Kristy McNichol

group for abused children in Los Angeles. She died from pneumonia in Woodland Hills, California. Kristy McNichol is host of the annual "Kristy McNichol Celebrity Tennis Tournament," benefitting the H.E.L.P. In December 1999, she appeared in the magazine Vanity Fair in an article about blacklist survivors. McNichol's feature film credits include Only When I Laugh, Little Darlings, White Dog, and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. She remained married to Gough until his death in 1984, and moved to the San Francisco Bay area late in life. In 1988, she started playing the character of Barbara Weston on Empty Nest, but had to leave midway through the show's run when she was diagnosed with depression. She maintained her political activism for the rest of her life, running unsuccessfully for government in 1954, but was never able to rebuild her acting career.

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. Her career came to an end in 1947, when she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee and refused to answer questions about her alleged Communist Party membership. Her first stint as a series regular came with the role of Patricia Apple in Apple's Way in 1974. In 1943 she married the actor Lloyd Gough. She began her career with guest appearances on such series as Starsky and Hutch and The Bionic Woman. She was a frequent player in films until the end of the decade, and was married to director Charles Vidor from 1932 until 1943. Kristy McNichol (born Christina Ann McNichol on September 11, 1962) is an American actress, most known for her role as Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on the drama Family, which she played from 1976 to 1980. Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley came to prominence in Hollywood films in the early 1930s, most notably in Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), Arsene Lupin (1933), and Dinner at Eight (1934).

Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 - March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.