- Born
- Birth nameNancy Justine McKeon
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Nancy McKeon was born in Westbury, New York, on Monday, April 4th, 1966, to Don & Barbara McKeon, began modeling baby clothes for the Sears & Roebuck catalog at the age of two and she and her brother did over sixty-five commercials in seven years. When her brother, Philip McKeon, won a role on the TV series, Alice (1976), the family then moved to Los Angeles.
Her first real acting break came when she did the short-lived TV series, Stone (1979), and occasionally guested on Starsky and Hutch (1975). The producers of The Facts of Life (1979) were so impressed by Nancy's personality & acting performances as the street-wise girl in a pilot called "Dusty", they decided to sign her & add her, as a new character to play "Jo" on "The Facts of Life". Nancy has starred in the television movies, High School U.S.A. (1983), Poison Ivy (1985), This Child Is Mine (1985) and Firefighter (1986). She provided the off-screen voices for animated shows like The Puppy's Great Adventure (1979).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseMarc Andrus(June 8, 2003 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenHarlow Andrus
- ParentsDon McKeonBarbara McKeon
- RelativesPhilip McKeon(Sibling)
- Was considered for the part of Monica on Friends (1994). The role later went to Courteney Cox.
- She became close to Charlotte Rae after she left The Facts of Life (1979) in 1986. Almost a decade later, she invited Rae to appear as a guest star on her sitcom Can't Hurry Love (1995) and they continued to stay in touch.
- Younger sister of Philip McKeon.
- Was cast as the lead in the TV show Working Girl (1990), but left before production started. She was replaced by Sandra Bullock.
- Was #81 on VH-1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).
- I'm usually the victim, the one who gets beat on.
- [about The Division (2001)] I hope we're put in the same league as other cop shows. Female or male, it's the same job. Hopefully, we will be able to hold our heads up high and be considered among the best shows, like NYPD Blue (1993).
- [on ambition] I don't really think that way. If I were to cross the river tomorrow, I'd think I had had as good a time here [on earth] as people could have. I'm enjoying the day and watching how things evolve.
- [on The Facts of Life (1979)] We went through puberty on camera. The audience saw us go through our ugliest times and come out all right.
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