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
- Contemporary Authors, Volume 145, Gale, 1995
- 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