Lynda Goodfriend

Lynda Goodfriend
Born	(1953-10-31) October 31, 1953 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–1994

Lynda Goodfriend (born October 31, 1953) is an American actress who is best remembered as Lori Beth Cunningham (née Allen), Richie's girlfriend then wife on the TV sitcom, Happy Days. Prior to that, she played Ethel "Sunshine" Akalino on the short-lived series Blansky's Beauties. After that show left the air, she and co-star, Scott Baio (who had played Anthony DeLuca, Nancy Walker's nephew), joined Happy Days.

Goodfriend originally played a guest role in the fourth season of Happy Days as Kim in Time Capsule and Graduation (Part 1), before returning to the show as Lori Beth in season five.

Goodfriend went on to play several parts in notable Garry Marshall films, playing a tourist in Pretty Woman, as well as cameo and guest star roles in Exit to Eden, Nothing in Common and Beaches. During the mid to late 1980s, Goodfriend appeared in several independent projects, including An All Consuming Passion, a film written and directed by Kathryn Nesmith (producer of 1981's Elephant Parts and wife of Michael Nesmith of the group, The Monkees). Goodfriend directed the teleplay pilot Four Stars that was financed by Garry Marshall and starred veteran actor Bert Kramer and actress Julie Paris. More recently, she directed the short film, The Perfect Crime.

She is currently a talent manager and is responsible for the career trajectory of teen sensations, Aly & AJ, who are now known as the pop rock band 78violet.

Goodfriend also holds a BFA from Southern Methodist University and is the acting chair at the New York Film Academy.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1984	An All Consuming Passion	Susan	AFI: Women in Film
1986	Four Stars	Lynn	Lee Strasberg Center
1986	Nothing in Common	Louise Pelham
1988	Beaches	Mrs. Myandowski
1990	Pretty Woman	Tourist Woman
1994	Exit to Eden	Linda
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Blansky's Beauties	Ethel "Sunshine" Akalino	6 episodes
1977–1984	Happy Days	Lori Beth Allen Cunningham	79 episodes
1978–1979	Who's Watching the Kids?	Angie Vitola	11 episodes
1981, 1983	The Love Boat	Pam Madison Cora Winnaker	2 episodes
1982	Fantasy Island	Kristy Lee	Episode: Dancing Lady/The Final Round

External links

• Lynda Goodfriend at the Internet Movie Database
• In teaching, 'to see this wonderful, exciting person emerge is very satisfying.'
• Lynda Goodfriend - Personality Profile