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This likable performer of 1980s sitcoms and TV-movies branched out from light juvenile roles to more... (Learn more)

Top Projects: Family Ties, To Have and to Hold, Men Behaving Badly (View All)

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Justine Bateman’s Milestones
More or less retired from acting to concentrate on fashion design; created clothes under the brand name 'Bad Baby Boy'
1981 Became interested in acting after her younger brother Jason joined the cast of "Little House on the Prairie" (NBC); on the advice of her mother, auditioned for and began working in commercials at age 15
1982 - 1989 TV series debut as Mallory Keaton, the underachieving sister of Michael J. Fox, on the hit sitcom "Family Ties" (NBC)
1984 Played the daughter of Tippi Hedren in "Mookie and Pookie" an episode of the syndicated series "Tales from the Darkside"
1985 First TV special, "First the Egg" part of the ABC Afterschool Specials
1985 First TV-movie, "Right to Kill?" (ABC) about domestic violence
1985 Recreated the role of Mallory Keaton for the NBC TV-movie "Family Ties Vacation"
1986 Credited as production consultant on the documentary "How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?" (also hosted)
1986 Debut as a TV host, "Disney's Captain EO Grand Opening"
1986 Starred in the TV-movie, "Can You Feel Me Dancing?"; also featured brother Jason; father Kent was supervising producer
1988 Feature acting debut, "Satisfaction"
1992 Co-starred with Patrick Dempsey in "Merry Christmas, Baby" (A&E)
1993 Provided the voice of Josie Earp on "The Wild West", a syndicated Western documentary miniseries
1996 Guest-starred as an alien princess betrothed to Superman, in the two-part season closer of "Lois and Clark" (ABC)
1996 Returned to series TV as a regular on the sitcom "Men Behaving Badly"
1999 Earned praise for her turn in the indie feature "Say You'll Be Mine"
2000 Founded Justin Bateman Design
2003 Appeared in several episodes of the Showtime series "Out of Order"
2006 Cast in the recurring role of a down-to-earth wildlife-photographer in ABC's "Men in Trees"
2007 Cast in the network satire "The TV Set" directed by Jake Kasdan
2008 Will guest-star in a multi-episode arc on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as a hip artist living with Gabby and Carlos

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Born

February, 19 1966 in Rye, New York, USA

Education

  • Taft High School, Woodland Hills, CA:

Professions

actor, clothing designer, TV host