Nancy Allen

Acting · Born 1950-06-24 in New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• Dressed to Kill as Liz Blake
• RoboCop as Officer Anne Lewis
• Carrie as Chris Hargenson
• Blow Out as Sally Badina
• The Last Detail as Nancy
• Out of Sight as Midge
• The Philadelphia Experiment as Allison Hayes
• Poltergeist III as Patricia Wilson-Gardner
• Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' as Self
• RoboCop 2 as Officer Anne Lewis

TV

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carin Healy
• The Outer Limits as Rachel Rose
• The Division as Christine Ogden
• Touched by an Angel as Megan
• E! True Hollywood Story
• The Commish
• Faerie Tale Theatre as Princess Elizabeth
• The Movies That Made Us as Self
• RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self