Henry Winkler and Ron Howard lead tributes to their Happy Days co-star Erin Moran after actress who played feisty teenager Joanie Cunningham dies aged 56 'of a suspected heroin overdose'
Happy Days star Erin Moran, who shot
to fame in her role as Joanie Cunningham (pictured bottom right in 2012) on the
popular sitcom has died aged 56. She was found unresponsive by EMTs in Indiana.
Moran was just 14 (pictured main on the show and bottom right with Scott Baio
who she starred with in spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi) when she signed on to play
Joanie, the feisty little sister of Richie Cunningham on the show which started
in 1974 and ran for almost a decade. Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie in the show
(left in left picture) released a poignant tribute to her which read: 'OH
Erin... now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on
earth... Rest In It serenely now.. too soon.' Ron Howard, who played her big
brother Richie Cunningham on the show, also wrote: 'Such sad sad news. RIP
Erin. I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better,
getting laughs and lighting up tv screens.' A source told DailyMail.com that
she died of a suspected heroin overdose.
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