Debra Dunning is an American actress and model
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Debra Dunning is an American actress and model
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Debra “Debbe” Dunning was born on July 11, 1966, in Burbank, California to parents Bob and Diane Dunning. She graduated from John Burroughs High School. She was a cheerleader during her days as student.
In 1997, Debbe Dunning married her longtime boyfriend Steve Timmons, who is a volleyball player. The couple has three children.
Shortly after Debra Dunning singed with the Judith Fontaine Modeling and Talent Agency in Los Angeles, she started appearing in numerous advertisements for Miller Beer. Dunning did her first TV commercial for Foot Locker, and has done several ads for Ford Motors as well. She also became known for her Taco Bell commercials.
She made her film debut in 1988 with a cameo role in the comedy film ‘Dangerous Curves’. She then played a minor role in the TV comedy series ‘Married… with Children’.
She played a supporting role in the TV series ‘Home Improvement’, which is one of her career’s most significant works. The show, which aired from 1991 to 1999, was a huge hit. It won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe, twelve People’s Choice Awards, and a TV Guide Award. It was also nominated for several Emmys. Dunning won the TV Land Award in 2009, which she shared with the rest of the cast. Other actors in the show included Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Zachary Ty Bryan and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
She has appeared in several films as well. She played a supporting role in the 1997 sci-fi film ‘Leprechaun 4: In Space’. The film, which was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, received extremely poor reviews. In 1999, she played a role in the TV film ‘The Spiral Staircase’. The story revolved around a woman trying to escape from a serial killer who has been stalking her for quite some time. In the year 2000, she played a supporting role in the film ‘Now You Know’.
Her last works include her role in the TV series ‘Wicked Wicked Games’. She also appeared in the film ‘The Last Guy on Earth’, after which she has not been seen in any movies or TV shows for over a decade now.