Audrey Landers

Audrey Landers (born July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series Dallas and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line.

Early years Landers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Ramapo High School in 1976, attended Juilliard School to study music, and graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.

Career Before joining Dallas, she guest-starred in numerous television series, including The Dukes of Hazzard, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Battlestar Galactica and appeared as a panelist on Match Game in 1979 and on Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983–84. In the 1990s, she appeared in the television miniseries of Jackie Collins' Lucky Chances. From 1990 to 1992, she played the role of Charlotte Hesser, eldest daughter of upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser on the ABC daytime series One Life to Live.

After she left Dallas in 1984, she was cast by director Richard Attenborough as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line (1985). In 2013, she reprised her role of Afton Cooper in several episodes of the second season of the revival of Dallas.

With her young sons as inspiration, Landers created the children's television series, The Huggabug Club in 1996,

Personal life Audrey is sister of actress Judy Landers, and has acted with her in several roles, including multiple episodes of The Love Boat and The Hitchhiker episode "Split Decision", as well as Circus Island and Ghost Writer, films produced by Ruth Landers. Audrey and Judy Landers were on the cover and in a non-nude pictorial of the January 1983 issue of Playboy.

Landers married businessman Donald Berkowitz in May 1988. They have twin sons, Adam and Daniel, born in 1993.

Selected filmography +Film and Television Year Title Role Notes 1972–1973 The Secret Storm Joanna Morrison Landers #1 1973 Search for Tomorrow Connie Room 222 Donna 1 episode Marcus Welby, M.D. Tracy Robbins 1 episode The F.B.I. Janine Winchell 1 episode Emergency! Marsha 1 episode 1974–1976 Somerset Heather Lawrence 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Actress On TV Screen (Uncredited) 1977 Happy Days Kitty 1 episode Police Woman Nancy 1 episode 1978 The Waverly Wonders Ginger 1 episode Battlestar Galactica Miri 1 episode 1979 Charlie's Angels Donna Rossitter 1 episode Highcliffe Manor Wendy Sparkles 5 episodes B.J. and the Bear Carol Cain 1 episode Young Maverick Sara Lou Mullen 1 episode 1941 USO Girl 1979–1984 Fantasy Island Various roles 5 episodes 1980–1984 The Dukes of Hazzard Billie Jean/Gail Flatt 2 episodes 1981 Underground Aces Annie Wenders 1981–1984, 1989 Dallas Afton Cooper 84 episodes 1982 Tennessee Stallion Charlotte 1982–1985 The Love Boat Various roles 4 episodes 1983 The Hitchhiker Priscilla Packard 1 episode Tom Jones Now! Herself 1 episode 1985 A Chorus Line Val Clarke 1986 Popeye Doyle Jill Anneyard Crazy Like a Fox Dianne Bennett 1 episode Getting Even Paige Starson Popeye Doyle Jill Anneyard 1987 Angelika Dittrich 1989 Midnight Caller Marie Devoe/Sandra 1 episode MacGyver Carla Yeats / Roxy Yeats 1 episodeGhost WriterAngela Reid 1990 Lucky Chances Marabelle TV miniseries 1990–1991 One Life to Live Charlotte Hesser 39 episodes 1991 California Casanova JB The Cosby Show Cookie Bennett 1 episode 1992 Silk Stalkings Liza Gutierrez 1 episode 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Toots 1 episode 1994 Burke's Law Dancer 1 episode 1995–1997 The Huggabug Club Miss Audrey 47 episodes 1986, 1996 Murder, She Wrote Greta Bayer/Phyllis Walters 2 episodes 1996 Dallas: J.R. Returns Afton Cooper 2006 Circus Camp Lena Anderson 2007–2008 Burn Notice Veronica 4 episodes 2008 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation Bettina 2011 Jackie Goldberg: Private Dick Nadia 2013–2014 Dallas Afton Cooper 2 episodes 2018 Love at Sea Maeve Grayham Hallmark film Murder at the Mansion Ivy The 5th Borough Dr. Bashin

Discography

Albums 1983 Little River 1984 Holiday Dreams (European release)/Wo der Südwind weht (Germany release) 1985 Paradise Generation 1986 Country Dreams (European release)/Weites Land (Germany release) 1988 Secrets 1990 My Dreams For You (European release)/Meine Träume für dich (Germany release) 1991 Rendez-Vous 1991 Das Audrey Landers Weihnachtsalbum 2005 Spuren eines Sommers 2006 Dolce Vita 2010: Spuren Deiner Zärtlichkeit 2013 Dallas feels like home

Singles 1978 Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree 1979 You Thrill Me 1983 Manuel Goodbye 1983 Little River 1983 Playa Blanca 1984 Mi Amor (Camilo Sesto) 1984 Honeymoon In Trinidad 1985 Paradise Generation 1985 Jim, Jeff & Johnny 1985 Lucky 1985 "Reunited" Duet with Tom Jones 1985 Summernight In Rome 1986 These Silver Wings 1986 Yellow Rose of Texas 1986 Tennessee Nights 1987 Bella Italia 1988 Silverbird 1988 Never Wanna Dance (When I'm Blue) 1989 Gone With the Wind 1989 Sun of Jamaica 1990 Shine a Light 1990 Shadows of Love 1991 Santa Maria Goodbye 1991 Monte Carlo 1997 Heute habe ich an dich gedacht (with Bernhard Brink) 2004 Weil wir alle die gleiche Sonne sehen (with son Daniel) 2005 Sommernacht am Lago Maggiore 2006 In deinen Augen lag Dolce Vita 2007 Sommertraum 2009 "Weihnachten" (Christmas Time) 2009: Sommer, Meer und Sonnenschein 2010 "One Star" (Ein Stern) 2011 "Haïti Chérie" 2011 "Remember Yesterday" (An Jenem Tag)

Charts Albums Year Album D AUT CH NZ SWE 1983 Little River — — — 4 19 1984 Wo der Südwind weht 4 13 12 — — 1985 Paradise Generation 52 — 14 — — 1986 Weites Land 16 — — — —

Singles Year Single DE AUS AUT CH NZ BE NL SA 1983 Manuel Goodbye 10 90 — 4 3 1 4 1 Little River 28 — 6 15 — 34 38 — Playa Blanca 38 — — — 47 6 3 — 1984 Honeymoon in Trinidad — — — — — 25 — — Mi Amor 52 — — — — 22 26 — 1985 Summernight In Rome — — — — — — — 10 1988 Silver Bird — — — — — — — — 1997 Heute habe ich an dich gedacht 100 — — — — — — —