Marilu Henner

 Mary Lucy Denise Henner is an American actress. Her career began in the musical Grease, Henner made her debut on the screen with the comedy-drama Between the Lines in 1977. In 1977 she was cast as Elaine O'Connor Nardo on the sitcom ABC/NBC Taxi. She was awarded five Golden Globe Award nominations. In the following years, she had co-starring roles in films such as Hammett (1982), The Man Who Loved Women (1983), Cannonball Run II (1984) and Johnny Dangerously (1984), Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985), Ladykillers (1988), L.A. Story (1991), and Noises Off (1992). She returned to television with an starring role on the CBS sitcom Evening Shade (1990-1994), and then later, she played lead parts in a variety of made-for-television movies.Henner was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Loretta Callis (born Nikoleta Kalogeropoulos), who passed away from arthritis at the age of 58. She was also the daughter of Joseph Henner (whose surname was initially Pudlowski) who died from an attack of the heart at 52.