Kerry Noonan (born January 25, 1960) is a professor at Champlain College and a former actress.
She was initially passed up for the role, but got a call after the original lead actress turned out to be completely unsuited for the part.
[1] She also appeared in episodes of Taxi, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, Mr. Belvedere, St.
[2] Noonan received a bachelor's degree in Theater Arts from UCLA, sharing an acting award with Tim Robbins, and returned there after her acting career to pursue MA and Ph.D. degrees in Folklore and Mythology.
[5] Noonan has also played guitar and sung with an Irish folk band, The Descendants, later known as The McGuffins.