Laurie Walters

Laurie Jean Walters Slade (born January 8, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States) is a retired American actress, best known for playing Joanie Bradford on Eight Is Enough, which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC.

Laurie Walters
Born
Laurie Jean Walters

(1947-01-08) January 8, 1947
San Francisco, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1972-2007
Spouse(s)John Slade (1999-2017) [his death]

Career

Walters was, by several years, the oldest of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. Walters is six months older than Betty Buckley (born July 3, 1947), who played her character's stepmother. Walters' first screen role was as Sheila Grove in 1973's The Harrad Experiment.

Walters made guest appearances on a number of other television series through the 1980s, such as Cheers and Highway to Heaven, as well as on two Eight Is Enough reunion specials, but she has not acted on television since 1993.

According to IMDb, Walters, as of 1999, lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as an environmentalist. More recently, she has acted in plays in the Southern California area[1] and directed theater productions in Ojai, California, under her married name, Laurie Walters Slade. Walters currently is in charge of film acquisitions for a subscription-based film service Ironweed Films, which distributes collections of critically acclaimed, but hard-to-find independent documentaries and short films.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Harrad Experiment Sheila Grove
1973 Warlock Moon Jenny Macallister / Ghost Bride
1974 Harrad Summer Sheila Grove
1999 The Common Sense of the Wisdom Tree The Wisdom Tree (voice)

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1972 The People Karen Diemus TV film
1975 Cannon Ellen TV Series
1975 Returning Home Wilma Parish TV film
1975 The Rookies Callie "Ladies Day"
1975 Happy Days Susan "A Date with Fonzie"
1977 Insight Katie Werner "I Want to Die"
1977-1981 Eight Is Enough Joanie Bradford Main role
1978 The Love Boat Roberta Potter 1 episode
1980 The Love Boat Laura Rogers 1 episode
1981 Fantasy Island Lisa Bergmann 1 episode
1982 Fantasy Island Harriet Wilson 1 episode
1985 Hollywood Beat Diane "Girls, Girls, Girls"
1985 Cheers Jacqueline Bisset "Bar Bet"
1987 Duet Amanda "Overture", "Prelude"
1987 Highway to Heaven Michelle Raines "Man's Best Friend: Parts 1 & 2"
1987 Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion Joanie Bradford TV film
1988 The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story Jane TV film
1989 An Eight Is Enough Wedding Joanie Bradford TV film
1990 Columbo Helen Ashcroft "Murder in Malibu"
1990 Dragnet Sara Tilson "Living Victim"
1993 Evening Shade Mrs. Norris "Private School"

References
  1. "On Stage". Montecito Journal. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  2. "About Us". Ironweed. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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