Loni Anderson
Born August 5, 1946
St. Paul, Minnesota
"WKRP [showed] something happening between people--there was something underneath about people trying to help each other out." -- Howard Hesseman, 1986
Loni says that when she was a teenager, her mother was very struck by an attractive actor on TV and told Loni that was the kind of guy she ought to marry. The star's name was Burt Reynolds. She was First Runner-up to Miss Minnesota 1964. She has one adopted a son named Quinton. As a high school senior, was voted Valentine Queen of her school's winter formal. She won a bushel of local beauty contests as a teenager including her home town Miss Roseville pageant in 1963 which allowed her to compete (and become a finalist) in the Miss Minnesota competition. Among her other, less prestigious, titles were; Miss Thermo-Jac Clothing, Miss Thom McCann Shoes, Miss County Style Ford, Miss No Frost Eskimo and Queen of the Hole-In-One.
"Jennifer never had anyone who was really close to her. Jennifer was perfect. She never made any mistakes."
-- Loni Anderson, 1986
"Who says there can't be more than one very attractive woman on a show without it becoming CHARLIE'S ANGELS?"
-- Loni Anderson, 1980
Dark Side of The Moon (a Pink Floyd album) stayed on the top 200 Billboard charts for 741 weeks! That is 14 years.