Jamie Luner (born May 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is widely known for her roles as Cindy Lubbock on Just the Ten of Us (1988–1990), Peyton Richards on Savannah (1996–1997), Lexi Sterling on Melrose Place (1997–1999) and Rachel Burke on Profiler (1999–2000). More recently, she portrayed Liza Colby on All My Children (2009–2011) and Cassie Siletti on Murder in the First (2015–2016).

Jamie Luner was born in Palo Alto, California on May 12, 1971, to Susan and Stuart Luner.^[2] She has an older brother, David Luner, who also has had a robust career in the entertainment business.^[3] Luner attended Beverly Hills High School.^[4] Luner was heavily involved in the drama department during her high school career, and at age fifteen she won LA's Shakespeare Festival for the Individual Monologues category in 1988.^[5][6]

In between filming Growing Pains and Just the Ten of Us, Luner and her mother moved to New York to pursue Jamie's studies in entertainment.^[7] During 1986–1987, she attended the PCS Professional Children's School, which was established for providing working youth in the entertainment business with a basic education and curriculum.^[8] Simultaneously, she also studied at HB Studios to study dance with prominent musical theater savant Ann Reinking.

At age sixteen, the producers of Growing Pains asked her to audition for their new spin-off Just the Ten of Us, and upon being cast for the role, Luner returned to California.

In 1994, when Luner was just 23, she decided to pursue her passion for cooking and attended one of LA's top culinary schools, the Epicurean School of Culinary Arts, to study the fundamentals of fine French cuisine.^[9]

Following three and a half decades' worth of starring in films and television, in 2011 Luner went on to receive a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica.^[10]

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