Lori Loughlin
{{Short description|American actress (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Lori Loughlin.jpg
| caption = Loughlin at the 2008 premiere party for CW's 90210
| birth_name = Lori Anne Loughlin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|28}}
| birth_place = New York City, NY, U.S.
| education = Hauppauge High School
| known_for = Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis in Full House
Jody Travis in The Edge of Night
Varsity Blues scandal
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress}}
| years_active = 1979–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Michael R. Burns|1989|1996|reason=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Mossimo Giannulli|1997}}}}
| children = 2, including Olivia Jade
}}
Lori Anne Loughlin ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɒ|k|l|ɪ|n}}; born July 28, 1964){{cite magazine |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lori-loughlin-162712/bio/ |title=Lori Loughlin |magazine= TV Guide|access-date= March 2, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150302171908/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lori-loughlin-162712/bio/ |archive-date= March 2, 2015|url-status=dead}} is an American actress. From 1988 to 1995, she played Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House, and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel Fuller House (2016–2018). Loughlin is also known for her roles of Jody Travis in The Edge of Night (1980–1983), Debbie Wilson in The CW series 90210 (2008–2012), Jennifer Shannon in the Garage Sale Mystery television film series (2013–2018), and Abigail Stanton in When Calls the Heart (2013–2019). She was a co-creator, producer, and star of the two seasons of The WB series Summerland (2004–2005).{{Cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61274-2004Jun22.html |title=Lori Loughlin's Designer Role |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Tony |last=Sclafani |page=Y07 |date=June 27, 2004 |access-date=February 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109220524/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61274-2004Jun22.html |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}
In 2020, Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal. She was sentenced to two months in prison in October 2020 and was released in December 2020.
Early life
Loughlin was born in Queens, New York and moved to Oceanside on Long Island when she was one year old.{{Cite web |last=Marzlock |first=Ron |date=2022-09-15 |title=Lori Loughlin enrolled in life here, but transferred out |url=https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/lori-loughlin-enrolled-in-life-here-but-transferred-out/article_859425ad-b370-55c1-a100-ba8e65525e73.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Queens Chronicle |language=en}} Later, her family moved to Hauppauge, NY. She has one younger brother, Roy,{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/lori-laughlin-talks-childhood-summers-on-long-island-1.10255038 |title=Lori Loughlin talks childhood summers on Long Island |work=Newsday |date=April 24, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2018}} and is of Irish descent;{{cite web |url=http://beautyandthefeastblog.com/2010/09/15/bobby-flay-and-lori-loughlin-teach-us-easy-meals-for-kids/ |title=Beauty Tips, Make Up Reviews, Interviews with Beauty Gurus, Product Giveaways and Delicious Food |website=Beauty and the Feast Blog |date=September 15, 2010 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922233519/http://beautyandthefeastblog.com/2010/09/15/bobby-flay-and-lori-loughlin-teach-us-easy-meals-for-kids/ |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |df=mdy-all}} their parents are Lorellee and Joseph Roy Loughlin,{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/lori-loughlin-dishes-on-john-stamos-li-and-her-new-series-when-calls-the-heart-1.6757730 |title=Lori Loughlin dishes on John Stamos, LI and her new series, 'When Calls the Heart' |date=January 10, 2014 |work=Newsday |location=New York City / Long Island |first=Joseph V. |last=Amodio |access-date=March 2, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402194950/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/lori-loughlin-dishes-on-john-stamos-li-and-her-new-series-when-calls-the-heart-1.6757730 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all}} a foreman for the New York Telephone Company.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/13/nyregion/li-teen-ager-wins-tv-fans.html |title=L.I. Teen-Ager Wins TV fans |first=Andy |last=Edelstein |work=The New York Times |date=December 13, 1981 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708062704/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/13/nyregion/li-teen-ager-wins-tv-fans.html |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}
Loughlin attended Oaks School No. 3 Elementary School in Oceanside, New York, and graduated from Hauppauge High School.
