Erin Moran
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Erin Moran | |
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 Erin Moran signs autographs on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Mother Goose Parade in San Diego County. | |
| Born | Erin Marie Moran October 18, 1960 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–present |
Erin Marie Moran (born October 18, 1960) is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi.
Career
Moran was cast as Jenny Jones in the television series Daktari, which ran from 1966 to 1969. In 1968, she made her feature-film debut in How Sweet It Is! with Debbie Reynolds. She appeared in 80 Steps to Jonah (1969) and Watermelon Man (1970). She made regular appearances on The Don Rickles Show in 1972. She made guest appearances in The Courtship of Eddie's Father, My Three Sons, and Family Affair.
In 1974, Moran was cast to play her best known role, Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days. She played the feisty younger sister of Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard). Moran continued the role in 1982 in the short-lived spin-off series Joanie Loves Chachi alongside Scott Baio. After Joanie Loves Chachi’s cancellation in 1983, she returned to Happy Days for its final season.
Moran has made several other television guest appearances including The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; and Diagnosis: Murder.
In 2007, she made an appearance in the independent comedy feature Not Another B Movie.
In 2008, she was a contestant on VH1's reality show Celebrity Fit Club.
Happy Days lawsuit
On April 19, 2011, Moran and four of her Happy Days co-stars, Don Most, Anson Williams, Marion Ross and the estate of the late Tom Bosley, who died in 2010, filed a $10 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS, which owns the show, claiming they had not been paid for merchandising revenues owed under their contracts. The cast members claimed they had not received revenues from show-related items, including comic books, t-shirts, scrapbooks, trading cards, games, lunch boxes, dolls, toy cars, magnets, greeting cards and DVDs where their images appear on the box covers. Under their contracts, they were supposed to be paid five percent from the net proceeds of merchandising if their sole image were used, and half that amount if they were in a group. CBS said it owed the actors $8,500 and $9,000 each, most of it from slot machine revenues, but the group said they were owed millions.[1] The lawsuit was initiated after Ross was informed by a friend playing slots at a casino of a "Happy Days" machine on which players win the jackpot when five Marion Rosses are rolled.
In October 2011, a judge rejected the group's fraud claim, which meant they could not receive millions of dollars in potential damages.[2] On June 5, 2012, a judge denied a motion filed by CBS to have the case thrown out, which meant it would go to trial on July 17 if the matter was not settled by then.[3] In July 2012, the actors settled their lawsuit with CBS. Each received a payment of $65,000 and a promise by CBS to continue honoring the terms of their contracts. Moran benefitted most from the settlement. There had been many tabloid reports about she and her husband living in a trailer in Indiana after losing their California home to foreclosure, and her being unable to get acting work.[4][5]
Actress - filmography
- 1968: How Sweet It Is! as Little Girl
- 1968–1969: Daktari as Jenny Jones
- 1969: Death Valley Days as Mary (2 episodes)
- 1969: 80 Steps to Jonah as Kim
- 1970: The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Emily Ruth Gustafson
- 1970: The F.B.I. as Vickie Florea
- 1970: My Three Sons as Victoria
- 1970: Watermelon Man as Janice Gerber
- 1970–1971: Family Affair as Amy (2 episodes)
- 1971: O'Hara, U.S. Treasury as Little Girl
- 1971: Bearcats! as Elisa Tillman
- 1971: Gunsmoke as Rachel (2 episodes)
- 1972: The Don Rickles Show as Janie Robinson
- 1973: Lisa, Bright and Dark
- 1975: The Waltons as Sally Ann Harper
- 1977: The Magic Pony (voice)
- 1978: Greatest Heroes of the Bible as Tova
- 1981: Twirl as Bonnie Lee Jordan
- 1981: Galaxy of Terror as Alluma
- 1982: Joanie Loves Chachi as Joanie Cunningham
- 1983: Hotel as Karen Donnelly
- 1974–1984: Happy Days as Joanie Cunningham Arcola (234 episodes)
- 1980–1985: The Love Boat as Carrie Walker (4 episodes)
- 1986: Murder, She Wrote as Maggie Roberts
- 1998: Diagnosis: Murder as Cynthia Bennett
- 2007: Scott Baio is 45 and Single as herself
- 2008: Celebrity Fit Club as herself
- 2011: Not Another B Movie
- 2012: The Deceit as Mrs. Shephard
Soundtrack - filmography
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) ("Child Stars on Your Television")
References
- ^ Zamost, Scott (April 20, 2011). "'Happy Days' actors claim fraud, money owed for merchandising". CNNMoney.
- ^ Gardner, Eriq (June 5, 2012). "'Happy Days' Actors Win Key Ruling in CBS Lawsuit". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Scott, Zamost (June 5, 2012). "'Happy Days' cast members' lawsuit heading for trial". CNN.
- ^ Daley, Sean (August 6, 2012). "Chachi done with broke Joanie". New York Post.
- ^ Zamost, Scott (July 7, 2012). "'Happy Days' actors settle lawsuit with CBS". CNN.
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