It never occurred to me to be a TV actress,” says Justine Bateman, 20, who plays America`s favorite high school senior, Mallory Keaton, on NBC`s hit series, ”Family Ties” (7:30 p.m Thursdays ...

There are several things Justine Bateman cannot fathom: why no one believes she might be interested in being more than a star; who in Los Angeles bookstores decided not to stock the Milan Kundera ...

By 1986, Bateman had started to tire of the perks ... around the time when she was dating the actor Leif Garrett. Justine Bateman shot to celebrity with Michael J. Fox on the hit show “Family ...