Dawn Lyn

Dawn Lyn Actress - Born January 11, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name Dawn Lyn Nervik

Height 4' 10" (1.47 m)

Mini Bio (1) Dawn Lyn made her acting debut at four years old in the low-budget, independent Cry Blood, Apache (1970). It wasn't until she was 12 that she discovered she had played a Native American boy in the movie. She was the original Prudence in pilot for Nanny and the Professor (1970) TV series. By the time the pilot sold at the last minute, Dawn had already been released from her contract and had been cast as Dodie in My Three Sons (1960). The producers of "Nanny and the Professor" unsuccessfully sued in an attempt to get her back. She worked steadily, financially supporting her family, until her mid-teens. She says her petite stature began to work against her instead of for her, as it had when she was a child.

Dawn decided to branch out professionally, instead of concentrating on acting, and has done many things over the years. One of those includes co-owning a boutique on Pier 39 when she lived in San Francisco. People often ask her if she will act again; her answer is that while she has not actively pursued roles, that door is not closed.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

William John Reese (8 April 2006 - present)

Michael Whitby (14 December 1990 - 20 July 2001) divorced

Had a German Shepherd (named Thor) as a child due to a kidnap threat. A prison escapee claimed to be Dawn's father and said he was going to kidnap her and flee the country. Dawn's mom was notified by a relative who knew the man; he was caught soon after.

During the filming of Shoot Out (1971), when Dawn was seven, Gregory Peck saved her from a fall and potential serious injury. The incident occurred while they were rehearsing the scene where Decky jumps onto the caboose of a moving train.

Daughter of Rik Nervik and Carolyn Stellar. Daughter-in-law of Bill Reese. Younger sister of Leif Garrett. She co-starred with him in the Wonder Woman (1975) episode, Wonder Woman: My Teenage Idol Is Missing (1978), playing a girl with a crush on the singer. The two also starred as brother and sister in all three original Walking Tall films. Their mother, Carolyn Stellar, appeared as a nurse in Walking Tall Part II (1975).

As an adult she went on to counsel budding child actors, and their parents, about the pros and cons of the industry.

Her manager was Rocky Whitehead.

In July 2006 she and her husband moved to Hawaii because of his job transfer. She has a small motorcycle of her own but also enjoys rides on the back of her husband's Harley. Other leisure activities she likes are hiking, snorkeling, reading and watching movies with her husband.

Profiled in the 2016 book, "X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?", by Kathy Garver and Fred Ascher.

Played sister to her real-life brother Leif Garrett in the Cannon (1971) episode, Cannon: Death Is a Double-Cross (1971). She acted alongside her brother again in Circle of Fear, in the episode, Doorway to Death.