Tammy Lauren (November 16, 1968) is an American child and adult actress who appeared as Holly, Eugene's 'girlfriend' who Mork sets out to marry, thinking they need to be liberated from their oppressive parents, in Season 1's Young Love.
Biography[]
Tammy Lauren was born Tammy Lauren Vasquez on November 16, 1968 in San Diego, California, USA, to Suzanne Bledsoe, a talent manager. Her stepfather was director Charles Jarrott. She has a younger brother Jonathan Vasquez who has worked as a talent agent and as a clown for Ringling Bros.
She has been married to Guri Weinberg (31 January 1997 - present) the son of Moshe Weinberg, the Olympic coach killed at the Munich Olympic Games massacre in 1972. And has a black belt in shotokan karate. [1] [2]
Career[]
As a child actress, Lauren's acting debut was in the role of Melissa Turner on the one-season television series Who's Watching the Kids, in which she co-starred with Scott Baio. At the same time she made appearances in Fantasy Island, and one of the other sitcoms in which the character of Mork appeared, Out of the Blue.
A long career of appearances in TV series followed, including The Facts of Life, Family Ties and Little House on the Prairie while she had extended stints on Homefront, and The Young & The Restless
Filmography (Television)[]
| Year | Title | Character | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Tracy | Vampire/The Lady and the Longhorn |
| 1978-1979 | Who's Watching the Kids? | Melissa Turner | 11 episodes |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Holly | Young Love |
| 1979 | Angie | Hillary | 12 episodes |
| 1979 | Out of the Blue | Stacey Richards | 12 episodes |
| 1980 | Quincy, M.E. | 'Pele' Royce | Deadly Arena |
| 1980 | Here's Boomer | Jenny | Boomer and Miss 21st Century |
| 1980-1983 | CHiPs | Cheryl Marshall
Becky Lou |
The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party 1
The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party 2 Brat Patrol |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life | Kristy | Runaway |
| 1982 | Little House on the Prairie | Elizabeth Stark | Rage |
| 1984 | E/R | Sheila Dixon | Pilot (Part 1) |
| 1985 | The Best Times | Giselle Kraft | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Lisa Allen | Nightmares |
| 1986 | Morningstar/Eveningstar | Lisa Thurston | 7 episodes |
| 1986 | Fresno | Candy Cane | Television miniseries |
| 1987 | Outlaws | Independents | |
| 1987 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Jennifer Davis | Bride of Boogedy |
| 1987 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Karen Webb | An Enemy Among Us |
| 1987 | Family Ties | Marilyn Keaton | Father Time |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Linda | Crossroads |
| 1988 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Colleen McNeil | Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend |
| 1989 | Valerie's Family: The Hogans | Lisa | Private Lessons |
| 1989 | The Hitchhiker | Ashlyn | Dark Wishes |
| 1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Stern | The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern |
| 1991-1993 | Homefront | Ginger Szabo | 41 episodes |
| 1993 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Jackie Rosen | If I Die Before I Wake |
| 1994 | Matlock | Pat Preston | The Crook |
| 1994 | Sisters | Evelyn Barrington | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Leah Foxworth | Broadcast Blues |
| 1994 | Grace Under Fire | Tracy Lynde | Good Ol' Grace |
| 1994-1995 | Dave's World | Julie | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Meg Andrews | The Publishing Episode |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Bobbie Hunt | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Charlotte MacArthur | 2 episodes |
| 1997-1999 | Home Improvement | Patty | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Det. Dana Dixon | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | That's Life | Kristi Dutton | All About Lydia |
| 2003 | The Drew Carey Show | Lily | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large | Jenny Hawkins | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Faye Vaughn | You Really Got Me |
| 2006-2008 | The Young and the Restless | Det. Maggie Sullivan | 107 episodes |
| 2007 | The Game | Jordan | To Baby... Or Not to Baby |
| 2007 | Two and a Half Men | Shannon | Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot |
| 2010 | Madison Avery | Madison Avery | Pilot |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Liz Foley | Rabid |
She made her movie debut alongside Elliott Gould and a young Rick Schroder in Disney's The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, and among horror fans is best known for her role in the 1997 horror film Wishmaster, portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally awakens a Djinn.
Filmography (Films)[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Julie |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Flashy Lady |
| 1991 | Chains of Gold | Rachel Burke |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders | In the Mood Bandleader |
| 1997 | Wishmaster | Alexandra Amberson |
| 1997 | Mad City | Miss Rose |
| 1997 | Honeymoon | Debra |
She also appeared in numerous TV Movies including Nuts and Bolts (1981), The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982), Little Darlings (1982); Things Are Looking Up (1984) ; Playing with Fire (1985); Crime of Innocence (1985) ; The Stepford Children (1987); I Saw What You Did (1988); The People Across the Lake (1988) ; Desperate for Love (1989).
Mork & Mindy[]
Tammy appeared as Holly, a reluctant music student studying with Cora at the Music Store, who resents her mother making he take piano lessons. A very pretty girl, she immediately attracts the attention of an equally huffy Eugene, who is tired of his mother telling him what to do, and wishes he was married and away from his parents like his older cousin. The two develop a crush on each other, and Mork, believing they are being oppressed by their parents strikes upon the idea of marrying them.