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