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Biography

Early life

Nancy was born in New York City, the daughter of a New York City Police Lieutenant from Yonkers, New York.^[1] At a young age, she trained for a dancing career at the High School of Performing Arts, and then attended Jose Quintano's School for Young Professionals. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Career

Starting her career in television commercials she gained fame when Brian De Palma, the first of her three husbands, directed her in Blow Out (1981); Dressed to Kill (1980); Home Movies (1979); and in Carrie (1976), where she portrayed antagonistic popular girl Chris Hargensen. Brian De Palma (born James Giacinto DePalma on September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey) is a prolific, and controversial American film director. ... Blow Out is a 1981 film by Brian DePalma starring John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effect technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget horror film, accidentally captures audio evidence of the possible assassination of the Pennsylvania governor who was planning to run for... Dressed to Kill is a 1980 horror film written and directed by Brian de Palma. ... Carrie is a 1976 American horror film directed by Brian De Palma based on the novel by Stephen King, with a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen. ...

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After her divorce from De Palma, her film career went into a noticeable decline, though she did go on to co-star in RoboCop (1987), where she played the title character's durable female partner Anne Lewis. In more recent years she was prone to star in cheap straight to video movies or episodic television. She had a small but notable role in Out of Sight (1988), directed by Steven Soderbergh. She hasn't done anything major since the mid to late-1990s. Her last role to date was a guest starring spot on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit which aired in early December 2003. She was a longtime friend of actress Wendie Jo Sperber (the two co-starred in I Wanna Hold Your Hand and 1941) and she was deeply saddened by Sperber's death in 2005. For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... RoboCop is a 1987 cyberpunk, action movie and satire of business-driven capitalism, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Out of Sight is a 1998 movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. ... Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and Oscar-winning director. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... Wendie Jo Sperber (September 15, 1958 â€” November 29, 2005) was an American actress, best known for her performances in the films Back to the Future and I Wanna Hold Your Hand and the television sitcom Bosom Buddies. ... I Want to Hold Your Hand is the title of the hit 1963 Beatles song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney that led the British Invasion of the United States music charts. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

Notable Film/Television Credits

• Circuit (2001) as Louise.
• Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999) as Rachel Colby.
• Out of Sight (1998) as Midge.
• The Outer Limits (1995) (in episode: Valerie 23) as Rachel Rose.
• Touched by an Angel (1994) (in episode: An Unexpected Snow) as Megan.
• RoboCop 3 (1993) as Anne Lewis.
• RoboCop 2 (1990) as Anne Lewis.
• Poltergeist III (1988) as Patricia Wilson-Gardner.
• RoboCop (1987) as Anne Lewis.
• The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) as Allison Hayes.
• Strange Invaders (1983) as Betty Walker.
• Blow Out (1981) as Sally.
• Dressed to Kill (1980) as Liz Blake.
• 1941 (1979) as Donna Stratton.
• I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) as Pam Mitchell.
• Carrie (1976) as Chris Hargensen.
• The Last Detail (1973) as Nancy.

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Current Whereabouts

Allen is currently the Program Director at WeSpark Cancer Support and attends the popular Celebrity Golf Classic.

References

External links

• Nancy Allen at the Internet Movie Database