- Successfully fought a battle against anorexia in the early 1990s and now speaks out about the dangers of eating disorders.
- Her character, 'Carol Seaver, on Growing Pains (1985) was sent to study in London to cover the fact that she had been suspended due to her battle with anorexia nervosa.
- Sons: Sage Gold Marshall (b. February 16, 1997), Bailey Vincent (b. March 4, 1999), Aiden Michael (b. May 9, 2004) and Dylan Christopher (April 1st, 2008).
- Was introduced to her future husband, Roby Marshall, by her Growing Pains (1985) co-star, Joanna Kerns.
- Her first on screen kiss was with Kevin Wixted. Her second onscreen kiss was with Brad Pitt.
- September 2004: Was arrested for drunk driving after rolling her SUV, carrying husband Roby Marshall and their three young boys, down a California freeway embankment. She was charged with a felony count of driving under the influence causing injury. According to a CHP spokesman, Gold was driving a 2001 GMC Yukon on Hwy. 118 at about 11:51 p.m. on September 3 when she lost control of the vehicle. While Gold's husband and two of her sons were not seriously injured, the actress' oldest child, 7-year-old Sage, suffered a broken clavicle and a head laceration. After CHP officers administered sobriety tests, Gold was arrested on the DUI charge.
- Auditioned for the role of Nancy Thompson in a A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
- Delivered eulogy at Judith Barsi's funeral.
- Though she played the younger sister of Kirk Cameron's character on Growing Pains (1985), off-screen, she was actually over a year older than him.
- Her on-screen brother Kirk Cameron from Growing Pains (1985) escorted her to her senior prom in real life. They knew each other long before Growing Pains (1985), having worked together several times on other projects.
- Was seen as a Judge on the TV show Pet Star (2002) on Animal Planet cable channel. (August 2003)
- Was on the celebrity juror panel with Vicki Roberts on the nationally syndicated television series, Jury Duty (2007).
- Friends with Alan Thicke.
- She and her sister Missy Gold both auditioned to play Marilyn Monroe as a young child in Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980). She won the role over her sister.
- Appeared as herself on CBS's 1988 Saturday-morning series "Flip!".
- In her 2003 memoir, she wrote that she was originally cast in Gimme a Break! (1981) but was replaced by Lara Jill Miller. She then replaced Elizabeth Ward in Growing Pains (1985), whom she had worked with earlier in The Hand Me Down Kid (1983).
- Starring in the Episode #4.1 (2004). (January 2004)
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