Loni Anderson
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| Loni Anderson | |
 at the 43rd Emmy Awards (1991) |
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| Born | Loni Kaye Anderson August 5, 1946 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) | Bruce Hasselberg (1964–1966) Ross Bickell (1973–1981) Burt Reynolds (1988–93) Bob Flick (2008–present) |
Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1946) is an American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and as a former wife of Burt Reynolds (from 1988–93). Her divorce from Reynolds was a bitter, well-publicized debacle.
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[edit] Early life
Anderson was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Carl K. Anderson and Maxine H. Kallin. As she says in her autobiography, My Life in High Heels, her father was originally going to name her "Leiloni", but then realized to his horror that when she got to her teen years it was liable to be twisted into "Lay Loni". So it was changed to just plain "Loni".
[edit] Acting
Her most famous acting role came as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati. Her pinup photo in a bikini became one of the best-selling wall posters of the 1970s.
Shortly after her divorce from Reynolds, she appeared as a regular in the final season (1993–1994) on the NBC sitcom Nurses.
Anderson has been in various movies. She portrayed Jayne Mansfield in a made-for-TV biopic with Arnold Schwarzenegger. She teamed with Lynda Carter in the 1984 series Partners in Crime. Anderson made a series of cameo appearances on television shows in the late 1990s and early 2000s, such as the Spellmans' "witch-trash" cousin on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Vallery Irons' mother on V.I.P..
[edit] Personal life
Anderson has two children: a daughter, Deidra Hoffman[1] (from her first marriage),[2] who is a school administrator in California;[3] and a son, Quinton Anderson Reynolds (born August 31, 1988), whom she and Burt Reynolds adopted.[4][5]
On May 17, 2008, Anderson married Bob Flick, one of the founding members of the folk band The Brothers Four.[6] The couple had met at a movie premiere in Anderson's native Minneapolis a few years after Flick's group hit No 2 on the pop charts with "Greenfields" in 1960. The ceremony was attended by friends and family, including son Quinton Reynolds.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Vigilante Force (1976)
- Stroker Ace (1983)
- The Lonely Guy (1984)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) (voice)
- Coins in the Fountain (1990)
- 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
- A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
[edit] Selected television work
- WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)
- The Incredible Hulk, "Of Guilt, Models and Murder" [1.5], March 24, 1978 (playing "Sheila Cantrell")
- Three's Company, "Coffee, Tea, or Jack" [2.25], May 16, 1978 (playing "Susan Wallace")
- Partners in Crime (1984)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1985)
- Easy Street (1986)
- Blondie and Dagwood (1987, voice)
- Too Good to Be True (1988)
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1989)
- Nurses (cast member from 1993 to 1994)
- Without Warning (1994)
- The Mullets (2003-2004)
- So NoTORIous (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Dougherty, Margot; Linda Marx, Victoria Balfour, Lois Armstrong (1988-05-16). "Burt & Loni's Wedding Album". People. Time Inc. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098964,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ Schindehette, Susan (1993-09-13). "What a Mess!". People. Time Inc. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106248,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ Lipton, Michael A. (2003-09-15). "Red-Hot Grandmama". People. Time Inc. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20141062,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Deidre Hall's Miracle." The American Surrogacy Center, Inc., 1996, retrieved September 7, 2006
- ^ BURT AND LONI, AND BABY MAKES GLEE (The Philadelphia Inquirer - September 3, 1988)
- ^ "Loni Anderson marries folk singer Bob Flick 15 years after divorce from Burt Reynolds". Star Tribune. 2008-05-18.
