Nancy McKeon

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BIRTHDAY

April 04, 1966

Westbury, Long Island, NY

RECENT CREDITS

Without a Trace (TV) Nov. 15, 2007

True Hollywood Story (TV) Sep. 4, 2006

The Division (TV) Jun. 28, 2004

Teresa's Tattoo (FILM) Jan. 1, 1994

Where the Day Takes You (FILM) Sep. 11, 1992

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BIOGRAPHY

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Fans of the long-running television sitcom Facts of Life (1979-1988) will remember Nancy McKeon as Jo, the tough-talking, golden-hearted girl from Brooklyn who struggled to fit in at a posh girls school, but she has been involved with television, and to some extent, feature films, since she was two years old and cast in a commercial for which her brother, Philip McKeon (he is 18 months older), was auditioning. After shooting the spot, McKeon became a model and even appeared in Sears catalogs. Her brother was also a successful child model. In 1978, nine-year-old McKeon and her father moved to Los Angeles -- her brother was already out there appearing on the popular sitcom Alice (1976-1985) -- but she would not have a successful audition until at age 12, she landed a part on Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) and then a part in the television movie Return to Fantasy Island (1978). She joined the cast of Facts of Life in its second season and remained until the show's end. While on the show, McKeon frequently appeared in television movies such as Strange Voices (1987). In 1995, McKeon returned to series television with the short-lived sitcom Can't Hurry Love, which she also produced.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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