The Resume

(October 20, 1943-January 15, 2016)
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts
Portrayed Kelly Gregg in Bachelor Father (1957-63)
Appeared in the films 'Young Bess' (1953) ‘Gidget Goes to Rome’ (1963) and ‘The Girls on the Beach’ (1965)
Sister of fellow child star Kevin Corcoran

Why she might be annoying:

She launched a brief singing career, which ended when her singles failed to make the Billboard Hot 100.
The only film in which she had a leading role, ‘The Girls on the Beach,’ was a not very successful attempt to clone the Annette and Frankie ‘Beach Party’ formula.
Her explanation for why her career came to a halt: ‘I guess I went out of style. They wanted tall blondes and I was a short brunette.’

Why she might not be annoying:

After viewing the screen tests of the girls auditioning for ‘Bachelor Father,’ Ronald Reagan personally recommended her to star John Forsythe.
She remained friends with Forsythe until his death. (And commented during Forsythe’s Dynasty days, ‘I always thought he was the most handsome man in the world.’)
After leaving movies and TV in the mid-60s, she joined choreographer Bella Lewitzky’s modern dance company.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Dance
• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 60]
• Child Stars [1950s]
• College Drop Outs
• I Attended Fresno State (California State University, Fresno)
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 72)
• I Portrayed Queen Elizabeth I
• I Was a Child Star
• Look at My Christmas Tree
• Profiles 37251-37500 (Ranked: 37487)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20160115)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 60 Votes: 61.67% Annoying