Who is Carrie Beth Van Dyke All About Dick Van Dykes Daughter
Carrie Beth Van Dyke (born 1961) is a 62-year-old American actress who featured on The New Dick Van Dyke Show from 1971 to 1974. She is also known as the daughter of Dick Van Dyke, the famous American actor, comedian, and writer.
Dick Van Dyke had an incredible showbiz career that spanned more than four decades, and he was quite good at what he did. However, the veteran actor was adamant that despite his career feats, the four children he had with his late ex-wife, Margie Van Dyke, are his greatest accomplishments. Here’s a look at one of the two daughters the veteran actor had in the person of Carrie Beth Van Dyke.
Carrie Beth Van Dyke was born in 1961, which means she is currently 63 years old. So far, the celebrity daughter has not divulged the full details of her birth, including the exact day and month of birth and the exact location of her birth.
Considering who she is, we are willing to stake a bet on the fact that Carrie Beth Van Dyke was born in the United States. Her birth status makes her an American citizen, and she belongs to the Caucasian ethnic group, which is evident from her classic Caucasian physical appearance of blonde hair and brown eyes.
The Van Dyke name is a popular one in Hollywood circles, and Carrie Beth is a direct descendant of the man who made the name so famous. The celebrity child is the third child American comedian, entertainer, and actor Richard Wayne Van Dyke had with his late ex-wife Marjorie Willett Van Dyke.
Better known as Dick Van Dyke, Carrie Beth Van Dyke father’s acting career lasted for more than 70 years and he had a series of awards and accolades to show for his contributions to the American movie industry.
Carrie Beth Van Dyke’s parents spent more than 30 years as a married couple after exchanging marital vows on February 12, 1948. The actress’ parents had met in her late mother’s hometown of Danville, Illinois, in 1947 and were engaged about a month later.
At the time, Dick Van Dyke’s acting career was just kicking off, and they didn’t even have enough money for a wedding.
They moved to Los Angeles shortly after their engagement and eventually got married on a radio show known as The Bride and Groom Show. The wedding was sponsored by the show’s producer, who also unanimously paid for their honeymoon afterward. Despite their humble beginning and the fact that the marriage lasted longer than most, Carrie Beth’s parents ended their marriage 36 years later, in 1984.
To date, no one seems to know what actually led to the dissolution of the marriage, but the actress, 23 years old at the time, was more than old enough and capable enough to deal with the aftermath of her parent’s divorce. Her mother, Margie Willett, passed on in 2008 after a drawn-out battle with Pancreatic cancer. She never remarried.
Long before her parents decided to part ways, Carrie Beth Van Dyke had the distinct privilege of growing up in a family of six since her parents had 3 other children besides her. The actress is a younger sister to 2 older brothers, Christian Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke, and an older sister to one younger sister Stacy Van Dyke.
Details of Carrie Beth Van Dyke’s formal education background have been so far withheld from the public, but one can assume that the actress acquired the barest minimum of a high school diploma, considering she comes from a rather affluent family background.
The maxim, once an actress, always an actress, has never been more exemplified than in the case of Carrie Beth Van Dyke. The 63-year-old has an IMDb page but her only acting credit to date remains the two episode appearances she made on The New Dick Van Dyke Show.
The show was a CBS production that followed the comic adventures of Dick and Jenny Preston, portrayed by the actress’s father, Dick Van Dyke, and actress Hope Lange respectively, as they attempt to raise their teenage daughter. It had 72 episodes and aired from 1971 to 1974.
Carrie Beth Van Dyke’s participation saw her appear as Girl Scout and Carrie in the respective episodes she appeared in. It is still unclear why the actress chose not to press on in that career direction, given her natural and genetic flair for the job. Her activities at the moment have been conducted away from the glare of the spotlight.
Dick Van Dyke’s celebrity daughter is happily married and she has been happily married for over three decades to an English actor, musician, and variety artist known as Kevin McNally.
Born on February 28, 1959, in Duluth, Minnesota, Carrie Beth Van Dyke’s husband is the son of an Air Force pilot who invariably spent most of his formative years trotting around the globe to countries such as Panama, the United Kingdom, and several American states including Georgia, Illinois, and Arizona.
The couple reportedly met while working at the Windmill Dinner Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona, the location particularly infamous for being where the legendary performer Bob Crane had his last show before being found murdered in his room by an unknown assailant. The killer was never found.
The actress and her husband exchanged marital vows on May 23, 1983, in front of close friends and family.
Carrie Van Dyke’s nearly four decades-long marriage to Kevin McNally has produced two children. However, the identities of those children were so protected to the point that not even their genders have been publicly mentioned by the actress or her husband.
She raised her children in Los Angeles, California, which is where she has made home since her marriage to McNally in 1983.
