- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLauren Ann Chapin
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Lauren Ann Chapin (born May 23, 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American former child actress, most remembered for her role as the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" (nicknamed "Kitten") in the television show Father Knows Best which was produced between 1954 and 1960. She appeared in 203 episodes 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. She is also known for roles in School Bus Diaries (2016), The 36th Prime Time Emmy Awards (1984), Scout's Honor (1980), The Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976), A Star is Born (1954), The Bob Hope Show (1954) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1958). In 1989 she wrote a NY Times Best Selling Autobiography, Father Does Know Best: The Lauren Chapin Story. She is well known as a licensed and ordained evangelist and advocate for Israel.
- IMDb mini biography by: Summer Chapin
- SpousesRobert Lawrence Kelley(June 30, 1988 - November 22, 1989) (divorced)Wilton Earl Walls Jr(August 13, 1966 - April 1967) (divorced)Gerald L Jones(February 25, 1962 - 1964) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsWilliam McClellan ChapinMarguerite Alice Barringer
- RelativesMichael Chapin(Sibling)Billy Chapin(Sibling)
- Has a son, Matthew Chapin.
- Mother of Summer-Healy Chapin.
- Sister of Billy Chapin and Michael Chapin.
- A heroin dealer held her "in bondage" as a prostitute. Chapin tried to commit suicide by cutting off her left hand with a meat cleaver. The scars remain.
- She was a licensed and ordained evangelist and advocate for Israel.
- If you love your children, you will keep them out of show business.
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