Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1977 and 1979, McNichol won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Buddy Lawrence. In her ...

Before teen idols were carefully polished for magazine covers and filtered for Instagram, there was Kristy McNichol. She didn't just act like a teenager-she was one. And more than that, she felt like ...

In 1976, Kristy McNichol became a breakout star on the ABC drama series Family. The then 13-year-old actress made her debut as Leticia “Buddy” Lawrence on the series on March 9, 1976, and went on to ...