Cathy Silvers

Cathy Silvers is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of actress Evelyn Patrick and actor/comedian Phil Silvers. She is best known for her role as boy-crazy teenager Jenny Piccolo in later seasons of the TV sitcom Happy Days. She was a member of the cast of the 1985–86 sitcom Foley Square. She also provided the voice of Marie Dodo, Big Bird's adoptive sister, in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird.

As of August 2002, she was an announcer for the TV series SoapTalk on the cable station SoapNet.

She is the author of the 2007 book Happy Days Healthy Living.

Early life Cathy Silvers was born in New York City. She is the daughter of actor Phil Silvers and his wife, Evelyn, a model and former Miss Florida. She has four sisters, one of whom is her twin. The family moved to Los Angeles when she was 6 months old. She graduated from Beverly Hills High School where, with her mother's encouragement, she starred in plays and participated for four years in dramatic and humorous interpretation categories in forensics competition. She subsequently studied drama at California State University, Northridge.

Silvers earned a degree in marketing from American University. She formed her own business after she finished acting in Hollywood. A vegan, she operates a service that delivers organic produce from farmers’ markets to customers throughout Los Angeles County.

Filmography Film and Television Year Title Role Notes 1980–84 Happy Days Jenny Piccolo recurring (season 8–9); main (season 10); guest (season 11 finale) 1983 High School U.S.A. Peggy television movie 1985 1st & Ten Betty Ann Smith episode: "The Sins of the Quarterback" 1985 The Love Boat Robin Mills episode: "No Dad of Mine" 1985 Sam Susan television pilot 1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird Marie Dodo (voice) feature film 1985 The Paper Chase Weinstein episode: "The Choice" 1985 Punky Brewster Mrs. Darney episode: "Baby Buddies, Inc." 1985–86 Foley Square Molly Dobbs main cast (14 episodes) 1994 Wings Phoebe episode: "Insanity Claus" 1995 Too Something Janet episodes: "Foreign Affair" and "Meter Feeders" 1995 Cleghorne! Coral main cast (12 episodes) 1996 Sgt. Bilko 1st Lt. Monday feature film 1996 Encino Woman Susan television movie

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