Biography
Pennsylvania-born actress Lauren Tewes achieved broadest recognition for her stint as Cruise Director Julie McCoy on the long-running ABC situation comedy
The Love Boat. Unfortunately, Tewes (unlike many of her fellow cast members) left the program prior to the final voyage of the
Pacific Princess -- reportedly spiraling into a much-publicized bout of severe cocaine addiction from which she eventually fully recovered, but which cost her the role on the series. Tewes nevertheless demonstrated admirable resilience by returning for at least two
Love Boat telemovies and remained active in television and film. Subsequent projects included guest appearances on the small-screen series dramas
Hunter and Murder, She Wrote, and roles in features such as
The Doom Generation (1995) and
It Came From Outer Space 2 (1996). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide