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Marilu Henner

マリル・ヘナー / まりる・へなー

American actor

April 6, 1952 (age 74) ・ Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Illinois
  • actor
  • writer
  • film producer

My Take

Marilu Henner is fascinating to me on two fronts. As a performer, she came up through the original stage production of Grease before her screen debut, which gives her that theatrical discipline you can feel on camera. But what genuinely sets her apart is that she's also a writer, and her well-documented memory has made her a public face for how human recall can work differently. I appreciate that she never let herself be defined by a single sitcom era; the move from actor to author to producer reads, to me, like someone determined to keep authoring her own story rather than waiting to be cast in it.

Overview

Marilu Henner (born April 6, 1952) is an American actress, singer, and author. She began her career appearing in the original production of the musical Grease in 1971, before making her screen debut in the 1977 comedy-drama film Between the Lines.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Marilu Henner
Name (Japanese)
マリル・ヘナー
Reading
まりる・へなー
Born
April 6, 1952 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Aries / Dragon
Origin
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / writer / film producer / television actor / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
University of Chicago

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Illinois
  • actor
  • writer
  • film producer
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.