Lauren Chapin
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About
Former child star who rose to fame for playing Kathy on the long-running series Father Knows Best. She appeared in more than 200 episodes of television throughout her long career.
Before fame
She had her first acting role on a 1952 episode of Lux Video Theatre in 1952 when she was seven.
Trivia
She wrote the book Father Does Know Best: The Lauren Chapin Story in 1988. One of her final on-screen roles was Ace's Mom in the family movie Scout's Honor in 1980.
Family life
She has an older brother, Billy, who also became an actor.
Associated with
She acted alongside Robert Young on Father Knows Best from 1954 to 1960.
