Mini Biography
New York raised actress Justine Bateman is the daughter of a film producer father and flight attendant mother. She began acting at the age of eleven, appearing in numerous theatrical productions including "Up the Down Staircase," "Barefoot in the Park," and "A Midsummer's Night's Dream."
Bateman made her professional theatrical debut in 1984 in the searing drama "Journey to the Day," in which she played Katherine, a suicidal young woman forced to come to terms with herself in a mental institution. The cast included her younger brother Jason, and her father Kent directed the play while her mother Victoria assisted behind the scenes.
In 1985 she starred in the ABC-TV movie, Right to Kill? (1985) (TV) and a year later, in the NBC-TV movie Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986) (TV) in which she played a spirited blind girl who overcomes her handicap. She hosted the original videocassette dealing with issues of teen dating, "How Can I Tell I'm Really in Love?"
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Mini Biography
The first time Justine Bateman stepped in front of the cameras was for a Wheaties commercial. She was sixteen years old and shortly after the commercial aired, she had already landed her role of Mallory Keaton on TV's highly rated show, "Family Ties" (1982).
Justine, born February 19, 1966 in Rye, New York, is the daughter of Kent and Victoria. She is very close to her younger brother, actor Jason Bateman.
When Justine was three, her family moved from Rye to Boston, where they lived for four years. They spent another four years in Salt Lake City before finally settling down in California. Her role as ditzy Mallory Keaton won Justine two Emmy nominations for supporting actress.
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another
2 wins
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4 nominations