Crystal Bernard

Crystal Bernard

Born: September 30, 1961
in Garland, Texas, USA
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Height     5' 4" (1,63 m)

Crystal Lynn Bernard (born September 30, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and television and film actress, most widely known for her seven-year-long role on the situation comedy 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.

Crystal Lynn Bernard (born September 30, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and television and film actress, most widely known for her seven-year-long role on the situation comedy 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.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. She became an entertainer at a young age, singing gospel songs with her elder sister, Robyn (also an actress, who played "Terry Brock" on General Hospital, 1984-1990). One recording of the two that has survived from those years is a song called "The Monkey Song" (an objection to evolution), on Feudin' Fussin' and Frettin' recorded when Crystal was 8 years old, a recording of a 1972 Thomas Road Baptist Church service led by Jerry Falwell. She has two younger sisters, Scarlett 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.

Movies for Crystal Bernard...

Grave Misconduct
Title: Grave Misconduct
Character: Julia London
Released: November 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A fledgling mystery writer sees an opportunity to advance her career after the death of a novelist/friend but faces dire consequences when a series of vicious murders occur that seem to implicate her.
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Welcome to Paradise
Title: Welcome to Paradise
Character: Debbie Laramie
Released: October 1, 2007
Type: Movie
When big-city preacher Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) moves to the small town of Paradise with her son Hayden (Bobby Edner), she finds the local community unreceptive to her message of love and forgiveness. Determined to get through to her stubborn congregation, Debbie uses unique methods to shake the churchgoers out of their indifference, such as inviting a homeless man to sing during one of the services. Brian Dennehy co-stars.
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Meet The Santas
Title: Meet The Santas
Character: Elizabeth "Beth" Sawtelle
Released: December 17, 2005
Type: Movie
Because she is marrying the man who assumed the mantle of Santa Claus last December 26, Beth's postponed wedding has to be rescheduled for Xmas eve. Overwhelmed by selling the house she and her son share and the prospect of the duties of Mrs. Claus, she has to call on her estranged socialite Grinch of a mother to arrange the wedding. Of course her mom has never met the fiancé nor his family and has no inkling of his secret. This is a sequel to 2004's Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus.
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Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Title: Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Character: Beth
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Nick's plan to let fate bring his wife to him must be altered because he must replace his father as Santa Claus on December 26. Ernst, the right-hand man to several generations of Santas, generates a list of potential mates. Nick dutifully sets off to meet them, but fate may have a candidate after all.
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Title: According to Jim
Character: Lisa Christie
Released: October 3, 2001
Type: TV
According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 1, 2001 to June 2, 2009.
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Jackpot
Title: Jackpot
Character: Cheryl
Released: July 27, 2001
Type: Movie
Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child and hits the road with his manager in a desperate search for fame and fortune... and to get far away from the past he's left behind.
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To Love, Honor, & Betray
Title: To Love, Honor, & Betray
Character: Melissa Brennan
Released: May 12, 1999
Type: Movie
A young woman (Crystal Bernard) aware of her father's (James Brolin) affair with another woman becomes convinced of his guilt after her mother (Dee Wallace Stone) is found murdered in this fact-based movie. -- IMDb Plot: To Love, Honor & Betray (1999)
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A Face to Kill for
Title: A Face to Kill for
Character: Allison Bevens
Released: April 13, 1999
Type: Movie
Accomplished horse trainer is deceived by her husband, unfairly sent to prison, and she re-makes herself and eventually gains revenge.
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The Secret Path
Title: The Secret Path
Character: Marie Foley
Released: April 2, 1999
Type: Movie
14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.
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Gideon
Title: Gideon
Character: Jean MacLemore
Released: October 26, 1998
Type: Movie
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift. They get back their self-esteem and their lust for life.
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Title: Just Shoot Me!
Character: Crystal Bernard
Released: March 4, 1997
Type: TV
Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.
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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Title: Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Character: Ellen Hart Pena
Released: November 24, 1996
Type: Movie
Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.
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Siringo
Title: Siringo
Character: Kaitlin Mullane
Released: May 16, 1995
Type: Movie
The Deputy Marshall tracks down an escaped convict along with a young deputy and the help of a former prostitute.
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As Good as Dead
Title: As Good as Dead
Character: Susan Warfield
Released: May 10, 1995
Type: Movie
Susan switches identities with her new friend Nicole, so that Nicole can pay for her medical bills with Susan's insurance. Then Susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when Nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances.
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Miracle Child
Title: Miracle Child
Character: Lisa Porter
Released: April 6, 1993
Type: Movie
A despairing young widow who abandons her baby at pond-side among bulrushes and a man who's fighting to reclaim his own son are drawn together. A baby plops out of a rainy, stormy sky into the arms of the town's beloved, vaguely addled spinster. Miracles suddenly reverse the fortunes of the town as drought and unemployment disappear, only to be replaced by boosterism and greed.
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Lady Against the Odds
Title: Lady Against the Odds
Character: Dol Bonner
Released: April 20, 1992
Type: Movie
A private detective becomes involved in a new cast when her partner's guardian is murdered.
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When Will I Be Loved?
Title: When Will I Be Loved?
Character: Julie Weston
Released: December 3, 1990
Type: Movie
Three disillusioned wives who are contemplating divorce compare notes on their stormy marriages.
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Title: Wings
Character: Helen Hackett
Released: April 19, 1990
Type: TV
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.
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Without Her Consent
Title: Without Her Consent
Character: Marty
Released: January 13, 1990
Type: Movie
Fact-based story about the emotional trauma and following legal problems of a young woman who was raped by an acquaintance.
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Chameleons
Title: Chameleons
Character: Shelly
Released: December 20, 1989
Type: Movie
Shelley, a slightly-crazy heiress, discovers that her eccentric millionaire uncle Jason Carr was rather more eccentric than even she had thought--he was a costumed superhero in his spare time, half of a duo calling itself "Captain Chameleon and the Paraclete of Justice." Now Shelley must find out exactly who murdered her uncle, with the help of her uncle's mysterious and handsome partner in fighting crime.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Slumber Party Massacre II
Title: Slumber Party Massacre II
Character: Courtney Bates
Released: October 16, 1987
Type: Movie
Courtney is tormented by dreams of the infamous Driller Killer returning to wreak havoc... only to find that the murderous monster is reincarnated as an evil rocker.
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High School U.S.A.
Title: High School U.S.A.
Character: Anne-Marie Conklin
Released: May 26, 1984
Type: Movie
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Master Ninja II
Title: Master Ninja II
Character: Carrie Brown
Released: January 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Lee Van Cleef and Timoty Van Patten are back in this "sequel" to their last "movie" about a ninja and his apprentice battling evil wherever they go. In reality, it's two episodes of failed TV show 'The Master' repackaged as a movie. Also featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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High School U.S.A.
Title: High School U.S.A.
Character: Anne-Marie Conklin
Released: October 16, 1983
Type: Movie
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.
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Young Doctors in Love
Title: Young Doctors in Love
Character: Julie
Released: July 16, 1982
Type: Movie
An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.
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Title: Gimme a Break!
Character: Kelly
Released: October 29, 1981
Type: TV
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
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Title: It's a Living
Character: Amy Tompkins
Released: October 30, 1980
Type: TV
It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
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Title: Happy Days
Character: K.C. Cunningham
Released: January 15, 1974
Type: TV
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.