Lauri Hendler
Lauri Hendler is an American actress. She played middle child Julie Kanisky on Gimme a Break! and Little Lulu in the 2 specials Little Lulu and The Big Hex of Little Lulu.
Early life
Hendler was a model before her first birthday, earning $10 for the job. By age 3 she had become "one of the top talents in show business within her age range". She was raised by her mother, a physical therapist. She grew up with her two siblings and attended Beverly Hills High School and was a National Merit Scholarship Program finalist. After graduating from high school, Hendler attended the University of California, Los Angeles. She began acting professionally while still a student. She studied acting at Tracey Roberts's workshop in Beverly Hills.
Career
Her television guest appearances include CHiPs; Lou Grant; Three's Company; Magnum, P.I.; Mr. Belvedere; Charmed; The West Wing; Becker; Without a Trace; Strong Medicine; ER; and Veep.
During the 1980s, she appeared on game shows including The $25,000 Pyramid, The $100,000 Pyramid, Super Password and Body Language.
She appeared in several ABC weekend specials and in 1980 was in Portrait of an Escort. In 1981, she appeared with Kim Richards as one of two daughters of a blended family in the pilot Why Us?, but this was not picked up as a series. Shortly thereafter, she was cast in Gimme a Break. In 1983, she appeared in High School U.S.A. with Michael J. Fox. She next had appearances on Mr. Belvedere; Eerie, Indiana; Charmed; The West Wing; Becker; Without a Trace; and ER.
She appeared in the games Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV as Jane Valderama, a news reporter and radio station DJ.
Filmography
The Child Stealer as AndreaPortrait of an Escort as MandyThe Promise of Love as LaurieWhy Us? as Zoey SanbornHigh School U.S.A. as NadineThe Flamingo Kid as Nikki WillisFernGully: The Last Rainforest The Story Beyond the Still as Nurse 2Inclusion Criteria as Dr. Greta BrinkmanVoices as Joan Morris
Television
CHiPs – 1 episode as RobinLou Grant – 1 episode as 5th GraderThree’s Company – 1 episode as LaurieABC Weekend Specials – 2 episodes as Little LuluMagnum, P.I. – 1 episode as NancyA New Kind of Family – 11 episodes as Hillary FlanaganGimme a Break! – 114 episodes as Julie Kanisky Maxwell / Julie KaniskyABC Afterschool Specials – 3 episodes as Diane Sherman / Carrie Mills / Teague HarringtonMr. Belvedere – 1 episode as Bobbi BilinskiHeartbeat – 1 episode as Cleo FlemmingEerie, Indiana – 1 episode as FifiHarry and the Hendersons – 4 episodes as MaryWing Commander Academy – 10 episodes as Maya McEaddens / Lindsay "Payback" Price / NurseCharmed – 1 episode as SocialiteThe West Wing – 1 episode as LawyerBecker – 1 episode as Mrs. HowarthCitizen Baines – 2 episodes as PaneroWithout a Trace – 1 episode as Mrs. LevineStrong Medicine – 1 episode as Suzanne SimmondsER – 1 episode as Lenore BeeFaux Baby – 2 episodes as CarrieTorchwood – 1 episode as Angry NurseSouthland – 1 episode as BuzbyShameless – 1 episode as Activist MotherThe Middle – 1 episode as TeacherVeep – 1 episode as HecklerGet Shorty – 1 episode as Fran the EditorTwo Sentence Horror Stories – 3 episodes as Len Runaways – 1 episode as MediatorAmerican Housewife – 1 episode as RobertaYoung Sheldon – 1 episode as JanetThe Goldbergs – 1 episode as Francine HamAnimal Kingdom – 1 episode as DianeDiary of a Future President – 1 episode as Disgruntled Parent 2I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson – 1 episode, role: unknown
Saints Row – Radio Voice Saints Row 2 – Jane ValderamaThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Alea Quintus / Colette Marence / Elda Early-Dawn / othersSaints Row: The Third – Jane ValderamaSaints Row IV – Jane Valderama
Music Videos
Kidds for Kids in Africa: Love’s Gonna Find a Way – Herself