Lauri Hendler is known as an American actress. She is most famous for her role as Julie Kanisky on the American sitcom, Gimme a Break!
Lauri Hendler was born on April 22, 1965 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She grew up in a Jewish household. Lauri enjoyed her first modeling job when she was just eight months of age. She had her very first dramatic acting experience in The Streets of San Francisco when she was just nine. She shot her first commercial at the age of eight.
Lauri Hendler was a celebrated figure when she was a young actress. She was loved by millions for her sarcastic personality and wholesome looks.
Lauri Hendler is best known for portraying the role of the Kanisky's smart teen middle child, Julie in the hit American sitcom Gimme a Break which aired from 1981 to 1987. On the show, her character later married a pizza delivery man and archeology student. The sitcom was based on a story of a family consisting of a widowed police chief and his three daughters and a singer turned housekeeper. The housekeeper promised her friend Margaret, the wife of the police chief, to take care of her family when she died from cancer.
She moved to New York probably in 1986 after Gimme a Break ended. After completing her acting education in New York, she returned back to Los Angeles and started working as a guest star on popular shows like ER, The West Wing, and Without A Trace. Getting a spot on ER was a huge deal with her because of how successful the show was at the time. It was consistently ranked as #1 in the nightly ratings. She developed an interest in improv and theatre after acting on-screen for a while after returning to Los Angeles.
Lauri's initial acting credential was appearing in several ABC weekend specials as a teenager. She enjoyed a rich television acting career in her 20's. Besides Gimme a Break, she was seen acting in various notable television series such as Chips, Three's Company, Lou Grant, Magnum, P.I., Mr. Belvedere, Becker, Without a Trace, Strong Medicine, and Charmed.
Lauri's on-screen acting career seems to be in a dormant status for a long time now. Her last work credentials referenced on IMDB is pitching a voice of a character in the video game The Elder Scrolls V :Skyrim in 2011. She also provided the voice for reporter Jane Valderama in the Saints Row videogame series. She currently enjoys doing theatre and voiceovers in games, acting in commercials, and looking after beautiful her garden plus orchard.
It was her wit, common sense, and general knowledge that made her successful in various interesting game shows such as The $25,000 Pyramid, The $100,000 Pyramid, Super Password and Body Language. She also applied for a SAG position in 2009 after successfully coordinating in a commercial negotiating team for SAG.
Lauri is married to the famous realtor, Steven Reizes. They currently do not have any children.
| Birth Date: | 22 Apr, 1965 |
| Age: | 55 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Television actor Voice actor Film actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Fort Belvoir |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress |
| Net Worth 2021: | 2 million |
