Kristy McNichol
Also Known As: Крісті Макнікол, کریستی مکنیکول
Biography: Christina Ann "Kristy" McNichol (born September 11, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Leticia “Buddy” Lawrence on the television drama series Family and as Barbara Weston on the sitcom Empty Nest. She is also the sister of former child actor Jimmy McNichol. McNichol retired from acting when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kristy McNichol, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday: September 11, 1962
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Gender: Female
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Two Moon Junction
Overview: A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-29
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You Can't Hurry Love
Overview: Aspiring director Eddie moves from the Midwest to Los Angeles, where he rooms with his cousin and attempts to establish himself in advertising — but he doesn't have much luck. Seeking something worthwhile, Eddie decides to shift his focus to looking for love through a video dating service. He goes through one bad date after another, but the only thing he finds interesting about the service is Peggy Kellogg, one of the employees.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-20
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The Pirate Movie
Overview: A comedy/musical utilizing both new songs and parodies from the original (Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance), as well as references to popular films of the time, including Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In your typical boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy fights girl with swords plot, the story revolves around Mabel ...
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Family Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-06
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Little Darlings
Overview: Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-21
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I Love Liberty
Overview: An all-star variety special saluting America.
Genres: Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-21
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Only When I Laugh
Overview: A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-25
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The End
Overview: Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-10
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The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
Overview: Richard and Karen Carpenter host a musical celebration of the holiday with celebrity guests Gene Kelly, Georgia Engel, and Jimmy & Kristy McNichol.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-19
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White Dog
Overview: A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-07
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The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Overview: An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit '70s ballad.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-05
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Just the Way You Are
Overview: Despite her success as a professional flute player and the constant attention of men around her, Susan Berlanger feels insecure because of her lame right leg. During a European tour, she decides to cover her leg with a cast to see how people will react to her as a nondisabled person.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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Dream Lover
Overview: After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results.
Genres: Horror Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-21
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US Against the World
Overview: This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the World. Three teams of five men and three women representing their native land, competed in a series of nine events during this fast paced and exciting 2 hour TV Special. Sporting events included bowling, darts, rowing, swimming and running relays and soccer goal kicking.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-07
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The Forgotten One
Overview: A man moves into a house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman who had been killed in his house 100 years previously.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-27
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The Carpenters at Christmas
Overview: A christmas special with Harvey Korman and other guests.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-01
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Women of Valor
Overview: A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.
Genres: War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-23
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Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
Overview: The first and final annual “Rock ‘N Roll Sports Classic” which puts some of the world’s biggest music stars in competition against each other.
Genres: TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-03
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Blinded by the Light
Overview: When teenager David Bowers renounces his home and family to run off with a quasi-religious cult, his sister, Janet, sets out to bring him back, very nearly becoming brainwashed herself.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-16
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Summer of My German Soldier
Overview: Patty Bergen is a teenager in a Jewish family living in the American South during World War II. Patty feels like an outcast even in her own family and is unable to understand why her father can't seem to love her. Her town eventually becomes host to a prisoner of war camp. A young German soldier escapes from this camp, and Patty finds him hiding in her secret place in the woods outside of town. After getting to know him, she ends up harboring him from his captors and, in the way of many adolescents, falls in love with him. Patty knows what she is risking by helping him, but in his company, she feels important, special, and respected as she has never been. In the end, his regard lifts her self-esteem and helps her to face the heartbreaking events to come.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-30
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Mother of the Bride
Overview: A mother's plans for her daughter's wedding are complicated when her ex-husband, who abandoned the family more than 20 years earlier, shows up.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-27
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Children of the Bride
Overview: A middle-aged woman tries to get married to her younger finance but is hindered by her four grown children who come bearing grudges.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-05
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My Old Man
Overview: An unlucky horse trainer, Frank Butler, wins big at the track and buys his 16-year old daughter a horse to salvage their relationship. When Frank is hurt prior to the opening race, Jo must go it alone.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-07
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Love, Mary
Overview: A teen, who is always in trouble in school and has been sent to reform school, turns her life around when a counselor discovers she is dyslexic.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-08
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Love Boat II
Overview: The further adventures of the passengers and crew of a luxury cruise ship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-21
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Baby of the Bride
Overview: Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margaret Hix receive the surprise of their life - at 53, Margaret is pregnant! Against her husband's wishes, Margaret decides to keep the baby... but she isn't the only one in the family who is expecting. Margaret's daughter, Mary, who has just left the convent, is due just a few months before her mother.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-22
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Like Mom, Like Me
Overview: A middle-aged mom and her teenage daughter adjust to life together after Dad's affair breaks up the family.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-22
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The Pinballs
Overview: Three orphans from very different backgrounds find themselves living with the same foster couple while waiting to be adopted.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-26
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