Lauri Hendler | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1978–present |
Lauri Hendler is an American actress. She played middle child Julie Kanisky on Gimme a Break! [1] and Little Lulu in the 2 specials Little Lulu and The Big Hex of Little Lulu . [2]
Hendler was raised by her mother, a physical therapist. She grew up with her two siblings and attended Beverly Hills High School and was a National Merit Scholarship Program finalist. [3] After graduating from high school, Hendler attended the University of California, Los Angeles. She began acting professionally while still a student. [4]
Her television guest appearances include CHiPs ; Lou Grant ; Three's Company ; Magnum, P.I. ; Mr. Belvedere ; Charmed ; The West Wing ; Becker ; Without a Trace ; Strong Medicine ; ER ; and Veep . [1]
During the 1980s, she appeared on game shows including The $25,000 Pyramid , The $100,000 Pyramid, Super Password and Body Language .
She appeared in several ABC weekend specials and in 1980 was in Portrait of an Escort.[ citation needed ] In 1981, she appeared with Kim Richards as one of two daughters of a blended family in the pilot Why Us?, but this was not picked up as a series. Shortly thereafter, she was cast in Gimme a Break . In 1983, she appeared in High School U.S.A. with Michael J. Fox. She next had appearances on Mr. Belvedere; Eerie, Indiana ; Charmed; The West Wing; Becker; Without a Trace; and ER.
She appeared in the games Saints Row , Saints Row 2 , Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV as Jane Valderama, a news reporter and radio station DJ. [5]