Career
Loughlin became interested in acting as a young child; she began her career at age 11 as a print model,{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/116581%7C0/Lori-Loughlin/ |title=Lori Loughlin |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=March 2, 2015 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218025528/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/116581%7C0/Lori-Loughlin/ |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}} recalling: {{blockquote|My mom had a friend that was going into Manhattan to meet with an agency for modeling. She was taking her teenage daughters in and she asked my mom if I wanted to go along. My mom reluctantly let me go, but I don't think she ever thought anything would come of it. And I went in and they handed me a contract and said, "We'll take you."}}
At 15, she was cast in the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night, playing the part of Jody Travis, an aspiring dancer, appearing in the series from 1980 to 1983. From 1983 to 1988, Loughlin appeared in more than a dozen feature films and television guest spots. She starred in the 1986 BMX classic, Rad.
From 1988 to 1995, Loughlin was cast in the ABC sitcom Full House as Rebecca "Aunt Becky" Donaldson, Danny Tanner's (Bob Saget) co-host, and later, Jesse Katsopolis's (John Stamos) wife. She was initially set for a six-episode arc, but then became a regular after becoming a popular character on the series. A few months after Full House ended, Loughlin co-starred with Tony Danza in the ABC sitcom Hudson Street (1995–96). The series was cancelled after one season.{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-10-ca-52195-story.html |title=For ABC, Tuesday Is Becoming Loneliest Night |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=November 10, 1997 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20080825074233/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/nov/10/entertainment/ca-52195 |archive-date=August 25, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}
In 1993, she starred in the television adaptation of Sidney Sheldon's novel A Stranger in the Mirror, a {{lang|fr|roman à clef}} on Groucho Marx and Erin Fleming,{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19760416&id=CggqAAAAIBAJ&pg=4280,3468441&hl=en |title=Sheldon's 'Stranger in Mirror' resembles Groucho Marx |work=The Milwaukee Journal |date=April 16, 1976 |df=mdy-all}} in which Loughlin plays Fleming's role. In 1997, she starred alongside Bruce Campbell in the film In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory. In 2000, Loughlin co-starred opposite Treat Williams in the Fred Olen Ray-directed thriller film Critical Mass. She also guest starred in Suddenly Susan, Spin City, Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, and as the superhero Black Canary in the Birds of Prey series in 2002.
From 2004 to 2005, Loughlin co-created, produced, and starred in The WB drama series Summerland. She played Ava, the aunt who raises three children after their parents die in a car accident. The series was canceled after two seasons due to low ratings on July 11, 2005. In 2007, Loughlin co-starred in the ABC sitcom In Case of Emergency with David Arquette. She appeared in the film Moondance Alexander (2007), co-starring with her former Summerland castmate Kay Panabaker. Loughlin also was in attendance at Comedy Central's The Roast of Bob Saget which was hosted by John Stamos and premiered on August 17, 2008. At her table were Full House co-stars Dave Coulier and Jodie Sweetin. In 2010, Loughlin starred in the television film Meet My Mom, which premiered on the Hallmark Channel on Mother's Day.{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/03/11/the-countdown-to-mothers-day-is-on-as-hallmark-channel-in-hd-invites-viewers-to-meet-my-mom-and-asks-them-to-do-the-same/20100311hallmark01/ |title=The 'Countdown To Mother's Day' is on as Hallmark Channel in Hd Invites Viewers to 'Meet My Mom' and Asks Them to Do the Same! |date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=The Hallmark Channel |via=The Futon Critic |access-date=May 15, 2010 |df=mdy-all}} For the network, she most notably starred in the drama When Calls the Heart and the telefilm series Garage Sale Mystery before she was fired in 2019.{{cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |title=Lori Loughlin Dropped By Hallmark Channel Due To Elite College Bribery Scandal |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/lori-loughlin-hallmark-channel-cuts-ties-1202576004/ |website=Deadline |date=March 14, 2019 |df=mdy-all}} On April 10, 2019, it was reported that When Calls The Heart would be returning after a production hiatus without Loughlin's character.{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |title=Lori Loughlin's former series returning without her in May |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/entertainment/when-calls-the-heart-hallmark-return-date/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=April 11, 2019 |date=April 10, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}
