The actress played the youngest child, Kathy 'Kitten' Anderson, in the '50s sitcom.

Lauren Chapin, the actress best known for playing the youngest child on the classic sitcom "Father Knows Best," has died. She was 80.

Lauren Chapin, the actress best known for her performance as Kathy "Kitten" Anderson on "Father Knows Best," died on Tuesday after a five-year battle with cancer. She was 80. Her son Matthew announced ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Former “Father Knows Best” child star Lauren Chapin died Tuesday after a “long hard fought battle” against cancer.

“Father Knows Best” star Lauren Chapin has died at age 80. Her son, Matthew Chapin, announced his mother’s death from cancer on Tuesday night. “After a long hard fought battle over the past five years ...

Lauren Chapin, whose sweet-tempered, if wise-beyond-her-years portrayal of Kathy “Kitten” Anderson on the beloved 1950s TV sitcom Father Knows Best put her in the same child-star stratosphere as ...

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Chapin’s older TV siblings were Betty “Princess” Anderson (Elinor Donahue) and James “Bud” Anderson Jr. (Billy Gray), and their mom was the level-headed homemaker Margaret Anderson (Jane Wyatt). Young ...

Lauren Chapin, beloved Kitten Anderson from Father Knows Best, dies at 80 after 5-year cancer fight. Explore her enduring legacy in classic sitcom history.

Lauren Chapin, beloved "Father Knows Best" star who played Kathy "Kitten" Anderson, has died at 80 after a five-year cancer ...