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 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).
Acting
TV
Sonny with a Chance
as Connie Munroe
2009
TV
Without a Trace
as Gail Sweeney
2002
TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975
TV
The Love Boat
as Penny Barrett
1977
TV
Touched by an Angel
as Rachel Waters
1994
TV
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
TV
The Facts of Life
as Joanne Jo Polniaczek
1979
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Amy Harkin
2004
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Movie
Where the Day Takes You
as Vikki
1992
TV
Alice
1976
TV
Thundarr the Barbarian
as Tye (voice)
1980
Movie
High School U.S.A.
as Beth Franklin
1983
TV
The Hitchhiker
as Dawn Wilder
1983
Movie
Love Begins
as Millie
2011
Movie
Poison Ivy
as Rhonda Malone
1985
Movie
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
as Tracy Thurman
1989
Movie
Teresa's Tattoo
as Sara
1994
TV
The Division
as Jinny Exstead
2001
Movie
Baby Snatcher
as Karen Williams
1992
Movie
Just Write
as Bride
1997
Movie
Scruffy
as Scruffy (voice)
1980
Movie
Wild Hearts
as Emily
2006