She co-starred in seasons one through three of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210 as Debbie Wilson from 2008 to 2011. She reprised her role in the season five premiere episode in 2012.{{cite magazine |last=Bierly |first=Mandi |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/18/lori-loughlin-to-return-for-90210-premiere/ |title=Lori Loughlin to return for '90210' premiere |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 18, 2012 |access-date=March 14, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065032/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/07/18/lori-loughlin-to-return-for-90210-premiere/ |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}
Loughlin made a brief appearance as Aunt Becky, alongside John Stamos as Jesse Katsopolis, on a July 2013 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, following a reunion performance by Jesse and The Rippers.{{Cite episode |network=NBC |series=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |air-date=July 19, 2013 |number=1063}} She has since made several appearances as Rebecca on the Full House sequel series Fuller House, which premiered its first season on Netflix on February 26, 2016.{{cite web |last=McVey |first=Ciara |title=Lori Loughlin on Saying Goodbye to 'Fuller House' After Five Seasons |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lori-loughlin-fuller-house-ending-five-seasons-watch-1188030 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 12, 2019 |date=February 19, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}
As a result of her involvement in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal, the Hallmark Channel terminated their on-going business relationship with Loughlin on March 14, and edited out her previously recorded scenes from the yet un-aired season six of When Calls the Heart. On March 16, Netflix dropped her from Fuller House,{{cite news |url= https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/15/lori-loughlins-kids-remain-enrolled-in-usc-amid-bribe-scandal.html |title='Full House' actress Lori Loughlin's kids remain enrolled in USC amid college bribe scandal; Phil Mickelson, Joe Montana say they did nothing wrong |last=Mangan |first=Dan |date=March 15, 2019 |website=CNBC |access-date=March 15, 2019 |df=mdy-all}} and technology firm Hewlett-Packard announced it would remove Loughlin and her daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli from its advertising.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/entertainment/olivia-jade-cheating-scandal/index.html |title=Brands distance themselves from Lori Loughlin and daughter Olivia Jade |date=March 14, 2019 |website=CNN.com |access-date= March 14, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}
When the spinoff series When Hope Calls was renewed for a second season by GAC Family, however, Loughlin appeared in the late 2021 season premiere—her first television acting appearance since her arrest—reprising her role as Abigail Stanton, her character from When Calls the Heart.{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/lori-loughlin-reprise-abigail-stanton-when-calls-the-heart-season-2-when-hope-calls-gac-family-return-to-acting-college-admissions-scandal-1234845738/| title=Lori Loughlin To Reprise 'When Calls the Heart' Character In Season 2 Of 'When Hope Calls' On GAC Family In Acting Return| work=Deadline Hollywood| first=Nellie| last=Andreeva| date=September 28, 2021| access-date=September 2, 2022}}{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/lori-loughlin-reprise-abigail-stanton-when-calls-the-heart-season-2-when-hope-calls-gac-family-return-to-acting-college-admissions-scandal-1234845738/| title=Lori Loughlin to Reprise 'When Calls the Heart' Character in Season 2 of 'When Hope Calls' on GAC Family In Acting Return| work=Deadline Hollywood| date=September 28, 2021| first=Nellie| last=Andreeva| access-date=September 28, 2021}} She later appeared in other GAC original movies.{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2023-02-07 |title=Lori Loughlin To Make Holiday Movie For Great American Family |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/lori-loughlin-books-holiday-movie-great-american-family-2023-1235251762/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In 2020, Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.{{cite web |author1=Ray Sanchez |author2=Mark Morales |author3=Sarah Jorgensen |date=May 22, 2020 |title=Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli plead guilty in college admissions scam |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/us/lori-loughlin-guilty-plea/index.html |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=CNN}} She was sentenced to two months in prison. In preparation for her time at Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, {{Cite web |date=2020-10-30 |title=Lori Loughlin arrives at federal prison to begin sentence in college admissions scandal |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/lori-loughlin-arrives-at-federal-prison-to-begin-sentence-in-college-admissions-scandal/34534986 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=WBAL |language=en-US}} Loughlin hired a prison consultant.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-04 |title= Lori Loughlin reportedly hires 'prison consultant' ahead of sentencing in college admissions scandal Lori Loughlin reportedly hires 'prison consultant' ahead of sentencing in college admissions scandal |url= https://abc7news.com/college-admissions-scandal-lori-loughlin-loughling-prison-expert/5813304/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=ABC |language=en-US}} She was released in December 2020.
