14 Facts About Erin Moran

Erin Marie Moran was born on October 18,1960, in Burbank, California, near Los Angeles, and raised in nearby North Hollywood.

Erin Moran was the second-youngest of six children born to Sharon and Edward Moran.

Erin Moran's father was a finance manager, and her interest in acting was supported by her mother, who signed her with a talent agent when she was five years old.

Erin Moran publicly accused her father of physical and mental abuse in 1992.

Erin Moran's first acting role was at the age of five in a television commercial for First Federal Bank.

Erin Moran appeared in the television series Gunsmoke.

In 1974, at the age of 13, Erin Moran was cast to play her best-known role as Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days, the younger sister of Richie Cunningham.

Erin Moran continued the role in 1982 in the short-lived spin-off series Joanie Loves Chachi.

Erin Moran later stated that she had only reluctantly agreed to star in the series because she would have preferred to remain with Happy Days.

Erin Moran won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a New Television Series for her role.

Erin Moran became estranged from the Happy Days cast, with People claiming that she called them "evil" in an interview, a statement she would deny on a later talk show.

Erin Moran said in 1988 that she suffered from depression and was unable to secure acting roles.

Erin Moran confirmed news reports that her California home was foreclosed on in 2010, following media claims that she had been served eviction papers and moved into her mother-in-law's trailer home in Indiana.

Erin Moran later was pronounced dead at the age of 56.