Joan Lunden Biography (1950?-)

Born Joan Elise Blunden, September 9 (some sources say 15 or 19), 1950 (somesources say 1951), in Fair Oaks, CA; daughter of Erle Murray (a physician) and Gladyce Lorraine (maiden name, Somervill) Blunden; married Michael Krauss (a television producer), September 10, 1978 (divorced, 1992); married Jeff Kongisberg, April 18, 2000; children: (first marriage) Jamie Beryl, Lindsay Leigh, Sarah Emily. Addresses: Contact: LMNO Productions, P.O. Box 4361, Los Angeles, CA 90028.; Office: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Television news anchor, talk news anchor, producer, writer
Birth Details: 1950?; Fair Oaks, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Reporter, then cohost, Good Morning America, ABC, 1976-97
Host, Mother's Day, Lifetime, 1984
Everyday with Joan Lunden, syndicated, 1989
Host, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1996
Also appeared in Mother's Minutes, a series of informational spotsbroadcast on weekday afternoons.
Specials
Secret World of the Very Young, CBS, 1984
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1985
Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1986
Whatta Year ... 1986, ABC, 1986
Host, Good Evening America, ABC, 1987
Cohost, Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1987
Host, Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1987
Host, Our Kids and the Best of Everything, ABC, 1987
Host, Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1988
Host, Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1988
Host, 100th Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, 1989
Host, Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1989
Host, Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1989
Host, 101st Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, 1990
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1990
Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1990
American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990
Host, 102nd Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, 1991
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1991
Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1991
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1992
Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1992
A Broadway Tribute to Julia Child--Compliments to the Chef!, PBS,1993
Host, Every Breath You Take, syndicated, 1993
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1993
Host, Good Morning America: Evening Edition, ABC, 1993

How I Spent My Summer Vacation, ABC, 1993
Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1993
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood, ABC, 1993
Host, People's 20th Birthday, ABC, 1994
Host, Walt Disney Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1994
Cohost, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
Host, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1994, 1995
Host, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden III, ABC, 1995
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1995
Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1995
Host, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden IV, ABC, 1996
Host, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1996
Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996
Television Work
Specials
Executive producer, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1994, 1995
Executive producer, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden III, ABC,1995
Executive producer, Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden IV, ABC,1996
Television Appearances
Episodic
Herself, "A Chance of Showers," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
Herself, "Sox and the Single Girl," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993
Guest, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1996
Herself, "Murphy Redux," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1997
Herself, "Al Anonymous," LateLine, ABC, 1998
Bartender, All My Children, ABC, 2001
Film Appearances
Saloon hostess, Macho Callahan, Avco Embassy, 1970
Cameo appearance, What about Bob?, Buena Vista, 1991
Herself, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (also known as WillyII: The Adventure Home), Warner Bros., 1995
TV announcer, Conspiracy Theory, Warner Bros., 1997
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
A Bend in the Road Is Not the End of the Road: 10 Positive Principlesfor Dealing with Change, HarperAudio, 1998
Videos
Narrator, Your Newborn Baby, Everything You Need to Know, 1990
Let's Get a Move On! (for children), Fast Forward Video, 1990
Joan Lunden, Workout America (fitness), Republic Pictures, 1990
WRITINGS
Television Specials
Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1995
Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden III, ABC, 1995
Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden IV, ABC, 1996
Other
(With Ardy Friedburg) Good Morning, I'm Joan Lunden (autobiography), Putnam (New York City), 1986
(With Michael Krauss and Sue Castle) Joan Lunden's Mother's Minutes, illustrated by Allan Neuwirth, Warner Books (New York City), 1986
(With Krauss and Castle) Your Newborn Baby: Everything You Need to Know, Warner Books, 1988
(With Laura Morton) Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1996
(With Morton) Joan Lunden's Healthy Living: A Practical, InspirationalGuide to Creating Balance in Your Life, Crown (New York City), 1997
Wake-Up Calls: Making the Most Out of Every Day (Regardless of What Life Throws You), 2000
Author of the syndicated column Parent's Notes.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 145, Gale, 1995

Periodicals

Broadcasting & Cable, June 2, 1997, p. 40
Ladies Home Journal, May, 1993, p. 150; July, 1998, p. 114
Newsweek, May 1, 2000, p. 64
People Weekly, June 9, 1997, p. 58; July 7, 1997, p. 16; November16, 1998, p. 47; May 8, 2000, p. 257
Saturday Evening Post, September-October, 1996, p. 38

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