birth_place article_title name birth_date
cumberland , maryland rebeca arthur
 rebeca arthur 17 march 1960
rebeca arthur

rebeca arthur -lrb- born march 17 , 1960 -rrb- is an american actress raised in cumberland , a town in the mountains of western maryland .
after majoring in dance and drama at the university of maryland , arthur moved to new york to pursue a career in entertainment .
following a string of `` typical '' jobs , she answered a classified ad search for `` real life charlie 's angels , '' and began a second career as a private investigator .
after three exciting and sometimes dangerous years of detective work , arthur decided to return to the less risky world of entertainment .
with her natural comic abilities , it was not long before she landed recurring comedy roles on both `` the guiding light '' and `` search for tomorrow '' .
in december 1983 she moved to los angeles to resume her acting and quickly won guest-starring roles on `` remington steele '' and `` newhart '' , and an appearance in the feature film `` about last night '' .
in 1986 , arthur was cast in her role on `` perfect strangers '' as mary anne , the innocent and energetic flight attendant who lives upstairs , and is the object of balki 's romantic desires in an ongoing relationship that continues to teeter on the brink of consummation .
arthur has made several appearances on the `` circus of the stars '' television specials , and this past hiatus she completed the starring role in the upcoming television movie `` running mates '' with john forsythe .
she is best known as mary anne spencer on `` perfect strangers '' -lrb- 1986 -- 1993 -rrb- .
