Shari Belafonte

Active - 1982 - 2017  |   Born - Sep 22, 1954 in New York, New York, United States  |   Genres - Drama, Fantasy, Travel

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The daughter of noted singer/actor Harry Belafonte, Shari Belafonte-Harper made her feature-film debut in If You Could See What I Hear and worked steadily in television and feature films through the mid-'90s.

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  • Was a successful cover girl model before her acting career kicked off.
  • Became an assistant to the publicist at Hanna-Barbera productions after moving to Los Angeles.
  • Released 2 albums in the 1980s - Eyes of Night in 1987 and Shari in 1989.
  • Was a spokesperson for the diet supplement Slim-Fast in the 1990s and was named one of the top ten celebrity endorsers by the Wall Street Journal.
  • Has served as international spokesman for the Starlight Children's Foundation.