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Kristy McNichol
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September 11, 1962
Los Angeles, CA
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Two Moon Junction
(FILM)
Apr. 29, 1988
You Can't Hurry Love
(FILM)
Jan. 29, 1988
Dream Lover
(FILM)
Feb. 21, 1986
White Dog
(FILM)
Jan. 1, 1982
Little Darlings
(FILM)
Mar. 21, 1980
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Easily recognizable for her bright smile, thick brunette hair, brown doe eyes, and all-around athletic good looks, Kristy McNichol was one of the more popular juvenile television stars of the 1970s. She specialized in....
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Easily recognizable for her bright smile, thick brunette hair, brown doe eyes, and all-around athletic good looks, Kristy McNichol was one of the more popular juvenile television stars of the 1970s. She specialized in playing tomboys and tough teens and is best remembered for playing Buddy Lawrence on the popular family melodrama Family (1976-1980). McNichol is the daughter of a former actress -- her brother Jimmy McNichol is also an actor -- and started out in commercials at age six. She was 12 when she was cast for the short-lived family drama Apple's Way (1974-1975). After that, she guest starred on several series, including The Bionic Woman (1976-1978) and Love American Style (1969-1974). McNichol was 14 when she was cast in Family. During its run, McNichol received two Emmys and a People's Choice Award. She also appeared in television movies such as the Emmy-winning Summer of My German Soldier (1979) and occasionally in feature films, beginning with The End (1978), in which she played a supporting role opposite Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise. In 1980, McNichol and fellow child stars Tatum O'Neal and Matt Dillon starred in Little Darlings, a summer camp film in which two teen girls compete to be the first to lose their virginity. McNichol has made a few attempts to establish herself in features, and as her performance in Neil Simon's Only When I Laugh shows, she is a bright and talented actress. Unfortunately, her choice of films has been less than stellar and though her performances in such vehicles as The Pirate Movie (1982) and Just the Way You Are (1984) received praise, the films did not. In 1988, McNichol returned to series television as an unmarried detective who returns home to live with her father and her recently divorced sister in the sitcom Empty Nest (1988-1995). Suffering from severe bouts of manic depression, McNichol left the show during the 1992-1993 season. Since then she has apparently retired from acting.
~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Nicole Rosselle
Two Moon Junction
Released: Apr. 29, 1988
Francesca Brenner
You Can't Hurry Love
Released: Jan. 29, 1988
Pamela Jennings
Dream Lover
Released: Feb. 21, 1986
Karrie Emerson
White Dog
Released: Jan. 1, 1982
Jenn Thompson
Little Darlings
Released: Mar. 28, 1980
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