April Lerman

April Lerman (born February 6, 1969) is an American former child actress who played the role of Kate, an orphan in the 1982 filmof the musical Annie. She also was a regular cast member on the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), where she played the character of Lila Pembroke.
== Early life and career ==
Lerman was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] She began acting as a young child, appearing in the first National Tour of Annie where she played Tessie, and making her first professional screen performance in the 1982 film of the show, where she played a different character named Kate. April was then cast as Lila in the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), but the show underwent a major revamp in 1986 after being canceled in 1985 and most of the cast, including Lerman, were replaced by other actors. She spent the next few years working as an actress, appearing as a guest star in TV shows, such as Kate & Allie, Growing Pains, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.[2]
== Personal life ==
April divorced attorney William Pearson Haney in 2015. She has a son with him named Sean Haney. She had attended Pepperdine University School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 1995 but declined to pursue a career in the legal field, saying it would have been too stressful for her. When her son was seven years old, she went back to school and received a Master's degree from University of Santa Monica in Counseling Psychology. April now works in a community counseling group in Thousand Oaks, California, where she works primarily with children and adolescents.[3][4]
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992 	Rock and Roll Fantasy 	Alex 	
1991 	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Haley Madison, Parker's Girlfriend	1 episode
1990 	The Marshall Chronicles	Julie 	1 episode
1987 	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Cindy Greco 	1 episode
1986 	Kate & Allie 	Helen Miller 	1 episode
1986 	Growing Pains 	Juliet Van Druten 	1 episode
1984-1985	Charles in Charge 	Lila Pembroke 	22 episodes
1983 	CBS Afternoon Playhouse	Andrea 	1 episode
1983 	The Brass Ring 	Merle 	TV movie
1982 	Annie 	Kate 	
=== Soundtrack ===
* Annie (1982 soundtrack to film): It's The Hard-Knock Life, Sandy, Maybe (Reprise), You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile, Finale Medley: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow).
=== Appearances as Self ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2006	Life After Tomorrow	Herself	A documentary about former Annie orphans
=== Award nominations ===
* 1987: Nominated in the Young Artist Awards for: Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series for: Growing Pains (1985).
* 1986: Nominated in the Young Artist Awards for: Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Charles in Charge (1984)
Category:American film actresses