Claim to Fame:
The only thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Lauren Tewes is her
role on 'The Love Boat.' She played perky Cruise Director Julie McCoy.
Family Life: Bob Nadir (May 1996 - April 2002) (his death)
Paolo Noonis (1986 - ?) (divorced)
John Wassel (1977 - 1981) (divorced)
Info: She attended Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California,
then went on to study at the University of California at Riverside, California
where she won the 1st Annual Chancellor's Award for Excellence in the Theater.
She made her stage debut in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Pacific Conservatory
Theatre in California.
Before she got a break on TV she worked as a waitress in the infamous
Continental Hyatt House coffee shop on the Sunset Strip.
Trivia: Following Lauren's dismissal from '"The Love Boat" in 1984 for
cocaine addiction, she spiraled even further into drug abuse and her career
suffered.
Lauren also was the primary care-giver for her sick husband who died in 2002.
Loves to cook. Where
is She Now: After her much publicized addiction problems Lauren got sober. A
move to Seattle helped with this and she became a cheese steward following her
completion of culinary arts studies.
She did try to make a comeback in TV appearing in the short-lived series 'The
Fugitive' in 2000.
In 2001 she appeared in a celebrity edition of the game show 'The Weakest Link.'
She presently makes her living doing voice-overs and radio commercials.
She is very active in regional theater in Seattle.
Write to Lauren:
Lauren Tewes
c/o Staff Member
The Actor's Group Talent and Literary Agency
3400 Beacon Ave South
Seattle, WA 98144
CREDITS: "The Fugitive" (2000) TV Series .... Linda Westerschulte
"The Love Boat: The Next Wave" .... Julie McCoy (1 episode, 1998)
- Reunion (1998) TV Episode .... Julie McCoy
The X Files Game (1998) (VG) .... Joan Truitt
Nowhere (1997) .... Julie The Newscaster
"Martin" .... Cruise Director Julie McCoy (1 episode, 1997)
- Goin' Overboard: Part 1 (1997) .... Cruise Director Julie McCoy
It Came from Outer Space II (1996) (TV) .... Carolee Minter
The Doom Generation (1995) .... TV Anchorwoman
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994) (TV) .... Hostess
"Weird Science" .... Ms. Tankey (1 episode, 1994)
- One Size Fits All (1994) TV Episode .... Ms. Tankey
Magic Kid (1994) .... Mom
"Dark Justice" (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
- The Merchant (1993) TV Episode
- Needy Things (1992) TV Episode
"Who's the Boss?" .... Lavonne (1 episode, 1991)
- This Sold House (1991) TV Episode .... Lavonne
Camp Cucamonga (1990) (TV) .... Mrs. Scott
The China Lake Murders (1990) (TV)
"My Two Dads" .... Karen Kupkus (1 episode, 1988)
- Friends of the Family (1988) TV Episode .... Karen Kupkus
"Hotel" .... Ellen Pierson / Paula Todd (2 episodes, 1984-1986)
- Restless Nights (1986) TV Episode .... Ellen Pierson
- Flesh and Blood (1984) TV Episode .... Paula Todd
"Hunter" .... Sheila Burke (1 episode, 1986)
- True Confessions (1986) TV Episode .... Sheila Burke
"The Love Boat" .... Cruise Director Julie McCoy (1977-1985)
"Murder, She Wrote" .... Betty Jordan (1 episode, 1985)
- A Lady in the Lake (1985) TV Episode .... Betty Jordan
"T.J. Hooker" .... Cynthia Randolph (1 episode, 1985)
- Lag Time (1985) TV Episode .... Cynthia Randolph
"Finder of Lost Loves" .... Dorothy Keating (1 episode, 1985)
- Surrogates (1985) TV Episode .... Dorothy Keating
"Mike Hammer" .... Chastity (1 episode, 1985)
- Firestorm (1985) TV Episode .... Chastity
"Fantasy Island" .... Bebe DeForrest / Jane Howell (1978-1984)
- Lady of the House/Mrs Bartlett's Favorites (1984).... Bebe DeForrest
- Family Reunion/Voodoo (1978) TV Episode .... Jane Howell
Eyes of a Stranger (1981) .... Jane Harris
New Years Rockin' Eve 1980 (1979) (TV) .... Host
"Charlie's Angels" .... Julie McCoy (1976-1979)
- Love Boat Angels (1979) TV Episode .... Cruise Director Julie McCoy
- Angels in Chains (1976) TV Episode .... Christine Hunter
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979) (TV) .... Jessie Mathews
"Vega$" .... Cindy Smalley (1 episode, 1978)
- Yes, My Darling Daughter (1978) TV Episode .... Cindy Smalley
The New Love Boat (1977) (TV) .... Julie McCoy
"Starsky and Hutch" .... D.A Sharon Freemont (1 episode, 1977)
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty (1977) .... D.A Sharon Freemont
"Family" .... Jill Redfield (1 episode, 1977)
- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... (1977) .... Jill Redfield
The Haunted Trailer (1977) (TV)
Updated: 11/19/2006
Where
is She Now: After her much publicized addiction problems Lauren got sober. A
move to Seattle helped with this and she became a cheese steward following her
completion of culinary arts studies.
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