Erin Moran

For me, Erin Moran will always be frozen in the warm glow of Happy Days, the Joanie Cunningham everyone's living room knew by heart. A Burbank kid who grew up on camera, she carried a slice of an entire television era on her shoulders, and earning her own spin-off was no small feat. What I find most moving, though, is the quiet stretch that followed the fame. Child stardom is famously cruel to the people who survive it, and her passing in 2017 at just 56 hit harder because of that. I hold a real fondness and respect for a performer who gave so many people such uncomplicated joy.

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Name (English)

Erin Moran

Name (Japanese)

エリン・モラン

Reading

えりん・もらん

Born

October 18, 1960 – April 22, 2017

Origin

Burbank, California, United States

Occupation

film actor / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

High school

North Hollywood High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin%20Moran
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281080

Tags

• California
• film actor
• television actor
• actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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