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Erin Moran

Erin Moran

Moran's first acting role was at the age of five, in a television commercial for First Federal Bank. At the age of six, she was cast as Jenny Jones in the television series Daktari, which ran from 1966 to 1969. She made her feature-film debut in How Sweet It Is! (1968) with Debbie Reynolds, and made regular appearances on The Don Rickles Show in 1972, and guest appearances in The Courtship of Eddie's Father, My Three Sons, Bearcats!, and Family Affair. As a young child, she also appeared in the television series Gunsmoke. In 1974, at the age of 13, Moran was cast to play her best known role, Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days, 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, although she later stated that she had only reluctantly agreed to star in the series; she would have preferred to remain with Happy Days. She won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a New Television Series for her role. After Joanie Loves Chachi's cancellation in 1983, she returned to Happy Days for its final season. In 1983, Moran said in an interview that the Happy Days producers had pressured her to change from about the age of 15: they had "suddenly wanted me to lose weight and become this sexy thing."

Personal information

Birthday

1960-10-18

Birth Place

Burbank, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

80 Steps to Jonah

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

4.6

Movie
poster

Celebrity Fit Club

2005

10.0

TV
poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

7.3

TV
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011

0.0

Movie
poster

Daktari

1966

7.0

TV
Dear God

Dear God

1996

5.5

Movie
Desperation Boulevard

Desperation Boulevard

1998

3.8

Movie
poster

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

5.0

Movie
poster

Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
Galaxy of Terror

Galaxy of Terror

1981

5.3

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Happy Days

1974

7.7

TV
How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

1968

7.5

Movie
poster

Joanie Loves Chachi

1982

5.1

TV
Lisa, Bright and Dark

Lisa, Bright and Dark

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
Not Another B Movie

Not Another B Movie

2011

5.6

Movie
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969

5.6

TV
The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1969

6.0

Movie
poster

The Hunting

2019

6.6

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
Twirl

Twirl

1981

6.0

Movie
Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

1970

6.4

Movie
Who's Minding the Mint?

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967

7.0

Movie