Laurie Walters Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Laurie Jean Walters (born January 8, 1947, San Francisco, California) is an American former television actress, arguably best known for playing Joanie Bradford on Eight Is Enough, which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC. Walters was, by several years, the oldest of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, even though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. Walter is six months older than Betty Buckley, (born July 3, 1947), who played her character's stepmother. Walter's first screen role was as "Sheila Grove" in 1973's The Harrad Experiment. Walters... MORE

Laurie Jean Walters (born January 8, 1947, San Francisco, California) is an American former television actress, arguably best known for playing Joanie Bradford on Eight Is Enough, which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC. Walters was, by several years, the oldest of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, even though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. Walter is six months older than Betty Buckley, (born July 3, 1947), who played her character's stepmother. Walter's first screen role was as "Sheila Grove" in 1973's The Harrad Experiment. Walters made guest appearances on a number of other television series through the 1980s, such as Cheers and Highway to Heaven, as well as on two Eight Is Enough reunion specials, but she has not acted on television since 1993. According to the IMDb, Walters, as of 1999, lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as an environmentalist. More recently, she has acted in plays in the southern California area and directed theater productions in Ojai, California under her married name, Laurie Walters Slade. Walters presently is in charge of film acquisitions for a subscription-based film service Ironweed Films, LESS