Born on this day – Loni Anderson:

Loni Anderson

Actress

Writer

August 5, 1945 – August 3, 2025

Credits:

Book:

My Life in High Heels (1995).

Movies and television:

2018: In Memoriam (2018); 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998); 3rd Degree! (1989); A Letter to Three Wives (1985); A Night at the Roxbury (1998); A Party for Richard Pryor (1991); Access Hollywood (2023 / 2025); AFI Life Achievement Award (1982–2000); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); All-Star Family Feud Special (1979); All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981); All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984); Amazing Stories (1985); American Masters (2012); Animated All Stars Television Specials Collection (1988); Annul Victory (2009); B.L. Stryker (1990); Baby Daddy (2016); Back to the Grind (2007); Barnaby Jones (1976); Biography (1996); Blondie & Dagwood (1987); Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout (1989); Blown Away (1988); Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show from Bermuda (1990); Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at the Air Force Academy: A USO Salute (1980); Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! (1981); Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980); Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993); Bob Hope's Birthday Memories (1994); Bob Hope's Spring Fling (1981); Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984); Bob Hope's Wicky-Wacky Special in Waikiki (1984); Burke's Law (1995); Candid Camera's 35th Birthday (1983); Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012); CBS at 75 (2003); Celebrity Page (2019–2020); Circus of the Stars #4 (1979); Circus of the Stars and Sideshow (1992); Classic TV Theme: Nurses / 3 versions - Full Stereo (2021); Clueless (1998); Coins in the Fountain (1990); Connie Francis: A Legend in Concert (1989); Country Gold (1982); Deadly Family Secrets (1995); Dinah! (1979); Dom DeLuise and Friends (1986); Doris Day's Best Friends (1985); Duck Dodgers (2005); E! True Hollywood Story (2000 / 2002); Easy Street (1986–1987); Empty Nest (1993); Entertainment Tonight (1986–2025); Fantasy Island (1980); Fast Track (1998); Forever Doris (2021); Forever Plaid (2008); Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994); GMA3 (2025); Good Day Live (2003); Good Morning America (2025); Harry O (1975); Headliners & Legends (2000); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Museum Squares (2021); Hollywood Salutes Easter Seals (1998); Hollywood Squares (2003); Hour Magazine (1984–1987); I Am Burt Reynolds (2020); I Love the '70s (2003); I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006); Inside Edition (2014–2025); Intimate Portrait (1999–2001); Johnny Carson's 18th Anniversary Special (1980); Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2006); Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (2023); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995–1996); Lifestyle Magazine (2019); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990); Love You More (2017); Magic with the Stars (1982); Magico David (1992); Match Game PM (1978–1979); Meet the Biz (2021); Melrose Place (1996); Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry (1979); Movie Stars (1999); Munchie (1992); My Mother's Secret Life (1984); My Sister Is So Gay (2016–2020); New and Improved Kids (1990); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Nurses (1993–1994); Partners in Crime (1984); Phyllis (1975); Police Story (1976); Police Woman (1975); Red Carpet Report (2013); S.W.A.T. (1975); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997); Siegfried and Roy (1980); Sizzle (1981); So Notorious (2006); SoapTalk (2006); Sorry, Wrong Number (1989); Stranded (1986); Stroker Ace (1983); Studio 10 (2017); The 10th Annual American Cinema Awards (1994); The 11th American Cinema Awards (1996); The 14th Annual Friars Club of California Salute to Burt Reynolds (1993); The 17th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards (1987); The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (1991); The 1988 Annual Women in Film Awards (1988); The 1994 Annual Diversity Awards (1994); The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981); The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards (1979); The 5th Annual Sterling Awards (1991); The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (1991); The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994); The 8th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards (2006); The 8th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1990); The Alan Hamel Show (1979–1980); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Liza Minnelli (1987); The Annual National Convention of Christians and Jews (1991); The Big Show (1980); The Bob Braun Show (1982); The Bob Hope Christmas Show and All-Star Comedy Special (1980); The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1981); The Bob Newhart Show (1977); The Carson Podcast (2020); The Daily Show (1998); The Doctors (2014); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003); The Fantastic Funnies (1980); The History of Comedy (2018); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1979); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Invisible Man (1975); The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980); The Lonely Guy (1984); The Love Boat (1977–1980); The Love Boat: Happily Ever After (2022); The Magic of David Copperfield II (1979); The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977); The McLean Stevenson Show (1976); The Merriest of the Merry: Bob Hope's Christmas Show, A Bagful of Comedy (1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1979); The Mullets (2003–2004); The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1989); The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991–1992); The Price She Paid (1992); The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blanks (2006); The Sharon Osbourne Show (2003); The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (1980); The Talk (2018); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1979–1992); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno / Segment: Cop 'n Kitty (2010); Three on a Date (1978); Three Sisters (2001); Three's Company (1978); Today (1986); Too Good to Be True (1988); Too Opinionated (2021); TV Land's Top Ten (2005–2006); Unscripted (2011); Unsung Hollywood (2016); V.I.P. (1999); Valerie (2019); Vibe (1998); Vicki! (1993); Vigilante Force (1976); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2021); What About Me? I'm Only 3! (1992); Whatever Happened To? (2007); Whisper Kill (1988); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991); Win, Lose or Draw (1987–1989); Without Warning (1994); WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Women of the House (1995).