Mindy Cohn Net Worth

Mindy Cohn's Quotes

• Right now, I'm an unemployed actor. My dream is to do eight shows a week [on stage], but I can't do that and financially take care of myself in the way I've become accustomed.
• [on herself being overshadowed by her Natalie Green character]: It's a catch-22, I get the 'Where have you been? We want to see more of you' comments and I also understand from a producer's point of view, 'We don't want Natalie in our movie.'
• [on her The Facts of Life (1979) co-star, who was fired after the first season]: Felice Schachter is my soul sister. Felice and I became incredibly close, very quickly, very same sensibility. She just felt like family. I think Felice got a bum deal.
• Ultimately, I want people to be able to see me, that I'm an actor. Sometimes people see me with whatever label, and I've not yet been able to show what I can do. That's the exciting part. I still have the tenacity and the hunger, and my patience is going to pay off. My motto in life is 'The best is yet to come'.
• [Who admitted that in one aspect she was similar to her Natalie Green character]: Anything that takes more than 20 minutes? No can do.

Interesting Facts about Mindy Cohn

1. Graduated from Loyola Marymount in 1995 with a degree in sociology.
2. Actress Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Garrett) discovered Cohn and also named her character Natalie on The Facts of Life (1979). Rae met Cohn after she and the show's producers noticed her entertaining a group of friends at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where they had gone to research and observe.
3. Member of the board of directors of weSPARK, a cancer survivor organization founded by actress Wendie Jo Sperber.
4. Ranked #43 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
5. Was parodied in the TV show Clerks (2000).
6. Continues to look for acting work and turns down all the VH1 reality shows (Celebrity Fit Club (2005), etc.) because she doesn't want to cash in on her early The Facts of Life (1979) fame.
7. Was among the guests at Justine Bateman's 17th birthday party.
8. Keeps in touch with her The Facts of Life (1979) co-star Kim Fields.
9. Is good friends with Angelina Jolie's brother James Haven, and is even the godmother of two of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children.
10. Best known by the public for her role as Natalie Green on The Facts of Life (1979).
11. Has a long association with Charlotte Rae.
12. Her acting mentor was Charlotte Rae.
13. Revealed that she had a wonderful working relationship with Charlotte Rae on The Facts of Life (1979).
14. In 2012, she candidly told Andy Cohen on his show "Watch What Happens Live" that "Facts of Life" jumped the shark a few times, meaning that the show veered off its natural path and declined in quality. She specifically mentioned when the store "Edna's Edibles" was burned down only to open another store called "Over Our Heads" at the beginning of the 1985-1986 season.
15. When she was on "The Facts of Life" for 9 years, the producers wouldn't let her audition for film roles, such as for St. Elmo's Fire (1985) in 1984. There was a wide gap between television and film actors at the time, until Michael J. Fox changed it when he starred in the hit film Terug naar de toekomst (1985) while simultaneously starring in the hit TV series "Family Ties". Mindy said Mare Winningham ended up getting the role in "St. Elmo's Fire" and that she did a great job in it.
16. Credits Charlotte Rae as her favorite acting mentor/best friend.
17. Surrogate daughter of Charlotte Rae.
18. As an actress, she was highly influenced by Charlotte Rae.
19. Friends with Helen Hunt.
20. Actress [Charlotte Rae] took her under her wing, since she was 13.