Audrey Landers

American actress and musician Audrey Landers was born on July 18, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She began her career in 1971 at age 14 and has been active for over five decades. She majored in psychology at Columbia University's Barnard College and studied music theory at the Juilliard School of Music.

Landers is best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series "Dallas," which she played for eight years. Afton was a sultry songstress who sang songs written by Landers herself. She also appeared in the Dallas revival on TNT, reprising her role. She starred as Val in A Chorus Line: The Movie and has taken on countless guest roles in films and television shows. Beyond acting, she works as a director, producer, writer, and musician, and is also a businesswoman.

Landers is the older sister of actress Judy Landers, and they have appeared together in several roles, including multiple episodes of The Love Boat, as well as Circus Island and Ghost Writer, films produced by Ruth Landers. In January 1983, the two were on the cover and in a non-nude pictorial of Playboy. Landers married businessman Donald Berkowitz in May 1988. They have twin sons, Adam and Daniel, born in 1993. With her petite height of 5'3" and slim build, she has maintained a presence in the industry for decades.