Erin Moran: Dead ‘Happy Days’ Star Snubbed By Emmys

Erin Moran was snubbed by showbiz one final time — as petty Hollywood executives kept the dead "Happy Days" star out of the "In Memoriam" tribute at the 2017 Emmys!

The troubled actress — who made millions for fat cat executives as Joanie Cunningham on "Happy Days" — died in Indiana in April 2017 after turning her back on Hollywood. But despite international news coverage of her surprising death from cancer at only 56 years old, Erin's outspokenness over her showbiz bitterness left her out of the tribute to stars who passed away!

"I was ripped off by Hollywood," Erin told The National ENQUIRER after she finally put showbiz behind her — and angered executives by refusing to participate in a "Happy Days" reunion in 1991. For 11 years, from the ages of 12 to 23, the actress charmed millions with her portrayal of sweet and innocent Joanie. "And the last nine of those years," revealed Erin, "were sheer hell!"

"I might have been a star," said Erin, "but I was still a kid. And what I needed most was what most kids need most — love and affection." The disgusted star added: ""When 'Happy Days' was over, it was like getting out of prison!" But Hollywood wasn't happy when Erin backed up her claims by refusing a comeback.

"Ron [Howard] asked me to do it," said Erin (seen here with "Joanie Loves Chachi" costar Scott Baio). "I told him 'Thanks, but no thanks.'" But after deciding to stay away from Hollywood, Erin was hit with vicious rumors. "Reports that I busted up the reunion and vanished off the face of the earth are garbage," she told The ENQUIRER in 1992.

But then Erin took an extra step in wrecking her career by accusing costar Henry Winkler of sexually harassing her as a teen! An insider told The ENQUIRER four years later: "When Erin made those comments four years ago, her career was in the toilet and she was under a lot of stress. She told me recently, 'I don't know what I was thinking.'"

Henry even forgave Erin, and tried to land her a guest turn on the acclaimed sitcom "Arrested Development" — but that role never came, with Erin seemingly on a blacklist even after her death!