Harrison County, Indiana…Erin Marie Moran (October 18, 1960 – April 22, 2017) was an American actress, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi. Saturday afternoon a call was placed to dispatch with a report of an “unresponsive female”. EMT’s arrived and found Erin Moran deceased. An autopsy is forthcoming.

Erin Moran signs autographs in Happier Days in 2008.

In many ways Erin’s story is a sad one. After her initial success she continued to act and reemerged from time to time. Personal problems eventually took a toll as well.