Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin
Chapin in 1977
Born
Lauren Ann Chapin

(1945-05-23) May 23, 1945 (age 79)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationTelevision actress
Years active1954–present
RelativesBilly Chapin (brother)
Michael Chapin (brother)
Websitelaurenknowsbest.com

Lauren Ann Chapin (born May 23, 1945) is an American former child actress who played the role of the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" (nicknamed "Kitten") in the television show Father Knows Best,[1] between 1954 and 1960. She appeared in 196 episodes of the 203 in the series. Chapin was awarded five Junior Emmys for Best Child Actress. Two of her older brothers were also child stars, Billy and Michael Chapin.

Career

Chapin had roles in A Star is Born (1954), The Bob Hope Show (1954), The Ed Sullivan Show (1958), The Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976), Scout's Honor (1980), The 36th Prime Time Emmy Awards (1984), and School Bus Diaries (2016). Guest spot in at least one eposode of Mash (1982) but may have been uncredited. (Unconfirmed.)

Personal life

In the early 1980s, Chapin taught natural childbirth and worked for a brokerage firm. She later owned two beauty pageant enterprises and helped manage and start the career of Jennifer Love Hewitt.[2] In 1989 she wrote an autobiography, Father Does Know Best: The Lauren Chapin Story. She is a licensed and ordained evangelist and advocate for Israel.

References

  1. ^ Newcomb, Horace (2004). Encyclopedia of television. CRC Press. pp. 856–. ISBN 978-1-57958-411-5. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  2. ^ McLellan, Dennis (January 2, 1981). "America's Kid Sister". The Washington Post. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2016.


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