Connie Needham
Encyclopedia
Connie Needham is an American
actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth Bradford on the television series Eight is Enough
, which she played from 1977 to 1981. She portrayed a dancer in the initial stages of multiple sclerosis
on the television series Fame
. (The episode, "To Soar and Never Falter", won an Emmy award.)
Born Connie Marie Bowen, Needham was known as Connie Newton before marrying David Needham, a set designer on Eight is Enough on April 7, 1979. They have since divorced. She was the daughter-in-law of legendary stuntman and film director, Hal Needham
. She continued to act until the late 1980s, including a guest appearance on the Leslie Nielsen
series, Police Squad as Jill a dance teacher who attracts the famous line "When she leaves, put a tail on her".
, where she teaches junior jazz and lyrical classes and choreographs team competitions and annual recitals.
She has been battling ovarian cancer since 2009.
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actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth Bradford on the television series Eight is Enough
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name...
, which she played from 1977 to 1981. She portrayed a dancer in the initial stages of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
on the television series Fame
Fame (1982 TV series)
Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
. (The episode, "To Soar and Never Falter", won an Emmy award.)
Born Connie Marie Bowen, Needham was known as Connie Newton before marrying David Needham, a set designer on Eight is Enough on April 7, 1979. They have since divorced. She was the daughter-in-law of legendary stuntman and film director, Hal Needham
Hal Needham
Hal Needham is an American stuntman and film director.-Early years:Needham was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Edith May and Howard Needham. He was raised in Arkansas and Missouri...
. She continued to act until the late 1980s, including a guest appearance on the Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
series, Police Squad as Jill a dance teacher who attracts the famous line "When she leaves, put a tail on her".
Personal life
Needham is the mother of two daughters (Kimberly and Taylor). She now works as a dance teacher in Orange CountyOrange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, where she teaches junior jazz and lyrical classes and choreographs team competitions and annual recitals.
She has been battling ovarian cancer since 2009.