Laughlin also appeared in two episodes of Blue Bloods, one on September 23, 2016 titled "The Greater Good," and "New York Minute," which aired on November 8, 2024. She plays Grace Edwards, the widowed mother of an NYPD hopeful, Louis Edwards.
Personal life
Loughlin is Catholic.{{Cite web | date=2014-09-08 |title=The 700 Club - May 13, 2014 |url=https://www1.cbn.com/content/700-club-may-13-2014 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=CBN.com - The Christian Broadcasting Network |language=en}} She married investment banker Michael R. Burns in 1989, and they divorced in 1996.{{cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/86/Lori-Loughlin.html |title=Lori Loughlin Biography (1964-) |website= FilmReference.com |access-date=March 2, 2015 |quote=...born July 28, 1964, in Queens (some sources say Long Island), NY |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021204500/http://www.filmreference.com/film/86/Lori-Loughlin.html |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}} On Thanksgiving 1997, Loughlin eloped with fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, the creator of the Mossimo clothing line, whom she met in 1995. They have two daughters, Isabella Rose and Olivia Jade, and Loughlin is a stepmother to Gianni, Giannulli's son from a previous marriage.{{cite web |url= http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/mossimo-giannulli/ |title=Mossimo Giannulli – Fashion Designer |website=Fashion Model Directory |access-date= September 6, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817081839/http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/mossimo-giannulli/ |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all}} Olivia has a YouTube channel and an Instagram account, both with more than 1 million subscribers/followers {{as of|2024|lc=y}}.{{cite news |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |title=What we |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/03/14/olivia-jade-giannulli-lori-loughlins-daughter-college-admissions-usc/3158278002/ |access-date= March 14, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=March 14, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}{{cite news |last=Lou |first=Shane |title=Lori Loughlin's daughter shares the downside of growing up with 2 famous parents |url= https://www.today.com/parents/lori-loughlin-s-daughter-what-it-was-growing-2-famous-t124003 |access-date= March 14, 2019 |work=Today |date=February 17, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}[https://www.youtube.com/user/oliviajadebeauty Olivia Jade] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150609222519/https://www.youtube.com/user/oliviajadebeauty |date= June 9, 2015 }} on YouTube.
