Some time prior to being cast as Tawnia Baker, Marla Heasley made a guest appearance as a bikini clad co-ed called Cherise in a short-term relationship with Templeton "Faceman" Peck in season 2 episode 4 "Bad Time On The Border".
11 Facts About Marla Heasley
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Marla Heasley played an unnamed Air Force Lieutenant in the Galactica 1980 episode "Spaceball".
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Marla Heasley grew up in Beverly Hills and went to Beverly Hills Catholic School until the age of 12, when her parents moved the family to Palm Springs.
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Marla Heasley never wanted to go into acting, as she was raised in the entertainment business.
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Marla Heasley wanted to go into fashion merchandising, but was modeling on the side while attending Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.
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Marla Heasley's father introduced her to Norman Brokaw of William Morris Agency as a conduit for her to do commercials.
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Marla Heasley met an acting coach, Zina Provendie, while on a commercial audition, who invited Heasley to audit her class.
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Marla Heasley attended the class and fell in love with acting and sooner signed with Norman at William Morris.
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Marla Heasley took her studying seriously by attending acting classes vigorously, joined a repertory theater and moved to New York for a year to study with an acting coach.
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Marla Heasley dated and lived with Wayne Newton from 1983 to 1991 and they were engaged from 1987 to 1991.
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Marla Heasley married international business entrepreneur Christopher Harriman in 2001 after dating since 1992.