Erin Moran, Joanie from "Happy Days", dead at age 56
Henry Winkler and Ron Howard lead tributes to their Happy Days co-star Erin Moran after actress who played feisty teenager Joanie Cunningham dies aged 56 of suspected heroin overdose
Child star Erin Moran was found dead by EMTs in Indiana on Saturday afternoon
She shot to fame in her role as Joanie on the popular sitcom Happy Days
Her co-stars including Henry Winkler said they hoped she would find peace
Moran continued the role in 1982 in the short-lived spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi
In 2012 she was kicked out of a trailer she was sharing with her husband
Erin Moran, who shot to fame playing teenager Joanie Cunningham in 1970s sitcom Happy Days, has died at the age of 56.
Authorities found Moran’s body in Indiana following a call about an ‘unresponsive female about 4pm Saturday.
Winkler, who played Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli in the show, tweeted just moments after the death was announced: 'OH Erin, now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth, Rest In It serenely now, too soon.'
Howard, who played Richie Cunningham, tweeted a tribute to his on-screen little sister, saying: 'Such sad sad news. RIP Erin. I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens.'
A Burbank, California native, Moran began acting in TV and movies before she was 10 years old. She was just 14 when she signed on to play Joanie, the feisty little sister of Ron Howard's character Richie Cunningham, on Happy Days.
She became a household name as a result of her performance on the show, which started in 1974 and ran for almost a decade
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