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Mindy Cohn (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress, who appeared on VH1's List of "100 Greatest Kid Stars".[1] She starred as Natalie Green in the sitcom The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1988,[2] and is known for voicing Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise from 2002 to 2015, succeeding B. J. Ward.[3]

Mindy Cohn
Cohn in October 2019
Born	(1966-05-20) May 20, 1966 (age 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979–present

Early life

Cohn was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised Jewish.[4]

Career

Cohn was discovered by actress Charlotte Rae when Rae and the producers of The Facts of Life visited Westlake School in Holmby Hills, California, while doing research for the show.[5] Cohn was cast as Natalie Green and portrayed the character for the series' nine-year run (1979–1988), as well as in the reunion movie (2001).[6] In 2013, she commented on Charlotte Rae's lobbying on her behalf: "Mr. Reynolds calls me into his office. It seemed that Charlotte Rae had fallen madly in love with me, in part because I reminded her of her best childhood friend Natalie — and I was irrepressible, charming, and hilarious. So she asked the producers to create a part for me in the show. Honestly, the whole thing seemed so fantastic I didn’t know what to think."[7] After the show, she remained friends with Rae. Two months before her acting mentor's 90th birthday in 2016, when Cohn was unavailable to attend The Facts of Life reunion interview, she sent Rae a video message praising her decades-long friend for teaching her the craft of acting.[8] Cohn said that one of the reasons she did The Facts of Life Reunion in 2001 was that the actresses in the long-running 1980s series have been wrongly denied a cut of the syndication and DVD profits from the series. "We all never got paid and still don't get paid for DVDs and reruns ... we felt we were owed."[9]

Cohn has continued her acting career outside of The Facts of Life. In 1984 she had a leading role as the daughter alongside Stockard Channing in RKO's video production of "Table Settings". In 1986, she appeared in The Boy Who Could Fly as next-door neighbor Geneva. She also had guest appearances in other popular TV shows, including Charles in Charge (playing Buddy's sister Bunny, a young alcoholic, in the 1988 episode "Bottle Baby"), and two guest appearances in the second season of the cop drama 21 Jump Street (playing Rosa in the 1987 episode "Christmas In Saigon" and the 1988 episode "Chapel of Love"). In 2004 Cohn appeared in the WB comedy The Help. In 2010, Cohn played the role of Violet, the leading character in Casper Andreas's movie Violet Tendencies, and appeared on the Season 8 premiere of TLC's What Not to Wear on October 29, 2010. She appeared in an episode of Hot in Cleveland on July 13, 2011, on The Secret Life of the American Teenager on March 26, 2012, in Judson Theatre Company's Bell, Book and Candle in 2013,[10] and in The Middle on May 21, 2014. Cohn reprised her Velma Dinkley role in Lego Dimensions.[11]

Personal life

Mindy Cohn is a breast cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with it in 2012 and was declared cancer-free in 2017.[12] Cohn is a strong supporter of the LGBT community and has stated that she is proud to be a "fag hag."[13][14] She has a degree in cultural anthropology from Loyola Marymount University[15] and is a founding member of the weSpark cancer support center.[16]

