birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
miami , florida , u.s. 31 october 1953 1977 -- 1994 lynda goodfriend
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lynda goodfriend

lynda goodfriend -lrb- born october 31 , 1953 -rrb- is an american actress who is best remembered as lori beth cunningham -lrb- née allen -rrb- , 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 -lrb- who had played anthony deluca , nancy walker 's nephew -rrb- , joined `` happy days '' .
goodfriend originally played a guest role in the fourth season of `` happy days '' as kim in `` time capsule '' and `` graduation -lrb- part 1 -rrb- '' , 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 -lrb- producer of 1981 's `` elephant parts '' and wife of michael nesmith of the group , the monkees -rrb- .
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 .