In 2020, Loughlin and her husband Giannulli sold their Bel Air estate for $18.75 million to Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen. The home was built in 1929 and was previously lived in by Harry Cohn, Johnny Hyde and Charles Bronson.{{Cite web | last=Lucking|first=Liz| title=Lori Loughlin Sells Los Angeles Estate to Tinder Co-Founder for $18.75 Million| url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/lori-loughlin-sells-los-angeles-estate-to-tinder-co-founder-for-18-75-million-217989| access-date=2021-04-28| website=www.mansionglobal.com|date=July 30, 2020 | language=en-US}}
=2019 arrest=
{{Main|Varsity Blues scandal}}
Loughlin and her husband Giannulli were indicted by the FBI and U.S. Attorney for fraud and bribery offenses on March 12, 2019, in a nationwide college bribery scandal.{{cite news | url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-uncover-massive-college-entrance-exam-cheating-plot-n982136 |title=TV actresses among 40 people charged in college exam cheating plot |last1=Winter |first1=Tom |date=March 12, 2019 |work=NBC News |access-date= March 12, 2019 |last2=Williams |first2= Pete |last3=Ainsley |first3=Julia |last4=Shichapiro |first4=Rich |df=mdy-all}}{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/college-cheating-scandal.html |title= Dozens Charged in College Admissions Bribery Scandal |last1=Medina |first1= Jennifer |date=March 12, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date= March 12, 2019 |last2=Benner |first2= Katie |df=mdy-all}} The following day, Loughlin and her husband surrendered to federal authorities in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url= https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/college-admissions-cheating-felicity-huffman-lori-loughlin/index.html/ |title= Lori Loughlin has surrendered to federal authorities in Los Angeles |date=March 13, 2019 |website=CNN |access-date=March 13, 2019 |df=mdy-all}} On May 22, 2020, Loughlin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, and her husband pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud.{{cite web | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/us/lori-loughlin-guilty-plea/index.html |access-date=8 August 2020| title=Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli plead guilty in college admissions scam| author1=Ray Sanchez| author2=Mark Morales| author3=Sarah Jorgensen| date=May 22, 2020| publisher=CNN}}
Sentencing took place on August 21, 2020. Loughlin was sentenced to two months in prison while her husband was sentenced to five months.{{Cite news |url= https://www.npr.org/2020/08/21/904640101/lori-loughlin-husband-set-to-be-sentenced-in-college-admissions-scheme |title=Lori Laughlin And Mossimo Giannulli Receive Prison Sentences For Admissions Scheme |work=NPR}}{{Cite web | author=Mark Morales|title=Lori Loughlin sentenced to two months in prison in college admissions scam. Her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, got 5 months| url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/us/lori-loughlin-sentencing-college-admissions-scam/index.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=CNN|date=August 21, 2020 }} She served her two-month prison sentence at FCI Dublin in northern California from October 30, 2020{{cite news | last=Kaplan| first=Ezra| date=October 30, 2020| title=Lori Loughlin begins 2-month prison sentence in college admissions scandal| publisher=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lori-loughlin-begins-2-month-prison-sentence-college-admissions-scandal-n1245434|access-date=October 30, 2020}} to December 28, 2020.[https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/actress-lori-loughlin-set-to-be-released-from-federal-prison-in-east-bay/2432260/ Actress Lori Loughlin Released From Federal Prison in East Bay] December 28, 2021. NBC Bay Area. At that time she was given a two-year supervised release, which expired in December 2022. In addition, she was fined $150,000 and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service upon her release.{{Cite news |url= https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/434377-netflixs-fuller-house-drops-lori-loughlin-after-college-bribery |title=Netflix's 'Fuller House' drops Lori Loughlin after college bribery scandal: report |work=The Hill |first=Tal |last=Axelrod |date=March 16, 2019 |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090313/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/434377-netflixs-fuller-house-drops-lori-loughlin-after-college-bribery |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}} Giannulli was sentenced to five months in prison, fined $250,000 and ordered to complete 250 hours of community service. Giannulli reported to prison on November 19, 2020.{{Cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/us/lori-loughlin-mossimo-giannulli-prison-college-admissions-scandal/index.html| title=Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli reports to prison for five-month sentence for college admissions scandal| author1=Stella Chan| author2=Amir Vera| website=CNN| date=November 19, 2020}}{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/10/30/lori-loughlin-reports-prison-sentnce-college-admissions-case/6087535002/| title=Lori Loughlin reports to California prison for 2-month sentence in college admissions case| first1=Anika| last1=Reed| first2=Maria| last2=Puente| publisher=USA Today| date=October 30, 2020| access-date=October 30, 2020}} On April 2, 2021, he was released to home confinement before completing his sentence on April 16, 2021.{{Cite web | last1=Dazio| first1=Stefanie| last2=Balsamo| first2=Michael| date=2021-04-03| title=Designer Mossimo Giannulli released from California prison| url=https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-lori-loughlin-mossimo-giannulli-college-admissions-california-3225bdb2efcb1570a671ab6bf80cff2d|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404082127/https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-lori-loughlin-mossimo-giannulli-college-admissions-california-3225bdb2efcb1570a671ab6bf80cff2d|archive-date=2021-04-04|access-date=2021-04-17|website=AP NEWS}}{{cite news | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-gossimo-giannulli-home-confinement-out-early-20210416-jdhemqrvwvfvnd5njspbe5y7cy-story.html| title=Mossimo Giannulli, Lori Loughlin's husband, gets out of home confinement 1 day early| first=Joseph| last=Wilkinson| work=New York Daily News| date=April 16, 2021| access-date=April 17, 2021}} Loughlin's daughters were able to remain enrolled at USC.
