List of Nancy Allen performances

Nancy Allen is an American actress who began her career in the 1970s. She made her feature film debut in a minor role opposite Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973), before being cast as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film adaptation of Carrie (1976). She subsequently had a starring role in Robert Zemeckis's comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979).

Allen in 1983

Allen went on to collaborate with De Palma on several other films in the 1980s, including Home Movies (1980), the erotic thriller Dressed to Kill (also 1980; for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award), and the neo-noir Blow Out (1981). In 1984, Allen appeared in the science fiction film The Philadelphia Experiment, and later had a starring role in Abel Ferrara's The Gladiator (1986). Allen was subsequently cast by director Paul Verhoeven in the science fiction thriller RoboCop (1987) as Officer Anne Lewis, a role she reprised in the first and second sequels.

Through the 1990s, Allen appeared in several independent films and television productions, including a lead role in the French drama The Patriots (1994), directed by Éric Rochant, and a supporting role in Steven Soderbergh's crime comedy Out of Sight (1998). As a result of this performance, the following year, she appeared in the crime film Kiss Toledo Goodbye, as well as the direct-to-video horror sequel Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return. She subsequently had guest-starring roles on the television series The Division and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Film

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Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1973 The Last Detail Nancy Hal Ashby [1]
1975 Forced Entry Hitchhiker Jim Sotos [2]
1976 Carrie Christine "Chris" Hargensen Brian De Palma [3]
1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Pam Mitchell Robert Zemeckis [4]
1979 1941 Donna Stratton Steven Spielberg [5]
1980 Home Movies Kristina Brian De Palma [6]
1980 Dressed to Kill Liz Blake Brian De Palma [7]
1981 Blow Out Sally Bedina Brian De Palma [8]
1983 Strange Invaders Betty Walker Michael Laughlin [9]
1984 The Buddy System Carrie Glenn Jordan [10]
1984 Terror in the Aisles Herself Andrew J. Kuehn [9]
1984 The Philadelphia Experiment Allison Hayes Stewart Raffill [11]
1984 Not for Publication Lois Thorndyke Paul Bartel [12]
1986 The Gladiator Susan Neville Abel Ferrara Television film [13]
1987 Sweet Revenge Jillian Grey Mark Sobel [14]
1987 RoboCop Officer Anne Lewis Paul Verhoeven [15]
1988 Poltergeist III Patricia Wilson-Gardner Gary Sherman [9]
1989 Limit Up Casey Falls Richard Martini [16]
1990 RoboCop 2 Anne Lewis Irvin Kershner [9]
1990 Memories of Murder Jennifer Gordon/Corey Robert Lewis Television film [17]
1993 RoboCop 3 Anne Lewis Fred Dekker [9]
1993 Acting on Impulse Cathy Thomas Sam Irvin Television film [18]
1994 The Man Who Wouldn't Die Jessie Gallardo Bill Condon Television film [19]
1994 Les patriotes Catherine Pelman Éric Rochant English: The Patriots [19]
1997 Against the Law Maggie Hewitt Jim Wynorski [20]
1997 Dusting Cliff 7 Anna Bishop William H. Molina Also known as: Last Assassins [21]
1998 The Pass Shirley Duprey Kurt Voss [22]
1998 Out of Sight Midge Steven Soderbergh [23]
1999 Secret of the Andes Brenda Willings Alejandro Azzano [24]
1999 Kiss Toledo Goodbye Madge Lyndon Chubbuck [24]
1999 Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return Rachel Colby Kari Skogland Direct to video [25]
2001 Circuit Louise Dirk Shafer [26]
2008 My Apocalypse Linda Savage Chris LaMont Filmed in 1997; also known as: Quality Time [27]
2012 Bound by Flesh Narrator Leslie Zemeckis Documentary [28]
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Herself David A. Weiner Documentary
2022 In Search of Tomorrow Herself David A. Weiner Documentary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983–1984 Another World Paula James Unknown episodes
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre Princess Elizabeth Episode: "The Princess and the Pea"
1994 Touched by an Angel Megan Episode: "An Unexpected Snow"
1995 The Outer Limits Rachel Rose Episode: "Valerie 23"
1995 The Commish Gina Raposo Episode: "Brooklyn"
2002 The Division Christine Ogden Episode: "Brave New World"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carin Healy Episode: "Escape"

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995–1996 Dial M For Murder Margot Wendice Broadway [29]

References

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  1. ^ Kirshner 2012, p. 228.
  2. ^ Weldon 1996, pp. 213–214.
  3. ^ Bouzereau 1988, p. 43.
  4. ^ Jackson 2007, p. 29.
  5. ^ Jackson 2007, pp. 29–30.
  6. ^ Bouzereau 1988, p. 83.
  7. ^ Bouzereau 1988, p. 136.
  8. ^ Bouzereau 1988, p. 149.
  9. ^ a b c d e Young 2000, p. 715.
  10. ^ Martin & Porter 2003, p. 155.
  11. ^ Young 2000, p. 484.
  12. ^ Martin & Porter 2003, p. 796.
  13. ^ Weldon 1996, p. 235.
  14. ^ Martin & Porter 2003, p. 1082.
  15. ^ Young 2000, p. 529.
  16. ^ Young 2000, p. 356.
  17. ^ Young 2000, p. 398.
  18. ^ Bleiler 2004, p. 4.
  19. ^ a b Quinlan 1997, p. 13.
  20. ^ "Against the Law". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  21. ^ Martin & Porter 2003, p. 615.
  22. ^ Sykes 2018, p. 290.
  23. ^ Rogall 2003, p. 233.
  24. ^ a b Quigley 2007, p. 45.
  25. ^ Martin & Porter 2003, p. 195.
  26. ^ Bleiler 2004, p. 117.
  27. ^ "My Apocalypse". The Hollywood Reporter. 407. Los Angeles, California: Hollywood Reporter Incorporated: 132. 2008. ISSN 0018-3660.
  28. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (June 26, 2014). "Two lives, ruthlessly exploited". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  29. ^ "Dial "M" for Murder". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018.

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