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