Laurie Walters
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Born | Laurie Jean Walters January 8, 1947 San Francisco, California, United States |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1972-2007 |
Spouse | John Slade (1999-2017) [his death] |
Laurie Jean Walters Slade (born January 8, 1947) is a retired American actress, best known for playing Joanie Bradford on Eight Is Enough, which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC.
Career
Walters was born in San Francisco, California, and was, by several years, the oldest of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. Walters is six months older than Betty Buckley (born July 3, 1947), who played her character's stepmother. Walters' first screen role was as Sheila Grove in 1973's The Harrad Experiment.
Walters made guest appearances on a number of other television series through the 1980s, such as Cheers and Highway to Heaven, as well as on two Eight Is Enough reunion specials, but she has not acted on television since 1993.
Walters, as of 1999, lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as an environmentalist.[citation needed] More recently, she has acted in plays in the Southern California area[1] and directed theater productions in Ojai, California, under her married name, Laurie Walters Slade. Walters was later in charge of film acquisitions for a subscription-based film service called Ironweed Films.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | The Harrad Experiment | Sheila Grove | |
1973 | Warlock Moon | Jenny Macallister / Ghost Bride | |
1974 | Harrad Summer | Sheila Grove | |
1999 | The Common Sense of the Wisdom Tree | The Wisdom Tree (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | The People | Karen Diemus | TV film |
1975 | Cannon | Ellen | TV Series |
1975 | Returning Home | Wilma Parish | TV film |
1975 | The Rookies | Callie | "Ladies Day" |
1975 | Happy Days | Susan | "A Date with Fonzie" |
1977 | Insight | Katie Werner | "I Want to Die" |
1977-1981 | Eight Is Enough | Joanie Bradford | Main role |
1978 | The Love Boat | Roberta Potter | 1 episode |
1980 | The Love Boat | Laura Rogers | 1 episode |
1981 | Fantasy Island | Lisa Bergmann | 1 episode |
1982 | Fantasy Island | Harriet Wilson | 1 episode |
1985 | Hollywood Beat | Diane | "Girls, Girls, Girls" |
1985 | Cheers | Jacqueline Bisset | "Bar Bet" |
1987 | Duet | Amanda | "Overture", "Prelude" |
1987 | Highway to Heaven | Michelle Raines | "Man's Best Friend: Parts 1 & 2" |
1987 | Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion | Joanie Bradford | TV film |
1988 | The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story | Jane | TV film |
1989 | An Eight Is Enough Wedding | Joanie Bradford | TV film |
1990 | Columbo | Helen Ashcroft | "Murder in Malibu" |
1990 | Dragnet | Sara Tilson | "Living Victim" |
1993 | Evening Shade | Mrs. Norris | "Private School" |
References
- ^ "On Stage". Montecito Journal. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "About Us". Ironweed. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2011-09-29.