Crystal Bernard mini-bio: Crystal Bernard (born September 30, 1961) is an American actress and singer, most widely known for her seven-year-long role on the situation comedy Wings.
Bernard was born in Garland, Texas. She became an amateur entertainer at a young age, singing gospel songs with her older sister Robyn Bernard. One recording of the two that has survived from those years is a song called "The Monkey Song" (an objection to evolution) on Feuding' Fussin' and Frettin', a recording of a 1972 Thomas Road Baptist Church service led by Jerry Falwell.
Bernard developed her acting and performing abilities at Alley Theatre while growing up in Houston, Texas. She continued her education at Baylor University where she studied acting and international relations.
She got her start in primetime television on the long-running sitcom Happy Days, playing K.C. Cunningham during the show's penultimate season. After various guest appearances on television, she joined the cast of the resurrected syndicated version of the sitcom It's a Living. But she is best known for her role as strong-willed airport lunch-counter operator Helen Chappel Hackett on the sitcom Wings, a role she played for the show's duration (1990-1997).
Early in her film career she appeared in Young Doctors in Love. She starred in the Roger Corman-produced direct-to-video film Slumber Party Massacre 2.
During the 21st century, her work includes a role in the Independent Spirit Award-winning film Jackpot and a starring role in a religious family film called Welcome to Paradise.
In addition to acting, Bernard has a music career as a singer-songwriter. Albums include The Girl Next Door (1996) and Don't Touch Me There (1999). The latter includes a gospel track she recorded with her father, and one sung with country artist Billy Dean.
Bernard did a duet with Peter Cetera called "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight", released on Cetera's One Clear Voice album.