Lauri Hendler

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Lauri Hendler
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Years active1978–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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Beck, Lia (22 March 2022). "See the 3 Teen Daughters From "Gimme a Break!" Now". Best Life. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2 ed.). McFarland. pp. 392–393. ISBN   9780786486410 . Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "TV World;NEWLN:Last thing Lauri Hendler wants is a break - UPI Archives". UPI. 1983-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Teens on the tube". Teen . Vol. 28. 1984. p. 40.
  5. ↑ "Lauri Hendler". BehindTheVoiceActors.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.


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