Lauri Hendler

Lauri Hendler is an American actress. She played middle child Julie Kanisky on Gimme a Break! and Little Lulu in the 2 specials Little Lulu and The Big Hex of Little Lulu.

Hendler was raised by her mother, a physical therapist. She grew up with her two siblings and attended Beverly Hills High School and was a National Merit Scholarship Program finalist. After graduating from high school, Hendler attended the University of California, Los Angeles. She began acting professionally while still a student.

Her television guest appearances include CHiPs, Lou Grant, Three's Company, Magnum, P.I., Mr. Belvedere, Charmed, The West Wing, Becker, Without a Trace, Strong Medicine, ER, and Veep.

During the 1980s, she appeared on game shows including The $25,000 Pyramid, The $100,000 Pyramid, Super Password and Body Language.

She appeared in several ABC weekend specials and in 1980 was in Portrait of an Escort.[citation needed ] In 1981, she appeared with Kim Richards as one of two daughters of a blended family in the pilot Why Us?, but this was not picked up as a series. Shortly thereafter, she was cast in Gimme a Break. In 1983, she appeared in High School U.S.A. with Michael J. Fox. She next had appearances on Mr. Belvedere, Eerie, Indiana, Charmed, The West Wing, Becker, Without a Trace, and ER.

She appeared in the games Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV as Jane Valderama, a news reporter and radio station DJ.