American actress
Graduated from Loyola Marymount in 1995 with a degree in sociology.
Actress Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Garrett) discovered Cohn and also named her character Natalie on "The Facts of Life" . Rae met Cohn after she and the shows producers noticed her entertaining a group of friends at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where they had gone to research and observe.
Member of the board of directors of weSPARK, a cancer survivor organization founded by actress Wendie Jo Sperber.
Ranked #43 in VH1s list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
Was parodied in the TV show "Clerks" .
Continues to look for acting work and turns down all the VH1 reality shows ( "Celebrity Fit Club" , etc.) because she doesnt want to cash in on her early "The Facts of Life" fame.
Was among the guests at Justine Bateman s 17th birthday party.
Keeps in touch with her "The Facts of Life" co-star Kim Fields.
Is good friends with Angelina Jolie s brother James Haven , and is even the godmother of two of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt s children.
Best known by the public for her role as Natalie Green on "The Facts of Life" .
Has a long association with Charlotte Rae.
Her acting mentor was Charlotte Rae.
Revealed that she had a wonderful working relationship with Charlotte Rae on "The Facts of Life" .
In 2012, she candidly told Andy Cohen on his show "Watch What Happens Live" that "Facts of Life" jumped the shark a few times, meaning that the show veered off its natural path and declined in quality. She specifically mentioned when the store "Ednas Edibles" was burned down only to open another store called "Over Our Heads" at the beginning of the 1985-1986 season.
When she was on "The Facts of Life" for 9 years, the producers wouldnt let her audition for film roles, such as for St. Elmos Fire in 1984. There was a wide gap between television and film actors at the time, until Michael J. Fox changed it when he starred in the hit film Back to the Future while simultaneously starring in the hit TV series "Family Ties". Mindy said Mare Winningham ended up getting the role in "St. Elmos Fire" and that she did a great job in it.
Credits Charlotte Rae as her favorite acting mentor/best friend.
Surrogate daughter of Charlotte Rae.
As an actress, she was highly influenced by Charlotte Rae.
Friends with Helen Hunt.
[Who admitted that in one aspect she was similar to her Natalie Green,character]: Anything that takes more than 20 minutes? No can do.
