Judy Pioli (March 3, 1950) is an actress, tv producer, director and screenwriter, who appeared in Mork & Mindy as The Matron in S4's Cheerleaders in Chains. She is also known as Judy Pioli Askins, Judy Askins, Judy Pioli Ervin and Judy Ervin.
Biography[]
Born March 3, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA Is married to Tony Askins, and has a Child Jason Ervin. Much like Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall, Judy Pioli got her start behind the camera, in her case writing for Sirota's Court (1976) Blansky's Beauties and Laverne & Shirley, the latter of which garnered her her first on screen credit, as the tough classmate and friend of the duo Terry Buttafuco.
Career[]
Apart from her 14 episodes as a writer for Laverne & Shirley, she also has writing credits for I'm A Big Girl Now (1981) Charles in Charge (1984-1985) Webster (1984 - 1987) Valerie (1986 - 1989) and First Time Out (1995). For Laverne & Shirley she also served as script consultant for 22 episodes and story editor/executive story editor/consultant for 54. She was also executive consultant on Charles in Charge and Full House and Creative Consultant on Perfect Strangers and The Sinbad Show (1994)
As a Director she helmed 40 episodes of Perfect Strangers (1990-93) along with Valerie (1987-1990), The Family Man (1990), The Golden Girls (1991), Wings (1991), Step By Step (1992-1993) (as Judy Askins), Getting By (1993) and First Time Out (1995).
She's also Produced episodes of I'm A Big Girl Now, Goodtime Girls (1980) Webster (1985-88), First Time Out, and was producer/supervisory producer on 62 episodes of Valerie.
As an actress she has credits on:
| Original Air Date | Net | Show Name | Episode Name | Character Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27, 1977 | ABC | Laverne & Shirley (s3,e2) | Tag Team Wrestling | Terry Buttafucco |
| November 27, 1979 | ABC | Happy Days (s7,e11) | Fonzie Versus The She Devils | Bertha |
| February 16, 1982 | ABC | Laverne & Shirley (s7,e16) | Whatever Happened To The Class Of '56? | Terry Buttafuco |
| April 22, 1982 | ABC | Mork & Mindy (s4,e18) | Cheerleaders In Chains | Matron |
| November 16, 1982 | ABC | Happy Days (s10,e6) | Who Gives A Hootenanny | Phyllis |
| December 2, 1982 | ABC | Star Of The Family (s1,e9) | Phil | Judy 'Moose' Wells |
| 1983 | It Takes Two | Lying Down on the Job | Prostitute No. 2 | |
| 1985 | Universal | Simon & Simon | Almost Foolproof | Climax |
| 1985 | Days Of Our Lives | Episode #1.4962 / #1.4947 | Guinevere Rutherford | |
| 1995 | ABC | Step By Step | The Wall | Inger |