Katherine Saltzberg (née Maisnik) is an American actress, singer, and comic. She is best known for starring as the showbiz-talented 16-year-old daughter of

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's character in the ABC sitcom, '' Star of the Family''.

Theater

In 2009, Saltzberg wrote and performed the one woman show, ''Los Angelyne'', an autobiographical theater performance where the "personal" becomes very, very public, as she recounted how her life and home were invaded by Los Angeles icon Angelyne, the attention-hungry queen of billboard self-promotion. ''Los Angelyne'' premiered at REDCAT.

Television

Saltzberg starred in the ABC sitcom, '' Star of the Family'', playing Jennie Lee Krebs, a 16-year-old singer who begins getting show business offers because of her talents in the country/pop genre. This scares her father, played by

. Saltzberg sang the opening theme song and was nominated for Best Young Actress in a new TV series.

Hugo's Amazing Tape

Saltzberg and her sister, Lauri Fraser, presented their father's, Hugo Maisnik's, adhesive-free-tape on

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, and sold to

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and Lori Greiner. * * * * * * * *

Personal life

Saltzberg is the granddaughter of the British and American publicist, Jack Oliphant, who represented such individuals as

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, and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saltzberg, Katherine 1962 births 21st-century American women Actresses from Burbank, California Actresses from Los Angeles American television actresses Living people