Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American actress. Her television career includes a regular role on the sitcom Family Ties from 1982 until 1989.
Bateman was born in Rye, New York, USA, to Victoria, a flight attendant, and Kent Bateman, an acting coach, film and television writer/director, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood. Her younger brother is actor Jason Bateman. She attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, ...
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Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American actress. Her television career includes a regular role on the sitcom Family Ties from 1982 until 1989.
Bateman was born in Rye, New York, USA, to Victoria, a flight attendant, and Kent Bateman, an acting coach, film and television writer/director, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood. Her younger brother is actor Jason Bateman. She attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, and graduated in 1984.
She played the role of superficial Mallory Keaton on the television sitcom Family Ties from 1982 to 1989 for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Mallory was presented as a vacuous airhead, which was fodder for jokes and teasing from her brother Alex (Michael J. Fox). In 1984, Bateman starred on the Tales from the Darkside television series in the episode "Mookie and Pookie". Bateman hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live during its 13th season in 1988. That year, she...
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