her busty figure, starred and made several guest appearances in many television series, including eight episodes of The Love Boat (1977), Happy Days (1977), 2 episodes of Charlie's Angels (1978), 14 episodes of Vega$ (1978-1979), 15 episodes of B. J. and the Bear (1979), The Jeffersons (1979),[ citation needed ] Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1980), CHiPs (1980), three episodes of Fantasy Island (1980–84), The Fall Guy (1982), three episodes of Night Court (1984), L.A. Law (1986), Murder, She Wrote (1987) and ALF . Landers was also a series regular for all 75 episodes of Madame's Place (1982–83).

She appeared twice in both the original Knight Rider (1982, 1985), and The A-Team (1985) television series, but as completely distinct characters with different story lines. [2] Between 1978 and 1981, Landers appeared several times on Match Game [3] [4] and on Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour.

Landers has also had film roles, including Goldie and the Boxer (1979), The Black Marble (1980), Hellhole (1985), Doin' Time (1985), Deadly Twins (1985), Stewardess School (1986), Armed and Dangerous (1986), Ghost Writer (1989), Dr. Alien (1989), Club Fed (1990), The Divine Enforcer (1992), Expert Weapon (1993), Dragon Fury (1995), Circus Camp (2006), and Manipulated (2019).[ citation needed ]

Judy and her sister Audrey were featured on the cover of the January 1983 issue of Playboy magazine, and they were in a non-nude pictorial.

Landers has often worked with Audrey, including collaborating with her on the children's show The Huggabug Club (1996), and The Treehouse Club (1997). Together with their mother Ruth, they own and operate Landers Productions [5] and produced the family film Circus Island (2006). [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Happy Birthday". The Dispatch . The Associated Press. October 7, 2019. p. A2. Actress Judy Landers ("Vega$") is 61.
  2. "Season 4, Episode 3: "Where Is the Monster When You Need Him?"". TV Guide. October 1, 1985. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. "Match Game 78 (Episode 1336)". YouTube. Match Game Productions. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  4. "Match Game PM (Episode 132)". YouTube. Match Game Productions. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. Allen, Heather (March 8, 2006). "Say goodbye to Hollywood and hello, Sarasota". Gatehouse Media LLC. Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  6. Landers, Ruth. "Ruth Landers - President - Landers Productions". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. "About Audrey Landers". Official website of Audrey Landers. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  8. "Circus Island Movie Trailer (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved October 26, 2019. Ruth Landers is the executive producer, co directed by Audrey Landers and Judy Landers- screenplay by Audrey Landers and Judy Landers.[ dead YouTube link ]