Biography

LuAnn Haslam was born on March 28, 1953 in Los Angeles, California. She began working as a child model at the age of four, appearing in local fashion shows at Chaffey College and J.C.Penney's.

She was discovered by a talent agent, Pat Domigan, at age 11, after appearing in a local play. She worked as a child actress and model, appearing in ads for various products, including Diet Rite Cola and Downey Frabic Softener. In 1968 she appeared in the role of Becky Thatcher in the Hanna-Barbera children's TV series The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968). The show ran on NBC from 1968 through 1969. After the series ended, she left acting. Later, she graduated from Brigham Young Uiversity and became a High School teacher.

As a high school teacher, one of Haslam's roles was serving as adviser of the Junior Class Council which organized the annual Junior and Senior proms at the school where she taught. This experience as high school "prom consultant" led to her alter-ego "Patty the Prom Pro". As Patty, Haslam's duties include answering questions on her blog at Prom-Night.com where she offers advice and services to high school age students preparing for their proms.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Arizona Knight Wolf