- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 24, 1950
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Nancy Allen
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 prostitut…
Filmography
tvRoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023 · Self
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
movieIn Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · Self
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self
movieCorporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017 · Self
movieMore Acting 'Carrie'
2016 · Self
movieClose Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 · Self
Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'
movieRag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'
2012 · herself
movieBound by Flesh
2012 · Voiceover
movieMy Apocalypse
2008 · Linda Savage
movieJohn Travolta: The Inside Story
2004 · Self
movieThe Curse of Poltergeist
2002
movieCircuit
2001 · Louise
movieActing 'Carrie'
2001 · Self
movieThe Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
2001 · Self
tvThe Division
2001 · Christine Ogden
movieSlashing 'Dressed to Kill'
2001 · Self
movieKiss Toledo Goodbye
1999 · Madge
movieChildren of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
1999 · Rachel Colby
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Carin Healy
movieSecret of the Andes
1999 · Brenda Willings
movieOut of Sight
1998 · Midge
movieThe Pass
1998 · Shirley Duprey
movieAgainst the Law
1997 · Maggie Hewitt
movieDusting Cliff 7
1997 · Anna Bishop
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
movieValerie 23
1995 · Rachel Rose
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Rachel Rose
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Megan
movieThe Patriots
1994 · Catherine Pelman
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Die
1994 · Jessie Gallardo
movieActing on Impulse
1993 · Cathy Thomas
movieRoboCop 3
1993 · Anne Lewis
tvThe Commish
1991
movieMemories of Murder
1990 · Alice
movieRoboCop 2
1990 · Officer Anne Lewis
movieLimit Up
1989 · Casey Falls
moviePoltergeist III
1988 · Patricia Wilson-Gardner
movieRoboCop
1987 · Officer Anne Lewis
movieSweet Revenge
1987 · Jillian Grey
movieThe Gladiator
1986 · Susan Neville
movieNot for Publication
1984 · Lois
movieTerror in the Aisles
1984 · Self - Host
movieThe Philadelphia Experiment
1984 · Allison Hayes
movieThe Buddy System
1984 · Carrie
movieThe Princess and the Pea
1984 · Princess Elizabeth
movieStrange Invaders
1983 · Betty Walker
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Princess Elizabeth
movieBlow Out
1981 · Sally Badina
movieDressed to Kill
1980 · Liz Blake
movieHome Movies
1980 · Kristina
movie1941
1979 · Donna Stratton
movieI Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978 · Pam Mitchell
movieCarrie
1976 · Chris Hargenson
movieForced Entry
1975 · Hitch Hiker
movieThe Last Detail
1973 · Nancy