Full Name Debra Dunning Spouse Steve Timmons (m. 1997) Role Actress | Name Debbe Dunning Years active 1988–present | |
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Born July 11, 1966 (age 56) (1966-07-11) Burbank, California, U.S. Occupation Actress, model, spokesperson Education John Burroughs High School Children Spencer Schae Timmons, Stony Timmons Awards TV Land Fan Favorite Award Movies and TV shows Home Improvement, Married with Children, The Misery Brothers, Leprechaun 4: In Space, Wicked Wicked Games Similar People Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan |
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Debra "Debbe" Dunning (born July 11, 1966) is an American actress, model and spokesperson.
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- Actress debbe dunning rocks indie power
- Debbe dunning on home improvement
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

Debbe dunning on home improvement
Early life and education

A native of Burbank, California, Dunning graduated from John Burroughs High School, the same school her parents graduated from exactly twenty years earlier. She was a cheerleader and her school's Homecoming Queen, also winning the title of "Miss Burbank 1984".
Career

Debbie Dunning was signed by the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency in Los Angeles. Her modeling career began with numerous Miller Beer advertisements, and her first television commercial was for Foot Locker. She has also appeared in ads for Ford Motors. She received national exposure as Louise, the "Run for the Border Girl" in a series of Taco Bell commercials.

Dunning is best known for playing the beautiful tool assistant Heidi Keppert, the "Tool Time girl", on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement. She had previously guest-starred in an episode of the show in an earlier season, and the show's producers selected her to return as a full-time member of the cast. She has also appeared on various TV shows and movies, including 1988's Dangerous Curves. She was the reigning champion of the American Gladiators Celebrity Challenge two years running. Dunning also appeared in her own calendar in 1996 and several television commercials.
Personal life

Dunning is married to American volleyball player Steve Timmons and they have three children: a daughter, Spencer Schae (born 02 Dec 1996); a son, Stone (born in 2000); and Sysco (born in 2009).