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Biography
BLP sources|date=July 2009Infobox person| bgcolour =| name = Crystal Bernard| image = Crystal Bernard at the 1994 Emmy rehearsal.jpg| imagesize =| caption = Bernard at the 1994 Emmy rehearsal| birth_name = Crystal Lynn Bernard| birth_date = birth date and age|1961|9|30| birth_place = Garland, Texas , United States|U.S. | death_date =| death_place =| othername =| occupation = Actress/Singer| years_active = 1982& ndash;present| spouse =| homepage = Crystal Lynn Bernard http://www.filmreference.com/film/25/Crystal-Bernard.html Crystal Bernard Biography (1959-) (born September 30, 1961) is an United States|American actress and singer, most widely known for her seven-year-long role on the situation comedy Wings (NBC TV series)|Wings . While her main work has been on television , she has appeared in some films, and also attempted to pursue a music career as a songwriter/performer.
Early life
Bernard was born in Garland, Texas . She was raised in a Southern Baptist home. Her father, Dr. Jerry Wayne Bernard, was a Baptist televangelist who traveled across the United States preaching and singing. http://www.jerrybernard.com Dr. Jerry Wayne Bernard Bernard's father and gospel singing partner She became an entertainer at a young age, singing gospel music|gospel songs with her elder sister, Robyn (also an actress, who played "Terry Brock" on General Hospital , 1984-1990 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0076375/ Robyn Bernard). One recording of the two that has survived from those years is a song called "The Monkey Song" (an Objections to evolution|objection to evolution ), on ''Feudin' Fussin' and Frettin recorded when Crystal was 8 years old, http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15387 Playlist for Mark Allen - June 16, 2005 a playlist for a WFMU show featuring http://www.thechurning.com/misc/nokintoamonkey.mp3 "The Monkey Song" a recording of a 1972 Thomas Road Baptist Church service led by Jerry Falwell . She has two younger sisters, Scarlett http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0076387/ Scarlett Bernard and Angelique Bernard.
Bernard studied acting at Alley Theatre while growing up in Houston, Texas . She attended Spring High School and continued her education at Baylor University , where she studied acting and international relations. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/5758/Crystal-Bernard Bernard's Biography from Allmovie via The New York Times website
Career
Television
Bernard got her start in prime-time television on the Situation comedy|sitcom Happy Days , playing "K.C. Cunningham" during the show’s penultimate season. After various guest appearances on television, she joined the cast of the resurrected, Broadcast syndication|syndicated version of the sitcom '' It's a Living (1980 TV series)|It’s a Living ,cite web|url= http://tv.nytimes.com/show/156763/It-s-a-Living/overview|work=The New York Times|title=The New York Times playing waitress Amy Tompkins. But she is best known for her role as strong-willed airport lunch-counter operator “Helen Chappel Hackett” on the sitcom Wings (NBC TV series)|Wings , a role she played for the show’s duration (1990–1997).
Film
Early in her film career, she appeared in Young Doctors in Love . She starred in the Roger Corman -produced, direct-to-video film Slumber Party Massacre 2 .
During the 21st century, her work includes a role in the film, Jackpot (2001 film)|Jackpot , and starring roles in Welcome to Paradise , and Grave Misconduct .
She has also starred in two Hallmark Channel Television movie|TV-movies , Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus and Meet the Santas .
She also starred in a 1989 TV-series Television pilot|pilot , Chameleons , created by Glen A. Larson . She played Shelley, a self-proclaimed crazed heiress who discovers that her eccentric millionaire uncle Jason Carr has been murdered. She sets out on a quest to find the truth behind his murder.
Theatre
Bernard has appeared in stage productions since the end of Wings :
In 1999, she was in a Los Angeles production of Crimes of the Heart ;
In 2001, she was the last in a series of actresses to play Annie Oakley , in a 1999 Marquis Theatre revival of Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun . http://www.ibdb.com/productionreplacements.asp? ID=6287 Replacements and additions to the 1999 Annie Get Your Gun revival from the Internet Broadway Database
In 2005, she was in the West Coast premiere of '' Barbra's Wedding , starring opposite actor/playwright Daniel Stern (actor)|Daniel Stern , in a production staged at Falcon Theatre , in Burbank, California . http://www.falcontheatre.com/wedding.htm Falcon Theatre presents Barbra's Wedding from the Falcon Theatre website
Music
In addition to acting, Bernard has a music career as a singer-songwriter . Albums include The Girl Next Door (1996) and ''Don't Touch Me There (1999). The latter includes a gospel track she recorded with her father and one sung with country music|country artist Billy Dean .
Co-wrote the song " If I Were Your Girl " with Rhett Lawrence , which appeared on the Paula Abdul album Head over Heels (Paula Abdul album)|Head over Heels in 1995.
Bernard did a duet with Peter Cetera called, "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight," released on Cetera's One Clear Voice album.
Persondata|NAME= Bernard, Crystal |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bernard, Crystal Lynn |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor |DATE OF BIRTH= September 30, 1961 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Garland, Texas |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Crystal Category:American country singers Category:American female singers Category:American television actors Category:People from the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex Category:People from Garland, Texas Category:Baylor University alumni Category:1961 births Category:Living people
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