Julie Anne Haddock
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Julie Anne Haddock is a former American
actress best known for her role in the television series The Facts of Life
as tomboy "Cindy Webster." Though she has had other roles in both film
and television
, her acting career effectively ended after the first season of The Facts of Life, when her character was quietly written out of the show. The producers explained they wanted to take the series in a new direction, and fired more than half the original cast.
Although effectively fired from the series, Haddock was allowed to make a limited number of guest appearances on the show during seasons two and three, for the sake of continuity
. Her final appearance on the show was in the season eight episode "The Little Chill" (1986); this was also her last listed acting role.
She is also known for her appearance on the Wonder Woman
television series as the super powered girl Emma Donna in the episode The Girl from Islandia and as Robert Duvall
's daughter in the movie The Great Santini
. She also appeared as Melinda Mulligan, the daughter of Lawrence Pressman
and Elinor Donahue on the short-lived series, Mulligan's Stew
, in 1977. In the 1983-1984 season, she appeared on NBC
's short-lived Boone
starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin
.
Since then Haddock has retired from the public eye. She currently resides in California
and sings in her church under her married name Julie Anne Becker. She was briefly interviewed for the DVD
release of The Facts of Life and explains that she also gives her time to fundraising.
United States
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actress best known for her role in the television series The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (TV series)
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...
as tomboy "Cindy Webster." Though she has had other roles in both film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, her acting career effectively ended after the first season of The Facts of Life, when her character was quietly written out of the show. The producers explained they wanted to take the series in a new direction, and fired more than half the original cast.
Although effectively fired from the series, Haddock was allowed to make a limited number of guest appearances on the show during seasons two and three, for the sake of continuity
Continuity (fiction)
In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer over some period of time...
. Her final appearance on the show was in the season eight episode "The Little Chill" (1986); this was also her last listed acting role.
She is also known for her appearance on the Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (TV series)
Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book superhero of the same name. Starring Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor, the show originally aired from 1975 to 1979....
television series as the super powered girl Emma Donna in the episode The Girl from Islandia and as Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
's daughter in the movie The Great Santini
The Great Santini
The Great Santini is a 1979 film which tells the story of a Marine officer whose success as a military aviator contrasts with his shortcomings as a husband and father. The film explores the high price of heroism and self-sacrifice...
. She also appeared as Melinda Mulligan, the daughter of Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman
David M. Pressman, Senior is an American actor, probably best known for roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., Ladies Man, a recurring role on Profiler, the titular character on Mulligan's Stew and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film The Hellstrom Chronicle.His first role was on the soap opera The...
and Elinor Donahue on the short-lived series, Mulligan's Stew
Mulligan's Stew
Mulligan's Stew was an NBC drama/comedy that was on the air in 1977. It focused on the lives of the Mulligan family. Lawrence Pressman starred as Michael Mulligan, a high school teacher and football coach, and Elinor Donahue played his wife, Jane, who works as a school nurse...
, in 1977. In the 1983-1984 season, she appeared on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's short-lived Boone
Boone (TV series)
Boone is a 13-week dramatic television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983–1984. It starred, principally, Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone Sawyer, who aspired to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, played by Corbin, who...
starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin
Barry Corbin
Leonard Barrie Corbin, known as Barry Corbin , is an American actor with more than one hundred film, television and video game credits.-Early life:...
.
Since then Haddock has retired from the public eye. She currently resides in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and sings in her church under her married name Julie Anne Becker. She was briefly interviewed for the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
release of The Facts of Life and explains that she also gives her time to fundraising.