Brianne Leary

Brianne Banigan Leary (born July 28, 1957) is an American actress and inventor. Leary co-hosted the Disney Channel's second season of Walt Disney World with George Foreman and J.D. Roth. Leary also hosted Animal Planet's Petsburgh USA.

Her mother was the Assistant City Editor for the Arizona Daily Star and she is cousin to writer Timothy Leary.

When in High School at Canyon Del Oro - in Tucson, Arizona -she was a gymnastics champion, finishing in the top three at the State Championship in 1974.

Leary first appeared on Match Game '76. She won several games, earning in excess total of $9,000. In addition, she came back to the show three years later as a celebrity panelists, becoming the only person to appear on the show as both a contestant and a panelists.

Her first acting role came as nurse Susan Ames in the series Black Sheep Squadron (1977-1978). She later had a recurring role as Officer Sindy Cahill in the second season of CHiPs (1978-1979), before gust appearing in various shows, including Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, No Soap, Radio as Russian gymnast Tania in The Paper Chase episode "A Case of Defense" in 1979 and 1st & Ten. She also made an appearance in a Battle of the Network Stars V in November 1978 and VI in May 1979.

In 1996, she created a Canadian children's TV show Stickin' Around with Robin Steele.

In early 2000, she was a co-anchor on WNYN New York's Good Day New York.

In 2007, Leary received a patent for her "portable device for cleaning an animal's paw" product, Pet Plunger.

Shows appeared
Battle of the Network Stars

Match Game

The (New) $25,000 Pyramid

Hollywood Squares