Julie Piekarski
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Julie Anne Piekarski is best known for her role on the popular 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life
.
Piekarski got her first big break in show business as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977
. After gaining popularity working for Disney, she was cast as Sue Ann Weaver in 17 episodes of The Facts of Life
from 1979-86. She went on to appear in several television shows, mainly making guest appearances, most notably on Diff'rent Strokes
, General Hospital
, Quincy, M.E.
, and Three's Company
.
After a brief stint as a news reporter on KPLR-TV
in St. Louis, the 5'3" tall Piekarski married dentist John Probst in 1986. They reside near St. Louis with their three children, Patrick, Jaquelyn, and Christian.
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...
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Piekarski got her first big break in show business as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977
1977 in television
The year 1977 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1977.For the American TV schedule, see: 1977-78 American network television schedule.-Events:...
. After gaining popularity working for Disney, she was cast as Sue Ann Weaver in 17 episodes of 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...
from 1979-86. She went on to appear in several television shows, mainly making guest appearances, most notably on Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986...
, General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E., also called Quincy, is a United States television series from Universal Studios that aired from October 3, 1976, to September 5, 1983, on NBC...
, and Three's Company
Three's Company
Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House....
.
After a brief stint as a news reporter on KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KPLR is owned by the Tribune Company, and is an affiliate of The CW Television Network. The station's studios are located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in Northwest St. Louis County KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station...
in St. Louis, the 5'3" tall Piekarski married dentist John Probst in 1986. They reside near St. Louis with their three children, Patrick, Jaquelyn, and Christian.