Additional fall-out occurred when Loughlin and Giannulli were named as defendants in a private class-action lawsuit brought by Stanford University graduates, who alleged their education and degrees had been devalued due to their school's association with the case.{{Cite web | url= https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/college-admissions-scandal-fallout-lori-loughlin-felicity-huffman-varsity-blues-1203164842/ |title=College Admissions Scandal: Everything That's Happened So Far |last=Nissen |first=Daniel |date= March 16, 2019 |work=Variety |language=en |access-date= March 20, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}
Loughlin poked fun at herself and the scandal in a cameo appearance in Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 12, Episode 6, "The Gettysburg Address"), where having been sponsored to get into an exclusive golf club she then fakes having a disability, cheats at the game, and issues bribes to get popular tee times.{{Cite web |title=Lori Loughlin Parodies Admissions Scandal on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' |url=https://www.etonline.com/lori-loughlin-parodies-college-admissions-scandal-on-curb-your-enthusiasm-221428 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1983
|Susan Baxter | |
| rowspan=2|1985
|{{sortname|The|New Kids}} |Abby McWilliams | |
| Secret Admirer
|Toni Williams | |
| 1986
|Rad |Christian Hollings | |
| 1987
|Sandi | |
| 1988
|{{sortname|The|Night Before|The Night Before (1988 film)}} |Tara Mitchell | |
| rowspan=2|1997
|Sheila Fistergraff |
| In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
|Jill Erickson | |
| 2000
|Janine | |
| 2001
|Donna Deluca | |
| 2006
|Melvin-Smacking Penguin |Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2007
|Gelsey Alexander | |
| 2009
|Amanda | |
| 2013
|Susan Gates | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1980–1983
|{{sortname|The|Edge of Night}} |Jody Travis |Regular role: June 1980 to December 1983 |
| 1982
|Sue Landa |Episode: "Shark Bait" |
| 1983
|{{sortname|The|Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour|nolink=1}} |Linda Craig |Television film |
| 1985
|North Beach and Rawhide |Candy Cassidy |Television film (CBS) |
| 1986
|Christie |Television film (ABC) |
| 1986–1987
|{{sortname|The|Equalizer|The Equalizer (1985 TV series)}} |2 episodes: "Prelude" and "First Light" |
| 1986, 1988
|Kelly, Sally |2 episodes |
| 1987
|{{sortname|A|Place to Call Home|A Place to Call Home (1987 film)}} |Jenny Gavin |Television film (CBS) |
| rowspan=2|1988
|Tammy |Episode: "Old Money" |
| Great Performances
|Kay Cork |2 episodes |
| 1988–1995
|Rebecca Katsopolis |Recurring role: season 2; main role: season 3–8. 152 episodes.{{cite web |title=Lori Loughlin |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521753/ |website=IMDB |access-date=4 November 2022}} |
| 1992
|Allison |Television film (Fox) |
| rowspan=2|1993
|Jane Morgan |Television film (ABC) |
| A Stranger in the Mirror
|Jill Castle |Television film (ABC) |
| 1994
|Toni Stroud |Television film (ABC) |
| 1995
|Gerri Jensen |Television film (ABC) |
| rowspan="7" | 1995–1997
|Melanie Clifford |Main role |
| Tell Me No Secrets
