Lauri Hendler

Lauri Hendler is an American actress. She played middle child Julie Kanisky on Gimme a Break!^[1] and Little Lulu in the 2 specials Little Lulu and The Big Hex of Little Lulu.^[2]

Hendler 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.^[3] After graduating from high school, Hendler attended the University of California, Los Angeles. She began acting professionally while still a student.^[4]

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.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[5]

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