Tina Yothers

Tina Yothers
Born	Kristina Louise Yothers (1973-05-05) May 5, 1973 Whittier, California, U.S.
Years active	1981-2013
Spouse	Robert Kaiser ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

Kristina Louise Yothers (born May 5, 1973) is an American actress and singer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of three, she is best known for her role as Jennifer Keaton on the hit NBC series Family Ties, as well as for her roles in numerous television films throughout the 1980s and early 1990s including The Cherokee Trail, Crash Course, and Spunk: The Tonya Harding Story among others.

Early life

Yothers was born in Whittier, California. Her father, Robert Yothers, was a television producer. She has three brothers, Jeffrey and Randy (twins), and Cory, who all acted in commercials as children. Randy made several TV appearances as a child actor in the early 1970s credited as "Poindexter" Yothers. Cory appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the early 1980s, often credited as "Bumper" Yothers.

Career

Yothers began her acting career in television advertisements at age three. Her first cinema role was in the 1981 television film The Cherokee Trail. She also appeared in the 1982 feature film Shoot the Moon. Her most famous role was as Jennifer Keaton, the younger daughter in the television comedy Family Ties from 1982 to 1989. She also competed in the Battle of the Network Stars in December 1988. When Family Ties ended, Yothers abandoned her blonde hair color and has mostly worn it black with the notable exception of a 1996 appearance on Married... with Children.

She wrote the book Being Your Best: Tina Yothers's Guide for Girls and formed the band Jaded with her brother Cory. She provided the lead vocals while Cory played keyboard. In 1998, Jaded released their self-titled CD, which was co-written by Cory Yothers, Michael Anderson, Tina Yothers and performed by Tina Yothers (lead vocals), Michael Anderson (guitars/vocals), Jerry France (guitars/vocals), Larry Rosales (drums), Mike Wilson (bass) and Phil Jordan from No Doubt on trumpet, along with a DJ. Previously, Yothers sang a cover of The Raes song "Baby I'm Back in Love Again", which she would later record as a single, in a Family Ties episode "Band on the Run" (February 26, 1987).

After a nine-year absence from acting, Yothers was given the lead role in Lovelace the Musical, a 2004 stage show based on the life of former pornographic film star Linda Lovelace. She followed that up with a stint as a stock player in the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater in Boca Raton, Florida from 2005 to 2007.

She also appeared as herself on a special TV child stars edition of The Weakest Link in 2001 where she was voted off in round 5.

Yothers appeared on the fourth season of the VH1 reality television show Celebrity Fit Club, which began on August 6, 2006. After Yothers's second pregnancy, she appeared on Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp to try get back to her post-Fit Club weight. On January 17, 2012 she was featured on the ABC show Celebrity Wife Swap, where she traded places with Niecy Nash of Reno 911!.

In February 2013, Yothers appeared on an episode of the TLC series What Not To Wear.

Personal life

In 2002, Yothers married an electrician, Robert Kaiser, who had a daughter from a previous marriage. Yothers has two children with her husband, daughter Lillian Grace 'Lilly', born October 2005, and a son, Robert Jake born September 24, 2007. The family resides in Ontario, California.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Wonderful World of Disney	Peg Breydon	"The Cherokee Trail"
1982	Shoot the Moon	Molly Dunlap	Feature film
1982	Father Murphy	Beatrice	"The Dream Day"
1982–1989	Family Ties	Jennifer Keaton	176 episodes
1983	Your Place... or Mine		Television movie
1984	Domestic Life	Sally Dwyer	"Harold in Love", "The Candidates"
1985	Family Ties Vacation	Jennifer Keaton	Television movie
1988	Crash Course	Alice Santini	Television movie
1988	Mickey's 60th Birthday	Jennifer Keaton	Television special
1990	Laker Girls	Tracy	Television movie
1990	Family Double Dare	Herself	Celebrity contestant
1993	Spunk: The Tonya Harding Story	Tonya Harding	Television movie
1995	A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester	Claire Howard	Television movie
1996	Married... with Children	Herself	"Kelly's Gotta Habit"
2001	The Weakest Link	Herself	Child TV stars special edition
2006	Celebrity Fit Club	Herself	Reality Television
2006	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	Herself	Reality Television
2012	Celebrity Wife Swap	Herself	Reality Television
2013	What Not to Wear	Herself	Reality Television

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
1983	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actress in a New Television Series	Family Ties
1984			Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series
1985		Won	Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series
1989		Nominated	Best Young Actress - Starring in a Television Comedy Series

External links

• Tina Yothers at IMDb
• Tina Yothers at the TCM Movie Database