After gaining popularity working for Disney , she was cast as Sue Ann Weaver as an original cast member of The Facts of Life from 1979 -- 1981 .
Piekarski got her first big break in show business as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977 .
After gaining popularity working for Disney , Piekarski was cast as Sue Ann Weaver as an original cast member of The Facts of Life from 1979 -- 1981 .
Piekarski got her first big break in show business as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977 .