|Jess Koster |Television film (ABC) |
| In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
|Jill Erickson |Television film (NBC) |
| {{sortname|The|Larry Sanders Show}}
|Herself |Episode: "The Prank" |
| Suddenly Susan
|Paula |Episode: "With Friends Like These" |
| {{sortname|The|Price of Heaven|nolink=1}}
|Leslie |Television film |
| Seinfeld
|Patty |Episode: "The Serenity Now" |
| 1997
|Medusa's Child |Dr. Linda McCoy |Television film (ABC) |
| rowspan=2|2001
|Natalie Keith |Episode: "...And Then They Tried to Make Some Rules" |
| Spin City
|Michelle |3 episodes |
| rowspan=3|2002
|Caroline Lance / Black Canary |Episode: "Sins of the Mother" |
| {{sortname|The|Drew Carey Show}}
|Robin |2 episodes |
| Eastwick
|Sukie Ridgemont |Television film |
| 2004
|Dr. Tracy Simmons |Voice, episode: "The Greatest Story Never Told" |
| 2004–2005
|Ava Gregory |Lead role |
| 2005
|Dr. Joy Gribben |Episode: "Anything for Baby" |
| rowspan=2|2006
|Lindsay |Episode: "The Two Jakes" |
| Ghost Whisperer
|Christine Greene |Episode: "Demon Child" |
| 2007
|Dr. Joanna Lupone |Main role |
| 2008–2012
|Debbie Wilson |Main role: seasons 1–3 |
| 2010
|Soldier Love Story |Dana Marshall |Television film (Hallmark) |
| rowspan=4|2013
|{{sortname|A|Mother's Rage|nolink=1}} |Rebecca Mayer |Television film |
| Psych
|Dr. Joan Diamond |Episode: "Nip and Suck It" |
| Major Crimes
|Rebecca Slater |Episode: "The Deep End" |
| Addicts Anonymous
|Mrs. Goldberg |Episode: "Choices" |
| 2013–2020
|Jennifer Shannon |Television film series (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
| 2013–2019
|Abigail Stanton |Main role, seasons 1–6 and pilot movie |
| 2014
|{{sortname|The|Neighbors|The Neighbors (2012 TV series)}} |Tina Giannulli |Episode: "High School Reunion" |
| 2014
|Enlisted |Herself |Episode "Alive Day"{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} |
| 2015
|Northpole: Open for Christmas |Mackenzie Warren |Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2016, 2024
|Grace Edwards |2 episodes |
| 2016
|Every Christmas Has a Story |Kate Harper |Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2016–2018
|Rebecca Katsopolis |Recurring role: 13 episodes |
| 2018
|Homegrown Christmas |Maddie Finley |Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2021
|Abigail Stanton |Main role; 2 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2023
|Fall Into Winter |Kerrie Murphy |rowspan=2|Television film (Great American Family) |
| Blessings of Christmas
|Mandy Gilmore |
| rowspan=2| 2024
|Ted |Herself |1 episode; Archive footage |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm
|Herself |1 episode; "The Gettysburg Address" |
| 2025
|Lieutenant Bishop |Main role; 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Lori Loughlin}}
- {{IMDb name}}
- {{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/lori-loughlin-vol-62-no-8/ |title=Lori Loughlin |work=People |date=August 23, 2004 |volume=62 |issue=8 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053146/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20145232%2C00.html |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}
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