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