Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon ... Meanwhile, Whelchel's Blair helped Barrymore practice empathy. "Blair, for me, represented ...

"We aren't technically family, but since we played one on TV… and we've known each other for almost a half a century, it sure feels like it!" You take Lisa Whelchel, you take Geri Jewell, you take ...

McKeon’s co-star, Lisa Whelchel, also spoke about the pressures she faced playing the pretty, wealthy but a bit snobby Blair on the series. In 2023, Whelchel told People Magazine she was sent to ...