Audrey Landers (born July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series Dallas and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line (1985).
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Early years
Landers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Ramapo High School in 1976, attended Juilliard School to study music, and graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.
Career
Before joining Dallas, she guest-starred in numerous television series, including The Dukes of Hazzard, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Battlestar Galactica and appeared as a panelist on Match Game in 1979 and on Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983–84. In the 1990s, she appeared in the television miniseries of Jackie Collins' Lucky Chances. From 1990 to 1992, she played the role of Charlotte Hesser, eldest daughter of upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser on the ABC daytime series One Life to Live.
After she left Dallas in 1984, she was cast by director Richard Attenborough as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line (1985). In 2013, she reprised her role of Afton Cooper in several episodes of the second season of the revival of Dallas.
With her young sons as inspiration, Landers created the children's television series, The Huggabug Club in 1996, for which, in addition to writing the scripts, she also wrote the 250+ original songs in the series. Her partner (and mother), Ruth Landers, produced the series and donated it to Public Television for its five-year run.
In 2006, she co-wrote, and co-directed the family adventure film, Circus Island, a Ruth Landers production. Landers and her mother have also created a fashion line called Landers STAR Collection which is gaining global popularity through QVC UK, and in Italy, Canada, Germany, and the U.S.
Personal life
Audrey is sister of actress Judy Landers, and has acted with her in several roles, including multiple episodes of The Love Boat and The Hitchhiker episode "Split Decision", as well as Circus Island and Ghost Writer, films produced by Ruth Landers. Audrey and Judy Landers were on the cover and in a non-nude pictorial of the January 1983 issue of Playboy.
Landers married businessman Donald Berkowitz in May 1988. They have twin sons, Adam and Daniel, born in 1993.
Discography
Albums
1983 Little River
1984 Holiday Dreams (European release)/Wo der Südwind weht (Germany release)
1985 Paradise Generation
1986 Country Dreams (European release)/Weites Land (Germany release)
1988 Secrets
1990 My Dreams For You (European release)/Meine Träume für dich (Germany release)
1991 Rendez-Vous
1991 Das Audrey Landers Weihnachtsalbum
2005 Spuren eines Sommers
2006 Dolce Vita
2010: Spuren Deiner Zärtlichkeit
2013 Dallas feels like home
Singles
1978 Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree
1979 You Thrill Me
1983 Manuel Goodbye
1983 Little River
1983 Playa Blanca
1984 Mi Amor (Duet with Camilo Sesto)
1984 Honeymoon In Trinidad
1985 Paradise Generation
1985 Jim, Jeff & Johnny
