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Kristy McNichol (born Christina Ann McNichol on
September 11, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is
an United States|American actor|actress, most
known for her role as Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on
the drama Family. She is the sister of former
child actor Jimmy McNichol. They are of Scottish
and Palestinian Lebanese extraction.

She began her career with guest appearances on
such series as Starsky and Hutch and The Bionic
Woman. Her first stint as a series regular came
with the role of Patricia Apple in Apple's Way.

In 1976, she was cast as Buddy in Family, for
which the actress earned Emmy Awards for Best
Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series in 1976
and 1978. In 1988, she started playing the
character of Barbara Weston on Empty Nest, but had
to leave in 1992 when she was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder and manic depression.
ref|depression

Kristy McNichol is host of the annual "Kristy
McNichol Celebrity Tennis Tournament," benefitting
the H.E.L.P. group for abused children in Los
Angeles, California|Los Angeles.

She has also publicly pursued a gay lifestyle
since she stopped acting.

==Filmography==
* Invasion America (1998 in television|1998)
television program|TV Series (voice actor|voice)
* Mother of the Bride (1993 in television|1993)
(television|TV)
* Baby of the Bride (1991 in television|1991) (TV)
* Children of the Bride (1990 in television|1990)
(TV)
* The Forgotten One (1990)
* Empty Nest (1988 in television|1988-1992 in
television|1992) TV Series
* Two Moon Junction (1988 in film|1988)
* You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
* Dream Lover (1986 in film|1986/I)
* Women of Valor (1986 in television|1986) (TV)
* Love, Mary (1985 in television|1985) (TV)
* Just the Way You Are (1984 in film|1984)
* The Pirate Movie (1982 in film|1982)
* White Dog (1982)
* Only When I Laugh (movie)|Only When I Laugh
(1981 in film|1981)
* The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
* Blinded by the Light (1980 in television|1980)
(TV)
* Little Darlings (1980 in film|1980)
* My Old Man (1979 in television|1979) (TV)
* Summer of My German Soldier (1978 in
television|1978) (TV)
* Like Mom, Like Me (1978) (TV)
* The End (1978 in film|1978)
* The Pinballs (1977 in television|1977) (TV)
* The Love Boat II (1977) (TV)
* Family (TV series)|Family (1976 in
television|1976/III) TV Series
* Me and Dad's New Wife (1976) (TV)
* Fawn Story (1975 in television|1975) (TV)
* Apple's Way (1974 in television|1974-1975) TV
Series

==References==
#note|depressionhttp://www.vh1.com/movies/person/4
2340/bio.jhtml VH1 bio

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0001531|name=Kristy McNichol
*tvtome person|id=5686|name=Kristy McNichol