Table of Biography
Early Life and Childhood
Marilu Henner was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on the 6th of April 1952. She is 71 years old with the zodiac sign Aries. Henner holds an American nationality and follows the Christian religion.
Regarding her family background, She is the daughter of Joseph Henner (Father) and Loretta Callis (Mother). Henner is the third child in a family of five siblings. Her mother oversaw the Henner Dance School for twenty years and served as president of the National Association of Dance and Affiliated Arts.
Marilu Henner – Education
Speaking of her educational background, She completed her secondary education at Madonna High School in Chicago, Illinois. Following that, Henner enrolled at the University of Chicago to further her education.
Career and Professional Life
Talking about her career, She starred in her first movie, “Between the Lines,” in 1977, and her second movie, “Bloodbrothers,” in 1978.
The same year, she earned the biggest role of her career in the hit sitcom “Taxi,” where she as Elaine O’Connor-Nardo, a taxi driver and single mother who aspires to become a fine arts teacher. She played the same part for five more seasons.
In 1982, she starred with Burt Reynolds in Blake Edwards’ film “The Man Who Loved Women.”
Moreover, She made a successful comeback to television in 1990 with her part in “Evening Shade.” For four years, she stayed in the character of Ava Evans Newton, the wife of an athletics coach at a high school.
In her memoir “By All Means Keep on Moving,” which was released on September 5, 1994, she discussed her connections with many of her “Taxi” co-stars, such as Tony Danza and Judd Hirsch.
Caption: Marilu Henner in the film L.A. Story source: IMDb.
Her first book, “Marilu Henner’s Total Health Makeover,” was released on May 6, 1998. Her next two books, “The 30-Day Total Health Makeover” and “I Refuse To Raise A Brat,” were released on March 3, 1999, and October 12, 1999, respectively.
She portrayed herself in the 1999 comedy “Man on the Moon,” which was based on the comic Andy Kaufman.
More about her career
In addition, she dabbled in reality television, serving as host of “America’s Ballroom Challenge” on PBS from 2006 to 2007.
Her most well-known book, “Total Health Makeover,” is one of her nine books on memory, nutrition, and health. The television show “The Art of Living” is hosted by her as well.
Furthermore, The Marilu Henner Show, which she hosts, is broadcast on several radio stations around the United States.
She contributed to five episodes of the police sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” which debuted on Fox in 2014. Her character was Vivian Ludley.
She acted in two television movies in 2016: “Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery” and “In-Lawfully Yours,” in which she played Aida Teagarden.
Further, She starred in the television movies “Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery” and “Sizzle Reel-Fantastic Memorylady” in 2017.
Net Worth 2024
Marilu Henner has earned a huge amount of money through her hard work and brilliance. Her estimated net worth as of 2024 is around $12 million.
Brand Endorsements
Moreover, Henner also earns a lot of wealth through TV commercials and brand endorsements. In 1976, she was chosen to appear in a Wisk laundry detergent TV ad. She created print advertisements for Nestle’s Cranberry Raisinets “Crandulgence Life-in-Balance” contest in 2009.
Personal Life
Regarding her love life, Actor Frederic Forrest and Marilu Henner were wed in 1980 and divorced in 1982. Director Robert Lieberman was her later spouse and the two parted ways in June 2001. Joseph Marlon and Nicholas Morgan are their two children.
Caption: Marilu Henner with Michael Brown Source: New York Post.
Moreover, On December 21, 2006, Henner wed Michael Brown, an old classmate from college. From his first marriage, Brown has three children.
Body Measurements
Marilu Henner is very gorgeous and attractive undoubtedly. She has an excellent height of 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm/1.70 m) and weighs around 55 kg (121 lbs). In addition, Henner has a blue pair of eyes and brunette hair colour.
Marilu Henner – Social Media
She is active on her Instagram account @therealmarilu with 46.3K followers. Moreover, She also has followers 40.4K on Twitter and 4.6K followers on Facebook.