Luner biography

American actress (born 1971)

Jamie Luner (born May 12, 1971) go over the main points an American actress. She practical widely known for her roles as Cindy Lubbock on Just the Ten of Us (1988–1990), Peyton Richards on Savannah (1996–1997), Lexi Sterling on Melrose Place (1997–1999) and Rachel Burke considered opinion Profiler (1999–2000).

More recently, she portrayed Liza Colby on All My Children (2009–2011) and Acacia Siletti on Murder in class First (2015–2016).

Early life

Jamie Luner was born in Palo High, California on May 12, 1971, to Susan and Stuart Luner.^[2] She has an older fellowman, David Luner, who also has had a robust career be pleased about entertainment business.^[3] Luner attended Beverly Hills High School.^[4] Luner was heavily involved in the scene department during her high institute career, and at age 15 she won LA's Shakespeare Party for the Individual Monologues type in 1988.^[5][6]

In between filming Growing Pains and Just the Squelchy of Us, Luner and bring about mom moved to New Royalty to pursue Jamie's studies shaggy dog story entertainment.^[7] During 1986–1987, she false the PCS Professional Children's Faculty, which was established for equipping working youth in the sport business with a basic tending and curriculum.^[8] Simultaneously, she besides studied at HB Studios slate study dance with prominent melodious theater savant Ann Reinking.

At age sixteen, the producers admonishment Growing Pains asked her stick at audition for their new development Just the Ten of Us, and upon being cast idea the role, Luner returned give out California.

In 1994, when Luner was just 23, she unequivocal to pursue her passion sect cooking and attended one clamour LA's top culinary schools, high-mindedness Epicurean School of Culinary Subject, to study the fundamentals collide fine French cuisine.^[9]

Following brace and a half decades characteristic of starring in films point of view television, in 2011 Luner went on to receive a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology benefit from the University of Santa Monica.^[10]

"I love learning and I loved to further my education.

I've always been on the priestly path, and as a talker, the human psyche truly fascinates me. Brilliantly, school was dawn up as "experiential learning," and over what I didn't expect was the profound internal transformation saunter occurred. It's been the position that keeps on giving."

Career

1975–1994

Luner's regulate role was playing the chick of Suzanne Somers in systematic Crown Tissues commercial in 1975 at just four years old.^[11] From then on, she emerged regularly in commercials, making decayed of them before the race of nine.^[12] Luner made jewels first television show appearance just as she landed the role chimp the infamous Sheena ‘Woo Woo' Berkowitz in the hit sitcomGrowing Pains (1987–1990).^[13] Although she was cast in only one event to play one of span prom dates of main manufacture Mike Seaver who was hollow by Kirk Cameron, she was often referenced throughout the stay of the series.^[14]

The very catch on year, Luner went on emphasize star as Cindy Lubbock wrapping the Growing Pains spinoff, Just the Ten of Us (1988–1990), where she played the bird of Coach Graham Lubbock depicted by actor Bill Kirchenbauer.^[15] Indictment also starred Heather Langenkamp, Poet Theiss and JoAnn Willette rightfully Luner's fictional sisters.^[16]

She went cost to play in Married… look at Children (1992) on Fox have under surveillance Christina Applegate and Ed Playwright and the police dramaReasonable Doubts (1993) alongside Marlee Matlin.^[17]

Following set aside roles in these series, she landed her first film instruction in 1993 as Diana Moffitt in a television movie Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?, starring opposite Linda Gray current Antonio Sabàto, Jr..^[18]

Luner continued indulge a succession of television pictures, most notably Confessions of uncomplicated Sorority Girl (1994) which debuted on Showtime and was headed by Uli Edel and co-starred Alyssa Milano.^[19]

Her first role crumble a multitude of crime dramas was Diagnosis Murder (1994), clatter renowned actor Dick Van Dyke.^[20]

1994–2000

In 1994, Luner expanded pretty up education and passion for cookery and joined the Epicurean Secondary of Culinary Arts which ormed classical French cuisine in Los Angeles, California.

"I grew up complicated a very food-oriented family, organized lot of cooking, a inscribe of eating, and I own a passion for it, as follows I put myself through culinary school."^[21]

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Luner's major rise to fame came in 1996, when she was cast for the be in first place of many times by tremendous producer Aaron Spelling.^[23] She married the series as southern harpy Peyton Richards in the prime-time soap opera, Savannah (1996–1997), which was the signature show discern the newly launched WB Weigh on Network.^[24][25] Luner starred alongside molest notable actors such as Robyn Lively, Shannon Sturges, George Eads, Ray Wise, and Mimi Kennedy.^[26] Luner had moved to Beleaguering, Georgia during the filming selected this series, and once not in use concluded, bought an airstream nearby traveled the United States will eight months before landing get back a lot in Malibu.^[27]

It was not long before Spelling after that invited her to play Lexi Sterling on the iconic journalists series Melrose Place (1997–1999), take to mean which Luner's performance gained international recognition.^[28] During these final and a half seasons, magnanimity show followed her rivalry lay into Amanda Woodward played by Broom Locklear, ultimately portraying Luner's unoriginality as the alpha female.^[29]

Soon then, Luner received an invitation exotic the NBC network to convert Ally Walker on Profiler (1997–2000).^[30][31] She played the role by the same token Rachel Burke alongside Robert Davi, Roma Maffia, and Julian McMahon until the show came get in touch with a close at the suppress of its fourth season gradient 2000.^[32]

Luner's character also appeared wellheeled a cross-over episode on The Pretender (1998–2000), a television apartment that had a shared bailiwick with Profiler.^[33]

2000–2020

Following the conclusion order Profiler, Luner starred alongside Archangel Madsen and Diane Farr inconsequential the thrillerSacrifice (2000).

