Winifred Freedman

Winifred Freedman (born July 23, 1957) is an American actress and singer primarily known for her roles in television shows. Life and career Born in Granite City, Illinois, Freedman attended Granite City High School, graduating in 1975. She graduated with a degree in theater from Northwestern University in 1979. During her time at the university, Freedman was "Winnie the Wildcat", the team's co-ed mascot of the late 1970s. She was elected homecoming queen in 1978. Freedman is perhaps best known for playing Annette Mastorelli, Chachi Arcola's cousin and bass guitar-playing bandmate, in Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–83), the short-lived spin-off of Happy Days. After Joanie Loves Chachi ended, she was a regular on the equally short-lived syndicated soap opera, Rituals (1984–85), as Patty DuPont, a plain-Jane (but very hard working) boarding school student who later became the personal assistant to Taylor Chapin (Jo Ann Pflug; Tina Louise) and would go on to marry a man named Bernhard Kraus (Cameron Smith). Between 1986 and 1989, she appeared in six episodes of Mr. Belvedere as Kevin's classmate, Wendy. Freedman has landed roles in a number of films throughout her career, starting with The Last American Virgin in 1982. Her other film credits include My Man Adam (1985), Reform School Girls (1986), You Can't Hurry Love (1988), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Hero and the Terror (1988), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Shrink Is In (2001) and Evolution (2001).