Tammy Taylor was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, California. She is an actress, best known for Meatballs Part II (1984), the 1980 ice-skating drama The Heartbreak Winner on ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and as the original teen-aged Hope Williams on Days of Our Lives (1965). Tammy recently returned to acting after raising her family and stars in the feature film The Wedding Dress (2014) and the dramedy web series Just Us Guys (2014). She has been married to Glen Wexler since September 29, 1984, and lives with her husband in the Hollywood Hills. Their children are Jenna Lynn Wexler, fashion copywriter and stylist, and Ian Wexler, pixel artist and video game designer.