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Loni Anderson: Biography

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Birth Name: Loni Kaye Anderson
Birth Place: St. Paul, MN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/05/1945, Leo
Profession: Actor

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Loni Anderson Fast Facts:

Was the runner-up in the Miss Minnesota pageant at the age of 18.
Taught high school for a short time before pursuing an acting career.
Agreed to take the role of Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati on the condition that she be allowed to play her as "a bright, sensitive, together woman" rather than a dumb blonde.
Wrote, with Larkin Warren, her autobiography, My Life in High Heels, in 1995.
Works to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; both of her parents died from smoking-related illnesses.
Married musician Bob Flick on May 17, 2008, the 45th anniversary of the day they met.

Loni Anderson Relationships:
Bob Flick - Husband
Bruce Hasselberg - Ex-husband
Burt Reynolds - Ex-husband
Maxine Anderson - Mother
Klaydon Anderson - Father
Quinton Reynolds - Son
Ross Bickell - Ex-husband
Andrea Anderson - Sister
Deidra Hoffman - Daughter
Loni Anderson Awards:
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1980 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1980 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
College:
Attended University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

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Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, Loni Anderson, Tori Spelling, Liam McDermott Michael Williams/Oxygen

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