Michelle Stacy only acted for six years, but in that short time, she managed to land some of the most iconic roles of all time. Stacy was a child actor in the 1970s whose first television appearance aired when she was just 4 years old. She was featured in countless shows, including “Police Story,” which also briefly employed her future “Logan’s Run” co-star Michael Anderson Jr. before they collaborated on the sci-fi film.
The Oscar-nominated film earned Stacy even more attention, which perhaps contributed to her snagging the lead voice acting role of Penny in “The Rescuers” (one of Disney’s more successful and somber ’70s animated feature films). One of Stacy’s last roles was in the hit 1980 comedy “Airplane,” in which she delivered the famous line about how she takes her coffee. It’s a bit edgy to include here, but you’ve probably heard it before — the line has since been repeated several million times over.
Stacy has laid low since she retired from the limelight in 1980, and she will turn 56 years old on February 22, 2024. Her acting career may have been short-lived, but she made a huge splash on screen all the same.