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Mindy Cohn

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May 20, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:Of all the "break out" performers from the series The Facts of Life, Mindy Cohn was the most improbable. The others were all child actors with experience in performing, but Cohn never trained as an actress and knew little or nothing about the series when she first came to the attention of the producers. Born in Los Angeles, she was an ordinary high school student attending the Harvard-Westlake School when the makers of The Facts of Life, planning their first season, arrived there to observe and photograph an actual girls' school in operation. It was reportedly series star Charlotte Rae who first spotted Cohn, a student at the school, entertaining some friends, and brought her to the attention of the producers. All involved agreed that she was a "natural," one of those uncanny, untrained individuals who simply looked good and memorable and funny in front of the camera, in a manner comparable to the... Full Biography
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Glen Casper, Jerry Penacoli and Mindy Cohn
Mindy Cohn at the DVD Debut and All-Star Reading of "Valley of the Dolls"
Mindy Cohn at the Emmy Style Lounge Benefitting Heal the Bay
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