Justine Bateman

Birthplace: Rye, New York
Birthday: February 19, 1966

This likable performer of 1980s sitcoms and TV-movies branched out from light juvenile roles to more demanding work on stage and cable TV in the 1990s. Still best known as the academic underachiever and dedicated shopper Mallory Keaton on the hit sitcom "Family Ties" (NBC, 1982-89), Bateman entered show business after her younger brother Jason joined the final season of "Little House on the Prairie". She went to her brother's agency and soon found work in commercials by age 15. After initially reading for a small part in…more

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Actor

Can You Feel Me Dancing?
Karin Nichols
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Lynn Carlson
To Have and to Hold
Meg Davidson
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
Lucy Freers
Hybrid

Writer

Wizards of Waverly Place
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Career Milestones

2008
Will guest-star in a multi-episode arc on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as a hip artist living with Gabby and Carlos
2007
Cast in the network satire "The TV Set" directed by Jake Kasdan
2006
Cast in the recurring role of a down-to-earth wildlife-photographer in ABC's "Men in Trees"
2003
Appeared in several episodes of the Showtime series "Out of Order"
2000
Founded Justin Bateman Design