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Natasha Ryan
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Hope Alice
Williams
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Natasha was a guest star on
the hit TV show Starsky and Hutch in the episode "The
Las Vegas Strangler" on September 25, 1976.
{photos are
courtesy of Childstarlets.com}
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We're not sure about the
storyline, but Natasha's part was to walk out and get the
mail and bring it back to her
mom.
Natasha's onscreen mom was
played by Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman fame.
{photos are
courtesy of Childstarlets.com}
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On November 14, 1976, Natasha
appeared in a groundbreaking TV movie, Sybil. It told the
true story of Sybil Dorsett, a young woman whose childhood
was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 16
different personalities. Natasha was the young Sybil.
{photos courtesy
Childstarlets.com}
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In 1977, Sally Field won an
Emmy for her role as the adult Sybil. Multiple Personality
Disorder was not very well known at the time. Natasha's
performance helped illustrate how childhood issues could be
the root for later mental illness.
{photos courtesy
Childstarlets.com}
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Hope was the flower girl when
her dad married Julie, who is also her half-sister in 1976.
The other bridesmaids were Maggie {Suzanne Rogers}, Amanda
{Mary Frann}, Rebecca {Brooke Bundy} and Laura {Rosemary
Forsyth}.
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Natasha made a perfect Hope
with that dark hair and dark eyes.
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Doug read Hope a bedtime story
while Lee (her new step mom) looked on.
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Hope and Doug had a special
relationship since Doug raised Hope for the most part by
himself. It was always just the two of them, unless Doug had
a leading lady around. Which was sometimes the case. Hope
was ok with that, except for when she got into her teenage
years. Then she started to rebel because of it.
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Natasha was part of a very
large cast in 1978. She wore her sailor outfit in the cast
photo.
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Natasha had a companion at the
1979 anniversary party. Mikey Martin, who played Dougie, was
now the youngest kid on the show.
{Photo courtesy
Ken}
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Natasha starred in
Amityville Horror in 1979. She played Amy, a key part
in the movie. The family had just moved into a new home. The
only problem was that the previous family was murdered in
the home.
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Amy had an imaginary friend
named Jodie. When the babysitter got locked in the closet
that had no lock, Amy said Jodie did it and Jodie wouldn't
let her open the door.
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Here Amy was talking to her
dolls and she told one of them not to be a smart ass. Since
this film is a horror film and we are trying to keep our
site "G" rated we are only going to share a few more
pictures of Natasha from the movie, with no more captions.
Enjoy.
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Hope was always a part of the
Horton family parties.
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When they sang "Always" to Tom
and Alice, Doug made sure she had a chance with the
microphone too.
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Hope often tagged along with
Julie or her dad. Here she is with Samantha Evans {Andrea
Hall} on a visit with Julie.
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Natasha shows off her Roller
Derby roller skates. What little girl didn't have a pair of
these skates at some point in the 80s?
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Thanks to:
Some of the Amityville Horror
pics are from The
Child Starlets Site
Ken for the pic of Natasha with her drink.
amazon.com
for the Going Berserk cover
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