Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner married actor Frederic Forrest in 1980 and divorced him in 1982. She later married director Robert Lieberman and the couple divorced in June 2001. They have two children—Nicholas Morgan and Joseph Marlon.

Henner married Michael Brown, a former college classmate, on December 21, 2006. Brown has three children from his first marriage.

She has highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), which allows her to recall very specific moments in her life. She talked about HSAM on several TV programs.

Marilu Henner was born on April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Loretta Callis and Joseph Henner. Her mother was Greek and her father was Polish. She has five siblings, she being the third child. Her mother was the president of the National Association of Dance and Affiliated Arts and ran the Henner Dance School for 20 years.

She started taking dance classes when she was two years old. She began teaching dance at her mother's studio when she was 14 and choreographed dance programs at high schools and colleges.

While Marilu Henner was attending the University of Chicago, she bagged the role of ‘Marty' in the Kingston Mines production of the play ‘Grease’ in 1971. When the show moved to the Broadway, she was asked to reprise the role. But she rejected the offer and instead chose to work in the national touring company.

She moved to New York and bagged her debut Broadway role in ‘Over Here!’ in 1976. Her other Broadway plays include ‘Pal Joey’, ‘Chicago’, ‘Social Security’ and ‘The Tale of the Allergist's Wife’.

In 1977, she made her film debut in ‘Between the Lines’ and was featured in her second film ‘Bloodbrothers’ in 1978. In the same year, she landed the breakthrough role of her career in the popular sitcom ‘Taxi’, in which she played the role of a single mother and cab driver Elaine O'Connor-Nardo who wants to venture into the world of fine arts. She continued her role for five seasons.

She landed the leading female role in the 1982 film ‘Hammett’, directed by Wim Wenders. The following year, she was featured opposite Burt Reynolds in ‘The Man Who Loved Women’, directed by Blake Edwards. She also appeared in ‘Cannonball Run II’ in the same year.

In 1984, she bagged the role of the leading female in the film ‘Johnny Dangerously’ opposite Michael Keaton. In 1990, she returned to TV and found success with her role in ‘Evening Shade’. She continued her role as Ava Evans Newton, the wife of a high school athletics coach for four years.

The series ‘Taxi,’ which originally aired on ABC from 1978 to 1982, was her most remarkable early work following which she was recognized as a talented actress. It was also aired on NBC for a year—from 1982 to 1983. The sitcom won 18 Emmy Awards.

She has authored several books on health and diet including ‘Healthy Kids: Help Them Eat Smart and Stay Active-For Life!’ and ‘Healthy Life Kitchen.’ These books are very popular and are helping thousands of readers lead a healthy lifestyle.