Filmography

Actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979–88	The Facts of Life	Natalie Green, Frenchie	Main cast (201 episodes)
1980–81	Diff'rent Strokes	Natalie Green	Episodes: "The Slumber Party", "The Older Man"
1982	The Facts of Life Goes to Paris		TV film
1984	Rosie	Cheryl Japan	Episode: "The Interview Show"
1985	Double Trouble	Janie Blakemore	Episode: "Funny Girl"
1986	The Boy Who Could Fly	Geneva Goodman	Feature film
1987	The Facts of Life Down Under	Natalie Green	TV film
1987–88	21 Jump Street	Rosa Banducci	Episodes: "Christmas in Saigon", "Chapel of Love"
1988	Charles in Charge	Bunny Lembeck	Episode: "Bottle Baby"
1991	Dream On	Marie	Episode: "Toby or Not Toby"
1993–94	The Second Half	Maureen Tucker	Main cast (13 episodes)
1999	Suddenly Susan	Cindy	Episode: "Revenge of the Gophers"
	The Chimp Channel	Candy Yuponce (voice)	Main cast (13 episodes)
2001	Alone with a Stranger	Toni	Feature film
	Virtually Casey	Joanne Collins	TV film
	The Facts of Life Reunion	Natalie Green	TV film
2002	Under the Gun	Gale	Feature film
2003	One on One	Ms. Sorel	Episode: "Daddy, I Don't Need an Edumacation"
	Swing	Martha	Feature film
2004	The Help	Maggie, the Cook	Main cast (7 episodes)
2005	The Adventures of Tango McNorton: Licensed Hero	Lunch Lady	Short film
	The Third Wish	Bridgette	Feature film
2007	Sex and Death 101	Trixie	Feature film
2010	Violet Tendencies	Violet	Feature film
2011	Hot in Cleveland	Cassie	Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor"
2012	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Dylan's Mom	Recurring role (8 episodes)
2013	Holiday Road Trip	Artie	TV film
2014	The Middle	Kimberly	Episode: "The Wonderful World of Hecks"
	Operation Marriage	Kathy	Short film
	Bones	Valentina	Episode: "The Puzzler in the Pit"
	FreakMe	April	TV pilot episode (unaired)
2015	You're Killing Me	Karen	Feature film
2016	Worst Cooks in America	Herself (contestant)	Season 9: Celebrity Edition 2 (8 episodes)
	A Cinderella Christmas	Zelda	TV film
2017	Hollywood Dirt	Thelma	Feature film
2018	Fly	Air Traffic Controller Camille Fields	Recurring role (8 episodes)
	Long Island Medium	Herself
2019	You Light Up My Christmas	Rose	TV Movie features surviving original cast of The Facts of Life.[17] Not a "The Facts of Life" Christmas movie.
2020	A Nice Girl Like You	Pricilla Blum	Feature film
2021	Live in Front of a Studio Audience	Herself	Episode: "The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes"
TBA	Mrs. American Pie	Ann	Upcoming miniseries

Voice work

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
1999–2001	The Kids from Room 402	Nancy Francis	TV series (34 episodes)
2002–2006	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Velma Dinkley	TV series (41 episodes) [citation needed]
2003	Dexter's Laboratory	Librarian	Episode: "Voice Over/Blonde Leading the Blonde/Comic Stripper"
	Kim Possible	Ms. Whisp	Episode: "Naked Genius"
2004	Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster	Velma Dinkley	Direct-to-video film
2005	Aloha, Scooby-Doo!		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?		Direct-to-video film
2006	Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!		Direct-to-video film
	Family Guy	Natalie Green	Episode: "Prick Up Your Ears"
	Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!	Velma Dinkley	Episodes: "Shags to Riches" and "Almost Ghosts" [citation needed]
2007	Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!		Direct-to-video film
2008	Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King		Direct-to-video film
2009	Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword		Direct-to-video film
2010	Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo		Direct-to-video film
2010–13	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated		TV series (52 episodes)
2010	Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare		Direct-to-video film
2011	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Velma Dinkley / Ticket Girl	Episode: "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!"
	Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur	Velma Dinkley	Direct-to-video film
2012	Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games		Direct-to-video short
	Big Top Scooby-Doo!		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays		Direct-to-video short
2013	Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow		Direct-to-video short
	Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace		Direct-to-video short
2014	Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals		Direct-to-video short
	Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy		Direct-to-video film
2015	Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness		Direct-to-video film
	Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie		Direct-to-video short
	Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery		Direct-to-video film

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Scooby-Doo! The Glowing Bug Man	Velma Dinkley	Voice role
2003	Scooby-Doo! The Scary Stone Dragon		Voice role
2003	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem		Voice role
2005	Scooby-Doo! Unmasked		Voice role
2006	Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who?		Voice role
2006	Scooby-Doo! Frights Camera Mystery		Voice role
2009	Scooby-Doo! First Frights		Voice role
2010	Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp		Voice role
2014	Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure		Voice role
2015	Lego Dimensions		Voice role

Accolades

In 2003 Cohn was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the TV show What's New, Scooby-Doo?, for which she provided the voice of Velma Dinkley.[18] She reprised her role of Velma on Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and in several other Scooby-Doo movies.

She received a positive notice from Variety for her role in the 2007 Daniel Waters comedy film Sex and Death 101.[19]

References

External links

• Mindy Cohn at IMDb

Preceded by B. J. Ward	Voice of Velma Dinkley 2002–2015, 2017 [citation needed]	Succeeded by Stephanie D'Abruzzo[citation needed]

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