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Lauren Ann Chapin is an American former child actress, most remembered for her role as the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" in the television show Father Knows Best, which was produced 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.
Birth Name
Lauren Ann Chapin
Born
Wednesday, 23 May 1945
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Kathy Anderson | 2021 |
| School Bus Diaries | Mama Bev | 2016 |
| Pioneers of Television | Kathy Anderson - Father Knows Best | 2008 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| Super Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1984 |
| Scout's Honor | Ace's Mom | 1980 |
| Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas | Kathleen 'Kathy Kitten' Anderson / Kathleen "Kathy Kitten" Anderson | 1977 |
| The Father Knows Best Reunion | Kathy "Kitten" Anderson / Kathy Anderson | 1977 |
| The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza | Josephina | 1976 |
| Tension at Table Rock | Little Girl | 1956 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Kathy Anderson | 2021 |
| School Bus Diaries | Mama Bev | 2016 |
| Pioneers of Television | Kathy Anderson - Father Knows Best | 2008 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| Super Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1984 |
| Scout's Honor | Ace's Mom | 1980 |
| Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas | Kathleen 'Kathy Kitten' Anderson / Kathleen "Kathy Kitten" Anderson | 1977 |
| The Father Knows Best Reunion | Kathy "Kitten" Anderson / Kathy Anderson | 1977 |
| The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza | Josephina | 1976 |
| Tension at Table Rock | Little Girl | 1956 |
| Father Knows Best | Kathy Anderson / Katrina / Kathy | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Little Girl at Boarding House | 1954 |
| General Electric Theater | Karen Fletcher | 1953 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Trina / Midge Baxter / Daugther | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self - Girl in Jell-O Pudding Ad | 1950 |
| Fireside Theatre | Peggy | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
