Brianne Leary
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Brianne Leary is an American actress. She was the host of The Disney Channel's Walt Disney World Inside Out and 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.
She first appeared on television as a contestant on Match Game '76, a CBS daytime game show. She won several games, earning in excess of $9,000. She came back to the show three years later as a celebrity panelist, becoming the only person to appear on the show as both a contestant and a panelist.
She later had a recurring role as Officer Sindy Cahill in the second season of CHiPs (1978-9), before guest appearing in various shows, including Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon and 1st & Ten. She also made an appearance in a Battle of the Network Stars V in 1978.
In 1996 she later created a Canadian children's TV show Stickin' Around with Robin Steele.
In early 2000, she was a co-anchor on WNYW New York's Good Day New York.