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Cathleen Roxanne Rigby (b. Los Alamitos,
California, December 12, 1952) is a gymnast,
actress and speaker.

Rigby's participation in the 1968 Summer
Olympics|1968 Mexico City Olympics, as the
highest-scoring US gymnast made her a favorite
with US television audiences, and helpted to
popularize the sport in the US. She was US
National Gymnastic Champion in 1970 and 1972.  She
also competed on the 1972 US Olympic Gymnastics
Team, but was hampered by injury. Her greatest
gymnastics accomplishment was winning a silver
medal on the balance beam at the 1970 World
Championships, being the first American woman to
medal in World Gymnastics.

Rigby retired from gymnastics after the 1972
Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics. She married Tom
Mason, a professional football player, had two
sons and began acting. In 1974 she appeared as
Peter Pan in a touring production. Rigby turned
efforts to television working for 18 years as a
commentator for American Broadcasting Company|ABC
Sports and appearing in made-for-television
movies.

In 1981 Rigby returned to the stage, starring as
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. During that
production, Rigby met her second husband, Tom
McCoy. She credits McCoy with enabling her to
fight bulimia, a disease which she lived with
since the end of her gymnastics career. She has
two daughters with her second husband. Other
theatrical appearances included Annie Get Your Gun
and Meet Me In St. Louis. During the 1980s, Rigby
also began publicly speaking about her experiences
with eating disorders.

The biggest theatrical acclaim was given to Rigby
when she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best
Actress in a Musical, for her 1990–91
performance as Peter Pan. The role of Peter Pan
suits Rigby well, she has played that part on
Broadway and on tour throughout the 1990s. In 1999
the production of Peter Pan, which Rigby was a
member, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best
Revival of a Musical. In 2004 Rigby received a
Distinguished Lifetime Service Award from The
League of American Theatres and Producers.

McCoy and Rigby own a theatrical production
company called McCoy Rigby Entertainment, that
company currently produces a Peter Pan touring
show, in which Rigby also stars, the 2005 tour has
been billed as Rigby's farewell tour.

==External link==
*http://www.mccoyrigby.com/ McCoy Rigby
Entertainment