Lauren Chapin | |
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From right: Chapin and Robert Young. Father Knows Best, 1957 |
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Born | Lauren Ann Chapin May 23, 1945 Los Angeles, California |
Occupation | Television actress |
Years active | 1952-1980 |
Spouse | Jerry Jones (1961-1966) (divorced) 1 son |
Website | |
http://laurenknowsbest.com |
Lauren Chapin, born May 23, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, is an American former child actress, most remembered for her role as the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" (nicknamed "Kitten") in the television show Father Knows Best,[1] which was produced between 1954 and 1960. Chapin was awarded five Jr. Emmy's for Best Child Actress. Her co-stars in the series were Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, and Billy Gray.
She currently manages singers and actors; and performs in a live inter-active version of Father Knows Best for cruise lines, conventions, and other events. She is the co-author of Father Does Know Best—The Lauren Chapin Story (1988) with Andrew Collins.
Chapin is a licensed and ordained Christian evangelist.
She is the younger sister of former child star Billy Chapin.
References
- ^ Newcomb, Horace (2004). Encyclopedia of television. CRC Press. pp. 856–. ISBN 978-1-57958-411-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=CFXgj7a55agC&pg=PA856. Retrieved 26 September 2011.