Biography
Well known as a TV sitcom actress, Lori Loughlin has also appeared in numerous features and TV movies. The Queens-born and Long Island-raised brunette entered show business as a model and TV commercial actress in her early teens. Loughlin was cast on the daytime drama Edge of Night at age 15, staying with the show from 1979 to 1982. Moving on to films, Loughlin appeared in the horror sequel
Amityville 3-D (1983), the romantic comedy
Secret Admirer (1985), the thriller
The New Kids (1985), and the
Frankie Avalon-
Annette Funicello retro-romp
Back to the Beach (1987). Loughlin, however, became a primetime TV celebrity as one of the stars of the long-running family sitcom
Full House. While she was on the show from 1987 to 1995, Loughlin also starred in several TV movies, including the critically praised drama
Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) with a pre-
Ace Ventura Jim Carrey. After she finished
Full House, Loughlin continued to appear on TV, starring in the single-season show Hudson Street (1995-1996), and several telefilms, including
Abandoned and Deceived (1995), In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997), and
Tell Me No Secrets (1997). Loughlin also appeared in the straight-to-video sequel Casper, A Spirited Beginning (1997) and indie film
Suckers (1999). Taking time off in the late '90s to start a family, Loughlin is married and has two children. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide