Heidi Zeigler's Early Life and Career
Heidi Zeigler began her acting career at the tender age of three. By age four, she had already landed national commercials and was a highly pursued child star. She started her career with small roles in TV movies and pilots, including Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter and Mr. Mom.
As a child, Heidi Zeigler co-starred in several TV movies and series, including Rags to Riches, Just the Ten of Us, and Amazing Stories. She played the role of Mickey Foley, the youngest of six orphan girls adopted by a millionaire bachelor, on Rags to Riches.
Heidi Zeigler's Breakthrough Roles
Heidi Zeigler's breakthrough role was as Sherry Lubbock in ABC's Just the Ten of Us, a spinoff of Growing Pains. The show was a huge success and ran for two seasons.
She also appeared in the TV pilot for an unsold series, "Mr. Mom," and co-starred in the TV movie California Girls. Additionally, she appeared in an episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories.
Heidi Zeigler's Later Career
After the cancellation of Rags to Riches and Just the Ten of Us, Heidi Zeigler appeared in the feature film There Goes the Neighborhood, starring Jeff Daniels and Catherine O'Hara.
Her final role was as a lead in the Fox TV series Drexell's Class, starring Dabney Coleman. The show was canceled after two seasons, and Heidi Zeigler retired from acting to pursue a private life.
Personal Life
Heidi Zeigler retired from acting and pursued a private life, earning her B.S. and multiple graduate degrees. She has remained private since her retirement, but updated photographs have surfaced showing her involvement in a Rags to Riches reunion event in 2010.
Biography
Heidi Zeigler is best known for her roles on the 1980's television series Rags to Riches and Just the Ten of Us. Born in the 1970s, Heidi Zeigler began acting at the tender age of three.