Lorrie Mahaffey is an actress popularly known for films like Mork &Mindy and Happy Days and Music Hall America. She is the ex-wife of actor and director Anso Williams. And a mother of one with a special story around her marriage, growth, and career life.
Lorrie Mahaffey Family Life
Mahaffey was born on September 12, 1956, to a Texan father and a Canadian mother. She met to Anson Williams on set when shooting for Happy Days and got married from 1978 to 1986 and had one daughter. Her love story was one of the best fairytales in the industry. She went to the University of Austin and graduated in 1975 with a bachelor of fine arts. She grew up on army posts as her dad was a major general in the US and Germany. She would sing in church and later joined the school choir performing at the Nixon White House and Carnegie Hall. Mahaffey grew up passionate about arts and music and had her debut Musical Rex as she was graduating with Broadway. She got her first role on screen while still in college called Happy Days which was doing well worldwide. The film playing Jennifer brought her to the spotlight and was the pick point of her career. She has been featured in films like Mork and Mindy released in 1978, Bj and the Bear, and Anson &Lorrie which she co-owned with her husband. Mahaffey is estimated to have a net worth of $1.5 million.
Lorrie Mahaffey’s Husband Anson Williams
Anson Williams was born in Los Angeles, California on September 25, 1949. He is a successful director and actor popularly known for Happy Days which was released in 1974, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Baywatch in 1989. He also worked as a commercial agent and gave himself a year to make it in the industry or quit. Steven Spielberg Owen Marshall’s Counselor directed his debut at Law. He started directing after Happy Days came to an end, and did films like The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Beverly Hills 90210, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Lizzie McGuire. He started performing and was on the opening for C&W star Tanya Tucker in 1976. His love for music was incorporated into his character as Potsie Weber after the scene writers realized he was good at it
He was married to Lorrie Mahaffey. They were on set together for the film Happy Days and fell in love during their romantic love story on the scenes. They dated for 18 months and got married in 1978. They also performed on the same show Anson ‘n’ Lorrie in 1981. they performed The Way You Do the Things You Do and Let It Be Me as a couple in the pilot. Unfortunately, they separated in 1986 after eight years together. They have a daughter Hannah. Williams remarried Jackie Gerken and after 30 years together, he filed for divorce twice claiming irreconcilable differences. Currently, he’s married to Sharon MaHarry since May 2023.
