Nancy McKeon

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Without a Trace

Dancing with the Stars

The Love Boat

Touched by an Angel

Alice

The Division

Starsky & Hutch

All Movies (29)

• Love Begins2011 · as Millie
• Wild Hearts2006 · as Emily
• Category 6: Day of Destruction2004 · as Amy Harkin
• Comfort and Joy2003 · as Jane Berry
• In My Sister's Shadow1997 · as Joan Connor
• Just Write1997 · as Bride
• A Mother's Gift1995 · as Margaret Deal
• The Wrong Woman1995 · as Melanie
• Teresa's Tattoo1994 · as Sara
• Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage1993 · as Rosalie Profaci Bonanno
• Where the Day Takes You1992 · as Vikki
• Baby Snatcher1992 · as Karen Williams
• The Lightning Incident1991 · as Martha
• A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story1989 · as Tracy Thurman
• Strange Voices1987 · as Nicole Glover
• The Facts of Life Down Under1987 · as Jo Polniaczek
• Firefighter1986 · as Cindy Fralick
• This Child Is Mine1985 · as Kimberly Downs
• Poison Ivy1985 · as Rhonda Malone
• High School U.S.A.1983 · as Beth Franklin
• Please Don't Hit Me, Mom1983 · as Nancy Parks
• The Facts of Life Goes to Paris1982 · as Jo Polniaczek
• Miss Switch to the Rescue1982 · as Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
• Schoolboy Father1980 · as Lucy Twining
• Scruffy1980 · as Scruffy (voice)
• The Trouble with Miss Switch1980 · as Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
• Stone1979 · as Jill Stone
• A Question of Love1978 · as Susan Moreland
• Return to Fantasy Island1978 · as Ann

All TV Shows (19)

• Sonny with a Chance2009 · as Connie Munroe
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Contestant
• Category 6: Day of Destruction2004 · as Amy Harkin
• Without a Trace2002 · as Gail Sweeney
• The Division2001 · as Jinny Exstead
• Style & Substance1998 · as Jane Sokol
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Can't Hurry Love1995 · as Annie O'Donnell
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Rachel Waters
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Dawn Wilder
• Thundarr the Barbarian1980 · as Tye (voice)
• Stone1980
• The Facts of Life1979 · as Joanne Jo Polniaczek
• The Love Boat1977 · as Penny Barrett
• Battle of the Network Stars1976
• Alice1976
• Starsky & Hutch1975
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self