Trivia

Upon her death, former TV co-star Tom Hanks delivered a moving tribute to Wendie: "The memory of Wendie Jo is that of a walking inspiration. She met the challenges of her illness with love, cheer, joy, altruism through weSPARK, and an unstoppable supply of Goodness. We are going to miss her as surely as we are all better for knowing her.".

Founder of weSPARK cancer support group (www.weSPARK.org).

She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997.

In 1998 Sperber also helped the United States Post Service unveil and promote a breast cancer stamp.

As late as September, 2005, she sponsored and hosted the "Wendie Jo Sperber 7th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic and 4th Annual Mah Jongg Tournament" in Santa Barbara.

She was named 1999 Woman of the Year by the Los Angeles County Commission for Women, received The Namaste Spirit Award 2003 from the Namaste Interfaith Center, the 2004 Mordecai Kaplan Award for Distinguished Service by the University of Judaism, and was honored by the Jennifer Diamond Foundation.

Daughter, Pearl, born 1990.

She appeared in four films directed by Robert Zemeckis: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). Marc McClure also appeared in all four films.

Son, Preston, born 1986.

Parents: Burton and Charlene Sperber.