Brianne Banigan Leary (born July 28, 1957) is an American

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and

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. She co-hosted the

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's second season of ''Walt Disney World Inside Out'' with

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and

J.D. Roth James David Weinroth (born April 20, 1968), known professionally as J.D. Roth, is an American television producer, actor, voice actor, game show host, and television personality. Roth is the co-creator of the reality show ''The Biggest Loser'' ...

. She also hosted Animal Planet's ''

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''. Leary's mother was the Assistant City Editor for the ''

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'', and she is a cousin of writer Timothy Leary. During high school at Canyon Del Oro in

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, Leary was a gymnastics champion, finishing in the top three at the State Championship in 1974. Leary first appeared on television as a contestant on '' Match Game '76''. She won several games over the four episodes in which she appeared, earning a total of $9,050. She came back to the show three years later as a celebrity panelist, becoming the only person to appear on the 1970s incarnation as both a contestant and a panelist (1979 contestant

Kirstie Alley Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 ...

returned to the re-booted show as a panelist in 2019). Leary's first acting role came as nurse Susan Ames in the series ''

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'' (1977–1978). She later had a recurring role as Officer Sindy Cahill in the second season of '' CHiPs'' (1978–1979), before guest appearing in various shows, including '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''; '' The Fall Guy''; '' Simon & Simon''; ''

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''; as Russian gymnast Tania in ''

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'' episode "A Case of Detente" in 1979; and '' 1st & Ten''. She also made an appearance in a '' Battle of the Network Stars V'' in November 1978 and ''Battle of the Network Stars VI'' in May 1979. In 1996, Leary created a Canadian children's TV show, '' Stickin' Around'', with Robin Steele. In 2007, Leary received a patent for her "portable device for cleaning an animal's paw", Paw Plunger.

Partial filmography

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'' (1977–1978, TV Series) - Lt. Susan Ames *'' CHiPs'' (1978–1979, TV Series) - Officer Sindy Cahill *''

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'' (1983) - Jenny *''

Walt Disney World Inside Out ''Walt Disney World Inside Out'' is an American monthly (later weekly) television show that aired on the Disney Channel from 1994 to 1997. The show featured footage of attractions at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The original host was ...

'' (1996-1997) - Co-host *''

'' (1998-1999) - Host

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* American television actresses Contestants on American game shows Living people 1957 births Actors from Providence, Rhode Island Actresses from Rhode Island 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub