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Christina Ann "Kristy" McNichol (born September 11, 1962) is a former American actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, she rose to fame in 1976 with her role as the teenage daughter Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence in the TV drama Family for which she won two Emmy Awards. Subsequent roles included Angel in the film Little Darlings, Polly in Only When I Laugh, and Barbara Weston in the TV sitcom Empty Nest. McNichol retired from acting in 2001.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | The End | Julie Lawson | |
| Like Mom, Like Me | Jennifer Gruen | Television movie | |
| Summer of My German Soldier | Patty Bergen | ||
| 1979 | My Old Man | Jo Butler | |
| 1980 | Little Darlings | Angel Bright | |
| Blinded by the Light | Janet Bowers | Television movie | |
| 1981 | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Amanda Child | |
| Only When I Laugh | Polly | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | |
| 1982 | White Dog | Julie Sawyer | Unreleased in the United States |
| The Pirate Movie | Mabel Stanley | ||
| Aladdin and the Magic Lamp | The Princess | Voice | |
| 1984 | Just the Way You Are | Susan Berlanger | |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | Mary Groda-Lewis | Television movie |
| 1986 | Dream Lover | Kathy Gardner | |
| Women of Valor | Nolan | Television movie | |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | Rhonda | |
| Two Moon Junction | Patti Jean | ||
| 1989 | The Forgotten One | Barbara Stupple | |
| 1990 | Children of the Bride | Mary | Television movie |
| 1991 | Baby of the Bride | ||
| 1993 | Mother of the Bride |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Love, American Style | Steffi | Episode: "Love and the Unsteady Steady" |
| 1974–1975 | Apple's Way | Patricia Apple | 15 episodes |
| 1975 | ABC Afterschool Special | Jenna McPhail | Episode: "Fawn Story" |
| 1976 | Nina Beckwith | Episode: "Me & Dad's New Wife" | |
| Sara | Unknown | Episode: "Grandpa's Girl" | |
| The Bionic Woman | Amanda Cory | Episode: "The Ghost Hunter" | |
| Starsky & Hutch | Meg | Episode: "The Hostages" | |
| Molly Edwards | Episode: "Little Girl Lost" | ||
| 1976–1980 | Family | Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence | 86 episodesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1977, 1979)Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series DramaNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Linda Morley | Pilot |
| Kelly | Episode: "Graham and Kelly" | ||
| ABC Afterschool Special | Carlie Higgins | Episode: "The Pinballs" | |
| 1978 | Starsky & Hutch | Joey Carston | Episode: "The Trap" |
| 1988 | Murder, She Wrote | Jill Morton | Episode: "Showdown in Saskatchewan" |
| 1988–1992, 1995 | Empty Nest | Barbara Weston | 100 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | The Golden Girls | Episodes: "Witness", "A Midwinter Night's Dream" | |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Girl in Sub | Voice; episode: "Dry Spell" |
| 1998 | Invasion America | Sgt. Angela "Angie" Romar | 13 episodes |