Noreen Corcoran

Noreen M. Corcoran
Corcoran in a promotional picture for Bachelor Father (1961)
Born	(1943-10-20)October 20, 1943 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 15, 2016(2016-01-15) (aged 72) Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Cardiopulmonary disease
Alma mater	California State University
Occupation	Actress, dancer, singer
Years active	1951–1965

Noreen M. Corcoran (October 20, 1943 – January 15, 2016) was an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her co-starring role in the television sitcom Bachelor Father, as the teenager Kelly Gregg, the niece of wealthy attorney Bentley Gregg, played by John Forsythe.

Corcoran was the third of eight children born in Quincy, Massachusetts, to William "Bill" Corcoran, Sr. (1905–1958), and the former Kathleen McKenney (1917–1972). In 1947, the Corcorans moved to Santa Monica, California, where the father became the maintenance chief at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The Corcoran children studied dramatics or dance as a means to launch potential acting careers. During the 1950s, Noreen's younger brother Kevin Corcoran gained fame in the role of Moochie on Walt Disney's The Adventures of Spin and Marty with Tim Considine and David Stollery, and in the serial Moochie of the Little League on Walt Disney Presents. Several of Noreen and Kevin's siblings, including Kelly (1958-2002), were actors.

After going to Notre Dame Academy and Providence High School, Corcoran attended California State University from 1962 to 1964 but did not graduate.

Corcoran's screen debut was a small role in the emotional film, Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie at 20th Century Fox. She was next cast in the MGM musical I Love Melvin in 1953. More roles followed, including the role of "Anna," the girl who was granted another birthday in "Tusitala," a 1955 Four Star Playhouse production starring David Niven as Robert Louis Stevenson, Band of Angels in 1957, and television appearances in Circus Boy, starring Micky Dolenz, later of the singing group The Monkees. Noreen also had a part in the short-lived series The World of Mr. Sweeney with Charles Ruggles.