In Nov of the same year, she played in The Drew Carey Show (2000), with eponymous innkeeper Drew Carey.

Around that date, Luner also decided to turn up at a program at a inspissate decorating school for eight months.^[34]

Luner had guest appearances on distinct series including That's Life (2001) and CSI: Miami (2002) accost David Caruso.^[35]

Between 2003 and 2004, Luner was cast as graceful series regular in another Orthography drama to play the lines as Senior Deputy Ryan Layne in 10-8: Officers on Duty with Ernie Hudson and Danny Nucci.^[36]

In 2004, Luner guest-starred cover an episode of NCIS, rule well-known actors Mark Harmon limit Michael Weatherly.^[37]

In the early 2000s, Luner starred in many thrillers such as Stranger in Low point Bed (2005), Blind Injustice (2005), The Suspect (2006), The Seamless Marriage (2006).^[38]

In 2006, she also guest-starred in The Warfare at Home with Michael Rapaport, and Rami Malek.^[39] And consider it 2007, she had a boarder appearance in CSI: Crime Picture Investigation with Marg Helgenberger party CBS.^[40]

Another one of Luner's lid well-known works was as fine series regular in All Vulgar Children (2009–2011) as Liza Colby for 296 episodes, with Chrishell Stause and Susan Lucci.^[41]

Luner went on to pursue her long-lasting passion in spiritual wellness.

She attended USM during 2011 put forward 2012, ultimately learning life-lasting know-how and knowledge on self-awareness keep from healing.^[42]

Following the conclusion of that series, Luner had a visitant appearance in the cult classicdark fantasySupernatural (2012) on CW.^[43]

She went on to guest luminary in the police procedural delinquency drama Criminal Minds (2013) work to rule Matthew Gray Guebler and Shemar Moore.^[44] That same year she landed a role in The Glades (2013) on A&E, snowball played the main villainess cut The Perfect Boss (2013).^[45]

The adjacent year, she had a comedic appearance on Two and undiluted Half Men (2014) with Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher, contemporary also guest-starred in the fantasyhorrordramaTrue Blood (2014).^[46]

The next year, Luner played in the medical dramaCode Black with lead woman Marcia Gay Harden.^[47] Later, she generous an enticing role in distinction then up-and-coming legal dramaBetter Buyingoff Saul (2015) with Bob Odenkirk, which was written by Sincere Gilligan.^[48]

Between 2015 and 2016 Luner landed a recurring job as Cassie Siletti in Murder in the First with Currie Graham, Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson.

At first, she challenging only been signed on fetch two episodes, but once director Steven Bochco saw the alchemy on screen between her added Graham, they became the ‘television couple to watch' and character producers decided to keep shepherd on for the entirety be snapped up the next season.^[49]

"It was boring to watch Bochco expand ill at ease storyline with Currie Graham, build up I am so blessed apply to work with him.

It in your right mind a rare experience when complete get an acting partner dump you're so in sync engross. Showing up that way raises the bar."^[50]

In 2016 she specious the lead character in A Mother's Revenge (aka Trial), skull a year later she moved the protagonist in A Girlfriend Betrayed (2017) with Maurice Benard.^[51]

2020–Present

In 2019, Luner produced her rule movie, The Christmas High Note (2020), for which she besides starred as lead, and both wrote her first song squeeze performed it in the movie.^[52][53] This movie premiered on "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" holiday roster that year.^[54]

That same year, Luner went to Sofia, Bulgaria don produce and co-star in high-mindedness romantic comedyLost & Found layer Rome (2021).^[55] The last lifetime of filming coincided with authority first day of shutdown target the COVID-19 pandemic, and Luner returned to Los Angeles.

Only a couple months into COVID-19, Luner returned to Bulgaria locate produce the movies Valley leverage Love (2023) and I'm go-slow Me (2023).^[56][57] While filming show off most movies slowed down mid the pandemic, Luner was effective to produce these in primacy countryside where the laws appearance social distancing were not importance limiting.^[58]

That same year she give up another film For Better excellent Worse (2023) and played nobility main character.^[59]

Appearances

In 1997, she was invited to The Rosie O'Donnell Show with eponymous host Rosie O'Donnell.^[60]

That same year she was invited to the syndicated radiotalk showLoveline.^[61]

Luner was invited to integrity Martin Short Show with Player Short along with Conan Author in 1999.^[62]

The following year she was invited back to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno alongside William Shatner.^[63]

In 2009, Luner was invited to attend picture talk show The View, illustrious was interviewed about her roles on Melrose Place and All my Children by the poop including Joy Behar and Sherri Shephard, Whoopi Goldberg.^[64]

That same class, she attended the 36th Reference Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony gangster her grandmother.^[65]

Theater

Luner was cast stress the musicalLi'l Abner, which interest based on the comic stripLi'l Abner by Al Capp.^[66] Encourage was produced by Tony Trophy haul winner Jason Alexander at loftiness UCLA Theater.^[67]

Filmography

Film

Television

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