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Nancy McKeon

Nancy McKeon

Actor · Born April 4, 1966 · Westbury, New York, USA

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Biography

Nancy McKeon was born in Westbury, New York to Don and Barbara McKeon, began modeling baby clothes for the Sears catalog at the age of two and she and her brother did over sixty-five commercials in seven years. She appeared briefly on the soap operas "The Secret Storm" (1954), and "Another World" (1964). When her brother, Philip McKeon won a role on the TV series, "Alice" (1976), the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first real acting break came when she did the short-lived TV series "Stone" (1979) and guested on "Starsky and Hutch" (1975). The producers of "The Facts of Life" (1979) were so impressed by Nancy's performance as the street-wise girl in a pilot called "Dusty", they decided to sign her to play Jo on "The Facts of Life". Nancy has starred in the television movies High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV), Poison Ivy, This Child Is Mine (1985) (TV), and Firefighter (1986) (TV). She provided the voices for animated shows like ABC Weekend Specials: Puppy's Great Adventure (1979).

Acted in 45

2000s

  1. 2009

    Sonny with a Chance

    Connie Munroe · 5 episodes

    66
  2. 2006

    Wild Hearts

    Emily

  3. 2004

    Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Amy Harkin

  4. Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Amy Harkin · 2 episodes

  5. 2003

    Comfort and Joy

    Jane Berry

  6. 2002

    Without a Trace

    Gail Sweeney · 1 episode

    71
  7. 2001

    The Division

    Jinny Exstead · 88 episodes

    67

1990s

  1. 1998

    Style & Substance

    Jane Sokol · 13 episodes

  2. 1997

    In My Sister's Shadow

    Joan Connor

  3. Just Write

    Bride

  4. 1996

    E! True Hollywood Story

    TV

  5. 1995

    Can't Hurry Love

    Annie O'Donnell · 19 episodes

  6. A Mother's Gift

    Margaret Deal

  7. The Wrong Woman

    Melanie

  8. 1994

    Touched by an Angel

    Rachel Waters · 1 episode

    65

  9. Teresa's Tattoo

    Sara

  10. 1993

    Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

    Rosalie Profaci Bonanno

  11. 1992

    Where the Day Takes You

    Vikki

  12. Baby Snatcher

    Karen Williams

  13. 1991

    The Lightning Incident

    Martha

1980s

  1. 1989

    A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

    Tracy Thurman

  2. 1987

    Strange Voices

    Nicole Glover

    64

  3. The Facts of Life Down Under

    Jo Polniaczek

  4. 1986

    Firefighter

    Cindy Fralick

  5. 1985

    This Child Is Mine

    Kimberly Downs

  6. Poison Ivy

    Rhonda Malone

    60
  7. 1983

    The Hitchhiker

    Dawn Wilder · 1 episode

    66

  8. High School U.S.A.

    Beth Franklin

    55

  9. Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

    Nancy Parks

  10. 1982

    The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

    Jo Polniaczek

  11. Miss Switch to the Rescue

    Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)

  12. 1980

    Schoolboy Father

    Lucy Twining

  13. Scruffy

    Scruffy (voice)

  14. Thundarr the Barbarian

    Tye (voice) · 2 episodes

  15. The Trouble with Miss Switch

    Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)

  16. Stone

    TV

Produced 2

1980s

  1. 1987

    Strange Voices

    Co-Executive Producer

    64
  2. 1986

    Firefighter

    Executive Producer

Directed 1

Appearances3