Nancy McKeon

Nancy McKeon is an award-winning actress who worked on one of the longest-running sitcoms in the ‘80s, The Facts of Life. She played the role of Jo Polniaczek, who made quite an entrance when she appeared on the show. Instead of wearing something fancy like a wedding dress, she arrived on a motorcycle on her first day at Eastland Academy. For McKeon’s accolades, she won the award for Best Young Actress in a comedy series back in 1983 and earned a nomination the following year.

Nancy McKeon married Marc Andrus in 2003 and they have two daughters, Aurora and Harlow. She said she wanted to spend quality time with her family. She is still active in the entertainment industry and even demonstrated her dancing skills on TV. She became a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

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