Marilu Henner
With the energy of a teenager, the wisdom of a sage, and the memory of a superhero, five-time Golden Globe nominee Marilu Henner has done it all. Broadway: Gettin’ the Band Back Together, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Chicago, Pal Joey, Grease; National Tours: Annie Get Your Gun (Jefferson Award), Chicago, Grease; Off Broadway: Pen Pals, The Journals of Adam & Eve, Madwomen of the West (NYC, LA, London). She's appeared in 79 films, including Noises Off, L.A. Story, and Hammett, plus 31 Hallmark movies, and starred in the Emmy-winning sitcoms “Taxi” and “Evening Shade,” with numerous appearances on shows including “Grey's Anatomy,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” A New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including Total Health Makeover, Total Memory Makeover, and Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer, Marilu has testified before Congress eleven times on subjects including Alzheimer's disease, dietary supplements, and child nutrition, and helped shape the government's food pyramid in 2004 and 2014. One of only twelve people documented with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM), Henner was the subject of a five-part “60 Minutes” special and served as consultant on CBS’s “Unforgettable;” she's currently the subject of a new Calliope Pictures documentary on memory. She competed on “Celebrity Apprentice,” “Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars,” and “Dancing with the Stars,” and tours nationally in her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Memory Girl!
