
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).
Filmography

Love Begins

Wild Hearts

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Comfort and Joy

In My Sister's Shadow

Just Write

A Mother's Gift

The Wrong Woman

Teresa's Tattoo

Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

Baby Snatcher

Where the Day Takes You

The Lightning Incident

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

Strange Voices

The Facts of Life Down Under

Firefighter

This Child Is Mine

Poison Ivy

High School U.S.A.

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

Miss Switch to the Rescue

Schoolboy Father

Scruffy

The Trouble with Miss Switch

Stone

A Question of Love
