Marla Heasley

Marla Heasley
Marla Heasley in 1984 as Tawnia Baker on The A-Team
Born	September 4, 1959 (1959-09-04) (age 52) Hollywood, California

Marla Heasley (b. September 4, 1959 in Hollywood, California) is an American film and TV actress.

The A-Team

Heasley is best known for her role as Tawnia Baker in the 1980s hit TV series The A-Team. She played a newspaper reporter working with the team.

Introduced in season 2 episode 15 "The Battle of Bel-Air", the character was brought in as a replacement for Melinda Culea (Amy Allen), who was abruptly dropped from the series after insisting on being given more to do. Although cast as a regular, Heasley was not added to the show's opening credits, and did not appear in every episode during her time with the series.

In order to be written out of the series the character was married off in the season 3 two-part episode 2/3 "The Bend in the River". One of the reasons for the character being dropped is believed to be due to series star George Peppard, who continually insisted to the producers that the show didn't need a female co-star.

Her character from The A-Team, Tawnia Baker, was named after Tawnia Cannell, the daughter of the creator of the series, Stephen J. Cannell. Some time prior to being cast as Tawnia Baker, Heasley made a guest appearance as a bikini clad co-ed called Cherise in a short-term relationship with Templeton "Faceman" Peck in season 2 episode 4 "Bad Time On The Border".

Other TV roles

Heasley has made guest appearances on many other TV shows such as, T. J. Hooker, The Love Boat, Riptide, Mike Hammer, The Highwayman',and many more. She played an unnamed Air Force Lieutenant in the Galactica 1980 episode "Spaceball". The actress Sally Kellerman has also interpreted Marla in the teen drama series "90210".

Movie roles

Heasley's only feature film roles were The Marrying Man in 1991, and Born to Race and Amore! in 1993.

Personal life

Heasley was engaged to singer Wayne Newton for eight years, ending in 1992. She is currently married to Christopher Harriman, an international business developer. Harriman was a successful recording artist in the early 1980s in Europe.

External links

• Marla Heasley at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Heasley, Marla
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Date of birth	September 4, 1959
Place of birth	Hollywood, California
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