Landers, Audrey 1959–

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LANDERS, Audrey 1959

PERSONAL


Born July 18, 1959, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Ruth Landers (a printing company owner); sister of Judy Landers (an actress); married Donal Berkowitz, 1988; children: Adam and Daniel (twins). Education: Barnard College, B.A.; also attended Columbia University and Juilliard School.


Career: Actress, writer, producer, and singer. Toured Europe as a singer.


Awards, Honors: Six platinum records.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

USO girl, 1941, Columbia, 1979.

Annie Wenders, Underground Aces, Filmways, 1980.

Charlotte, Tennessee Stallion, 1982.

Val, A Chorus Line, Columbia, 1985.

Polly Morrison, Deadly Twins (also known as Deadly Trigger ), 1985.

Lily, Johann StraussDer Koenig ohne Krone (also known as Johann Straussle roi sans couronne and Johann Strauss: The King without a Crown ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1986.

Paige Staron, Getting Even (also known as Hostage: Dallas ), ADG, 1986.

Shannon Nichols, Freakshow, 1989.

Herself, The Damon Charles Total Rehydration System, 1991.

Michelle, Last Chance Love (also known as Hong KongEine Liebe fuers Leben ), Lau Film International, 1997.


Television Appearances; Series:

Joanna Morrison Landers #1, The Secret Storm, CBS, 19721973.

Heather Lawrence, Somerset (also known as Another World: Somerset and Somerset: Bay City ), ABC, 19741976.

Wendy Sparkes, Highcliffe Manor, NBC, 1979.

Afton Cooper, Dallas, CBS, 19811984, 1989.

Charlotte Hesser, One Life To Live, ABC, 19901991.

Host, Designs on Travel, Travel Channel, 1990.

Miss Audrey, The Huggabug Club, PBS, 19951999.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Marabelle Blue, Lucky/Chanes (also known as Jackie Collins' Lucky/Chances ), NBC, 1990.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Studentactress, Our Voices Ourselves, 1982.

Jill Anneyard, Popeye Doyle, CBS, 1986.

Angela Reid, Ghost Writer, syndicated, 1989.

JB, California Casanova, Cinemax, 1991.

Donna, Young at Heart, CBS, 1995.

Afton Cooper, Dallas: J. R. Returns, CBS, 1996.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Betty Cooper, The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety, ABC, 1978.

Herself, The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane, CBS, 1981.

Herself (CBS team), Battle of the Network Stars XII, ABC, 1982.

Herself (CBS team), Battle of the Network Stars XIV, ABC, 1983.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's AllStar Super Bowl Party, NBC, 1983.

An AllStar Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle, syndicated, 1986.

Sheila Farley, You Are the Jury, NBC, 1987.

Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1989.

The 56th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1989.

Candid Camera ... Getting Physical, CBS, 1990.

Dallas: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Herself/Afton Cooper, Doing Dallas, Channel 4, 2000.

Herself, VH1 Where Are They Now: TV Bombshells, VH1, 2003.


Television Appearances; Pilots:

Betty Cooper, Archie, ABC, 1976.

Becky Pyle, Goober's niece, Goober and the Truckers' Paradise, CBS, 1978.

Karen Holly, White and Reno, NBC, 1981.

Sandra Bacon, Fit for a King, NBC, 1982.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Tracy Robbins, "The Light at the Threshold," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1973.

Janine Winchell, "The Killing Truth," The F.B.I., ABC, 1973.

Marsha, "Computer Error," Emergency!, NBC, 1973.

"Screams," Police Woman, NBC, 1977.

Kitty, "Requiem for a Malph," Happy Days, ABC, 1977.

Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1978.

Miri, "The Young Lords," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978.

Donna, "Teen Angels," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979.

Donna May Calloway, "Tattoo's Romance/Handy Man," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979.

"Hearts o' Gold," Young Maverick, CBS, 1979.

Gail Flatt, "R.I.P. Henry Flatt," The Dukes of Hazzard, 1980.

"The Devil and Mr. Roarke/Ziegfield Girls/Kid Corey Rides Again," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1981.

Guest, The $25,000 Pyramid, 1982.

Pamela Gentry, "The Tallowed Image/Room and Bard," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983.

Tina Evans, "Saturday's Child/The Fantasy Island Girl," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983.

Jenny Rodd, "Ace's Valet/Mother Comes First/Hit or Miss American," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984.

"Bojangles and the Dancer/Deuces Are Wild," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1984.

Priscilla Packard, "Split Decision," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1984.

Billy Jean, "No More Mr. Nice Guy," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1984.

Susan, "Shadows of Doubt: Part 1," Hotel, ABC, 1986.

"The Fox Who Saw Too Much," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1986.

Phyllis Walters, "If a Body Meets a Body," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Marie Devoe/Sandra, "Blame It on Midnight," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1989.

Carla Yeats/Roxy Yeats, "Two Times Trouble," MacGyver, ABC, 1989.

"Hickory, Dickory, Dock," True Blue, NBC, 1990.

Loretta, "Cliff and Jake," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1991.

Liza Gutierrez, "Scorpio Lover," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1992.

Toots, "I've Got a Crush on You," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1993.

Dancer, "Who Killed the Anchorman?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994.

Greta Bayer, "Track of a Soldier," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1996.


Made television debut as guest singer, The Merv Griffin Show; also appeared as guest panelist, Battlestars; guest panelist, The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, NBC; guest player, Body Language, CBS.


Television Work; Series:

Coproducer, The Huggabug Club, PBS, 19951999.


Major Tours:

The Huggabug Club, U.S. cities, c. 2000.


RECORDINGS

Albums:

Recorded at least six albums, c. 19811991.


WRITINGS

Television Series:

Episodes and songs, The Huggabug Club, PBS, 19951999.


OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, November 20, 2000, p. 229.

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