Nancy McKeon
Acting
Born: 1966-04-04 in 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
Without a Trace
Gail Sweeney
The Love Boat
Penny Barrett
Alice
The Facts of Life
Joanne Jo Polniaczek
Starsky & Hutch
Touched by an Angel
Rachel Waters
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Division
Jinny Exstead
The Hitchhiker
Dawn Wilder
Sonny with a Chance
Connie Munroe
Battle of the Network Stars
Thundarr the Barbarian
Tye (voice)
Can't Hurry Love
Annie O'Donnell
Poison Ivy
Rhonda Malone
Style & Substance
Jane Sokol
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Amy Harkin
Where the Day Takes You
Vikki
Stone
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Amy Harkin
E! True Hollywood Story
Love Begins
Millie
High School U.S.A.
Beth Franklin
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
Tracy Thurman
Miss Switch to the Rescue
Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
Firefighter
Cindy Fralick
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Nancy Parks
A Mother's Gift
Margaret Deal
Just Write
Bride
Wild Hearts
Emily
The Wrong Woman
Melanie
Baby Snatcher
Karen Williams
The Facts of Life Down Under
Jo Polniaczek
Return to Fantasy Island
Ann
The Trouble with Miss Switch
Amelia Matilda Daley (voice)
Strange Voices
Nicole Glover
Stone
Jill Stone
Teresa's Tattoo
Sara
The Lightning Incident
Martha