Nancy McKeon
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1966-04-04 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Westbury, New York, USA
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).
Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
Without a Trace
2002
as Gail Sweeney
The Love Boat
1977
as Penny Barrett
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Rachel Waters
The Facts of Life
1979
as Joanne Jo Polniaczek
Alice
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Division
2001
as Jinny Exstead
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Dawn Wilder
Sonny with a Chance
2009
as Connie Munroe
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Thundarr the Barbarian
1980
as Tye (voice)
Can't Hurry Love
1995
as Annie O'Donnell
Style & Substance
1998
as Jane Sokol
Stone
1980
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Amy Harkin
Movies (29)
Strange Voices
1987
as Nicole Glover
Poison Ivy
1985
as Rhonda Malone
High School U.S.A.
1983
as Beth Franklin
Love Begins
2011
as Millie
Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Vikki
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Amy Harkin
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
1983
as Nancy Parks
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Sara
The Trouble with Miss Switch
1980
as Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
Just Write
1997
as Bride
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
as Rosalie Profaci Bonanno
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989
as Tracy Thurman
Comfort and Joy
2003
as Jane Berry
Scruffy
1980
as Scruffy (voice)
Firefighter
1986
as Cindy Fralick
Stone
1979
as Jill Stone
The Facts of Life Down Under
1987
as Jo Polniaczek
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Ann
Wild Hearts
2006
as Emily
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
1982
as Jo Polniaczek
A Question of Love
1978
as Susan Moreland
The Wrong Woman
1995
as Melanie
Schoolboy Father
1980
as Lucy Twining
The Lightning Incident
1991
as Martha
In My Sister's Shadow
1997
as Joan Connor
Baby Snatcher
1992
as Karen Williams
A Mother's Gift
1995
as Margaret Deal
This Child Is Mine
1985
as Kimberly Downs
Miss Switch to the Rescue
1982
as Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
About Nancy McKeon
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… With 48 credits spanning from 1962 to 2011, Nancy McKeon has appeared in 29 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nancy McKeon Movies
- Strange Voices (1987) — as Nicole Glover
- Poison Ivy (1985) — as Rhonda Malone
- High School U.S.A. (1983) — as Beth Franklin
- Love Begins (2011) — as Millie
- Where the Day Takes You (1992) — as Vikki
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