Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol (* 11. September 1962 as Christina Ann McNichol in Los Angeles , California ) is a former American actress and singer.

biography

Kristy McNichol was born in Los Angeles in September 1962. Her father James McNichol, a Scot, was a craftsman. Her mother, Carollyne McNichol Lucas, half Palestinian, was an actress and later Kristy's manager. She has two brothers: Jimmy and Thomas McNichol. Jimmy McNichol is also an actor. When she was three years old, her parents divorced. She was 19 when her mother married the German Siegfried Lucas. Together they adopted Kristy's sister, Jennifer Lucas, that same year.

At the age of six, McNichol shot various commercials and had her first television appearance in 1973 in the series Love, American Style . She gained international fame in 1976 through her role as "Buddy" Lawrence in the television series An American Family , which she played until 1980. At the same time, she also had some guest appearances on other successful series such as The Seven Million Dollar Woman , Starsky & Hutch and Love Boat . 1978 McNichol made her film debut in Nobody Is Perfect alongside Burt Reynolds .

In addition to acting, McNichol also devoted himself to music. She signed a record deal with RCA Records and recorded the album Kristy & Jimmy McNichol with her brother in 1978 . The single He's So Fine , a cover of The Chiffons hit from 1963, reached number 70 on the US Billboard charts .

She starred with Tatum O'Neal , Matt Dillon and Cynthia Nixon in the youth film Little Beasts (1980) and stood in front of the camera with Christopher Atkins in Pirate Movie (1982).

For her portrayal in Mrs. Hines and Daughter , she received the Young Artist Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film in 1981 and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress the following year .

In 1982 McNichol took on the lead role in the film A Class Girl with Michael Ontkean . While filming in France, she suffered a nervous breakdown and then underwent psychotherapy. She later justified her breakdown with the constant work and the pressure that her mother put on her. In addition, the sole financial responsibility for her family had bothered her. After therapy, McNichol was able to continue filming A Class Girl and the film was released in 1984.

After this incident, the actress stepped a little bit shorter professionally. In 1988 McNichol was in the movie Two Moon Junction and in a guest role in the television series Murder is her hobby to see. In the same year she also took on one of the leading roles in the television series Harry's Nest alongside Richard Mulligan , but ended her engagement in 1992 due to renewed psychological problems.

This was followed by a few television films and two guest roles in the hit series Golden Girls , before McNichol finally retired from the film business in 1998. According to a report by TV broadcaster CBS on Where Are They Now , she then taught drama and drama at a private school in Los Angeles .

McNichol is a lesbian.

Filmography (selection)

• 1973: Love, American Style (TV series, guest appearance)
• 1974–1975: Apple's Way (TV series)
• 1975–1977: Junge Schicksale ( ABC Afterschool Specials , TV series, three guest appearances)
• 1976: Sara (TV series, guest appearance)
• 1976: The Seven Million Dollar Woman ( The Bionic Woman , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1976–1978: Starsky & Hutch (TV series, three guest appearances)
• 1976–1980: An American Family ( Family , TV series)
• 1977: The Love Boat II (TV movie)
• 1977: Black Sunday (cut scenes)
• 1977: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, guest appearance)
• 1978: Mein deutscher Soldat ( The Summer of My German Soldier , TV movie)
• 1978: Nobody Is Perfect (The End)
• 1978: Like Mom, Like Me (TV movie)
• 1979: My Old Man (TV movie)
• 1980: Small beasts (Little Darlings)
• 1980: Blinded by the Light (TV movie)
• 1981: Mrs. Hines and daughter (Only When I Laugh)
• 1981: Amanda makes the puppets dance (The Night the Lights Went Out of Georgia)
• 1982: Pirate Movie (The Pirate Movie)
• 1982: White Dog (White Dog)
• 1984: Just the Way You Are
• 1985: Love, Mary (TV movie)
• 1986: Dream Lover
• 1987: Hell Zone - Im Vorhof zur Hölle ( Women of Valor , TV movie)
• 1988: You Can't Hurry Love
• 1988: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, guest appearance)
• 1988: Two Moon Junction
• 1988–1992: Harrys Nest ( Empty Nest , TV series)
• 1989: The Forgotten One
• 1990: Children of The Bride (TV movie)
• 1991: A Baby Trap ( Baby of The Bride , TV movie)
• 1991–1992: Golden Girls ( The Golden Girls , TV series, two guest appearances)
• 1993: Mother of the Bride ( Mother of The Bride , TV movie)
• 1997: Extreme Ghostbusters (animated series, speaking role, 1 episode)
• 1998: Invasion America (TV series)

Awards and nominations (selection)

Awards

• 1977: Emmy - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for An American Family
• 1979: Emmy - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for An American Family
• 1980: People's Choice Award - Most Popular Film Actress
• 1980: Golden Bravo Otto - Most popular film actress
• 1982: Young Artist Award - Best Young Film Actress for Mrs. Hines and Daughter
• 1989: Golden Raspberry - Worst Supporting Actress for Two Moon Junction

Nominations

• 1978: Emmy - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for An American Family
• 1979: Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Series - Drama for An American Family
• 1980: Emmy - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for An American Family
• 1980: Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress on a TV Series for An American Family
• 1981: Young Artist Award - Best Young Film Actress for Little Beasts
• 1982: Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress for Mrs. Hines and Daughter
• 1983: Golden Raspberry - Worst Actress for The Pirate Movie

literature

• Susan Katz: Kristy and Jimmy McNichol: An Unauthorized Biography. Grosset & Dunlap, 1979
• Susan Katz: Kristy and Jimmy: TV's Talented McNichols. Grossett & Dunlap, 1979

Web links

Commons : Kristy McNichol  - Collection of Images

• Kristy McNichol in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kristy McNichol at filmreference.com (English)
• Kristy McNichol in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Kristy McNichol Biography IMDb.com, accessed August 1, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Kristy McNichol Biography ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Biography.com, accessed August 1, 2011 
3. ↑ BRAVO report on the McNichol-Lucas wedding. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
4. ^ Magazine articles. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
5. ↑ About the person Kristy McNichol Prisma TV Guide, accessed August 1, 2011
6. ↑ Down, Not Out - Debilitated by manic-depressive illness, Kristy McNichol temporarily flees Empty Nest ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. People Magazine excerpt from 1992 on emptynestonline.net 
7. ↑ Website out.com