Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1950-06-24 (73 years old)

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Biography

Nancy Anne Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination and three Saturn Award nominations.


The daughter of a New York City police lieutenant, Allen was raised in the Bronx, and attended the High School of Performing Arts, aspiring to have a career as a dancer. In her early twenties, she shifted her focus to acting and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career there. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film adaptation of Carrie (1976). Allen was subsequently cast as the lead in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979).


Allen married De Palma in 1979, and her subsequent portrayal of a prostitute who witnesses a murder in his feature Dressed to Kill (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma's neo-noir film Blow Out (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination. Allen and DePalma divorced in 1984.


She appeared in the science fiction films Strange Invaders (1983) and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), and Abel Ferrara's television film The Gladiator (1986). Allen garnered mainstream fame playing Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop (1987), a role she reprised for the two sequels that followed. Other credits include Poltergeist III (1988), Limit Up (1990), and Les patriotes (1994).


Allen stepped back from acting in 2008, and became involved in cancer support after her friend, Wendie Jo Sperber, died of breast cancer. In 2010, she was named executive director of the weSPARK Cancer Support Center in Los Angeles, which was founded by Sperber.


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Filmography

all 55

Movies 46

self 13

TV Shows 9

Self - 'Anne Lewis'
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023)

TV
Luísa
Róvócop

Róvócop (2022)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)

Movie
Self
The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us (2019)

TV
Self / Segment 'RoboCop'
You Don't Nomi

You Don't Nomi (2019)

Movie
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)

Movie
Self
Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'

Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out' (2012)

Movie
Actress
Bound by Flesh

Bound by Flesh (2012)

Movie
1
Linda Savage
My Apocalypse

My Apocalypse (2008)

Movie
Self
John Travolta: The Inside Story

John Travolta: The Inside Story (2004)

Movie
Louise
Circuit

Circuit (2001)

Movie
Self
Acting 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie' (2001)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill' (2001)

Movie
The Division

The Division (2001)

TV
Self
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' (2001)

Movie
Madge
Kiss Toledo Goodbye

Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)

Movie
Rachel Colby
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)

Movie
4.89
Carin Healy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV
6.19
Brenda Willings
Secret of the Andes

Secret of the Andes (1999)

Movie
Midge
Out of Sight

Out of Sight (1998)

Movie
6.25
Shirley Duprey
The Pass

The Pass (1998)

Movie
Anna Bishop
Dusting Cliff 7

Dusting Cliff 7 (1997)

Movie
6
Maggie Hewitt
Against the Law

Against the Law (1997)

Movie
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

TV
Rachel Rose
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995)

TV
6
Megan
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel (1994)

TV
8
Catherine Pelman
The Patriots

The Patriots (1994)

Movie
Jessie Gallardo
The Man Who Wouldn't Die

The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994)

Movie
Cathy Thomas
Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse (1993)

Movie
Anne Lewis
RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3 (1993)

Movie
5.96
The Commish

The Commish (1991)

TV
6
Alice
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder (1990)

Movie
Anne Lewis
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2 (1990)

Movie
5.7
Casey Falls
Limit Up

Limit Up (1989)

Movie
Patricia Gardner
Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III (1988)

Movie
5.43
Officer Anne Lewis
RoboCop

RoboCop (1987)

Movie
5.82
Jillian Grey
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge (1987)

Movie
Susan Neville
The Gladiator

The Gladiator (1986)

Movie
Lois
Not for Publication

Not for Publication (1984)

Movie
Self - Host
Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Movie
Allison Hayes
The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

Movie
5.2
Carrie
The Buddy System

The Buddy System (1984)

Movie
Princess Elizabeth
The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea (1984)

Movie
Betty Walker
Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders (1983)

Movie
1
Princess Elizabeth
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)

TV
Sally Badina
Blow Out

Blow Out (1981)

Movie
4
Liz Blake
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Movie
1
Kristina
Home Movies

Home Movies (1980)

Movie
Donna Stratton
1941

1941 (1979)

Movie
6
Pam Mitchell
I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

Movie
Christine Hargenson
Carrie

Carrie (1976)

Movie
6.48
Hitch Hiker
Forced Entry

Forced Entry (1976)

Movie
Nancy
The Last Detail

The Last Detail (1973)

Movie
6
Self
The Making of a Thriller

The Making of a Thriller

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.99
Based on 1.16 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1984
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1950-06-24 (73 years old)

Birth Place
The Bronx, United States of America

Relationships
Brian De Palma (1979-01-01 - 1984-01-01), Craig Shoemaker (1992-01-01 - 1993-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America


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