Nancy Allen
Actor, Film actor
1950 –
Who is Nancy Allen?
Nancy Anne Allen is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress and cancer activist best known for her roles in the films Carrie, RoboCop, and Dressed to Kill.
Allen began an acting and modelling career as a child, and from the mid-1970s appeared in small film roles, most notably the anchor of Robert Zemeckis's ensemble comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand. A pivotal supporting role in Carrie brought her recognition, and after marrying the director Brian De Palma, she appeared in several of his films, including Dressed to Kill and Blow Out. Her subsequent films include Strange Invaders, The Philadelphia Experiment, Poltergeist III, Limit Up, Out of Sight, and the RoboCop trilogy.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1950
New York City - Also known as
- Nancy Anne Allen
- Parents
- Spouses
- Brian De Palma
(1979/01/12 - 1984) - Craig Shoemaker
(1992/09/06 - 1993) - Randy Bailey
(1998/06 - 2007/05/17)
- Brian De Palma
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- High School of Performing Arts
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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