the medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D.. In 1976, she was cast in a supporting part in the sci-fi horror film Embryo, co-starring with Rock Hudson and Diane Ladd, in which she played the daughter-in-law of a doctor (Hudson) who uses growth hormones to begin growing humans. In 1979, she had a supporting role in the television drama Champions: A Love Story, and subsequently guest-starred on several episodes of the comedy series Three's Company from 1977 to 1982. Schedeen had a supporting role on the short-lived series Paper Dolls (1984), co-starring with Lauren Hutton and Morgan Fairchild. ALF and later work Schedeen is best known for her role as Kate Tanner on the NBC sitcom ALF, which ran from 1986 to 1990, and in which she portrayed a mother who takes an alien into her home. ALF was a commercial success, and brought Schedeen international attention. After the series' conclusion, she appeared in Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991), followed by supporting roles in the television film Praying Mantis (1996) and the thriller Heaven's Prisoners (1996), starring Alec Baldwin and Kelly Lynch. In 2001, Schedeen had a recurring guest-starring role on the legal drama series Judging Amy. Personal life Schedeen met her husband, a talent agent named Christopher Barrett, while the two appeared together in a stage play in 1972. The two married in 1982 on the tenth anniversary of their first date. The couple has a daughter, Taylor, born in 1989. In 2015, Schedeen became an ambassador for Holiday Heroes, a Bulgarian-based non-profit organization assisting disadvantaged families. Filmography Film Television References External links 1949 births Living people American film actresses American people of Swedish descent American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Portland, Oregon Gresham High School (Oregon) alumni People from Gresham, Oregon Portland State University alumni 21st-century American women