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Wendy L. Walsh Biography

Birth Name:Wendy Lee Walsh

Birth Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Holds a B․A․ in Journalism, a Masters degree in Psychology and a Ph․D․ in Clinical Psychology
  • Started her career in television as a news reporter for Los Angeles's UPN affiliate
  • During the 1980s, she worked as a fashion model in Paris
  • Quote: "Our kids need to learn verbal communication․ They need to learn how to express their needs and their boundaries and to know that their words will be respected․"
  • Known for offering her views on the psychology of sex, love, gender roles, divorce, parenting and other human behaviors on a number of television shows
  • Became an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at California State University, Channel Islands
  • Enjoys cooking in her free time, and dreams of apprenticing under a Michelin three-star chef
  • Has regularly contributed parenting blogs to Momlogic․com and columns to "Pregnancy" magazine
  • Moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto, gaining dual Canadian and American citizenship
  • Authored such books and publications as "The 30-Day Love Detox․"

Awards

  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk Show Host: nominated