- Born
- Birth nameJoan Louise Prather
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Slim, lovely and beguiling brunette Joan Prather was born on October 17, 1950, in Dallas, Texas. She was a varsity cheerleader at Highland Park High School in her native Dallas and first began acting in grade-school stage productions. Moreover, she was a regular on the teen dance show "Somethin' Else" during her high school years. She graduated from Highland Park High in 1968.
Joan started acting in films and TV shows in 1973. Her most memorable movie roles are demure but eager virgin Lola in The Single Girls (1973), stuck-up rich heiress Jane Kingston in Big Bad Mama (1974) and naive beauty pageant contestant Robin in Smile (1975). She achieved her greatest enduring popularity with her recurring part as Janet McArthur Bradford on Eight Is Enough (1977). In addition, Joan has made guest appearances on episodes of such TV series as Sanford and Son (1972), Happy Days (1974), The Love Boat (1977), CHiPs (1977) and Fantasy Island (1977).
Prather quit acting in the late 1980s. She's married to lawyer Douglas J. Frye and lives in Malibu, California. In September 2008 she was arrested for felony hit-and-run in Malibu and was released on $50,000 bail.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
- SpousesJames Joseph Fiducia(1976 - 1981) (divorced)Douglas John Frye(? - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenHarrison Prather Frye
- ParentsHugh Edmondson Prather Jr.Lilian Schwartzzenburg
- RelativesHugh Edmonson Prather III(Half Sibling)
- In September 2008 she was arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run in Malibu, California. She was released on $50,000 bail.
- She recruited John Travolta to Scientology.
- During her high school years, she was a regular on a teen T.V. show, "Somethin' Else", which was telecast on the local ABC affiliate station in Dallas, WFAA-TV.
- Husband Douglas J. Frye is a practicing attorney and partner in the law firm of Frye and Hsieh in Los Angeles.
- Half-sister of best-selling self-help author Hugh Prather (1938-2010).
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