who played blair in the facts of life
Lisa Diane Whelchel
title: Lisa Whelchel text: Lisa Whelchel Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and public speaker. She is known for her appearances as a Mouseketeer on "The New Mickey Mouse Club" and her nine-year role as the preppy and wealthy Blair Warner on "The Facts of Life". In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her contemporary Christian album, "All Because of You". Since 2009, she has been a regular speaker with Women of Faith Christian conferences. In 2012, Whelchel participated as a contestant on the CBS competitive reality series "" title: Tomorrow (song from Annie) text: combined with "Maybe" and was the first major song sung by Mitzi's current voice actress, Shalisa Sloan, at the age of 11. Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner performed the chorus of the song with a sock puppet on her hand on a 1987 "The Facts of Life" episode called "Boy About The House" in which Beverly Ann (Cloris Leachman) adopts Andy (Mackenzie Astin). Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver sing an a capella version in the 1993 film Dave. Former Los Angeles Dodgers organist Nancy Bea Hefley would play the song following a Dodgers loss as an inspirational message. Anaheim Ducks title: The Facts of Life (TV series) text: Mitzi Hoag. (Natalie's grandmother was played by Molly Picon, and appeared in two episodes.) Hugh Gillin appeared in four episodes as Howard. Officer Ziaukus was played by Larry Wilmore, and appeared in 2 episodes. A 1984 episode was built around Natalie coming to terms with the sudden death of her father. Characters from "Diff'rent Strokes" also appeared in some episodes of both season one and season two. Shawnte Northcutte from "The New Mickey Mouse Club" appeared as Madge in the 1980 episode "Who Am I?". Other recurring characters included Tootie's boyfriend Jeff Williams (Todd Hollowell), Blair's boyfriend Cliff (Woody Brown), title: The Facts of Life (TV series) text: delivery boy Roy (Loren Lester) who was enamored with Jo, the royal princess Alexandra (Heather McAdam) and the snobbish Boots St. Clair (Jami Gertz). Shoplifter Kelly (Pamela Segall) was billed as a regular during the fifth season. Other guest roles included the boyfriends of the girls; Jo's parents, played by Alex Rocco and Claire Malis; Blair's parents, played by Nicolas Coster and Marj Dusay (Blair's mother was played by Pam Huntington in one episode during the first season); Tootie's parents, played by Kim Fields' real-life mother, actress Chip Fields, and Robert Hooks; and Natalie's parents, played by Norman Burton and title: Jami Gertz text: parents are Sharyn and Walter Gertz, who was a builder and contractor, and she has two brothers, Michael and Scott. Gertz, who is Jewish, was raised in Conservative Judaism. She graduated from Maine East High School. She was discovered in a nationwide talent search by Norman Lear and studied drama at NYU. As a child actor, Gertz was in one episode of "Diff'rent Strokes" along with Andrew Dice Clay. She also had a recurring role on "The Facts of Life" as Blair's friend and fellow schoolmate Boots St. Clair. Gertz made her film debut in the 1981 romance film "Endless