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  1. Nancy 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.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000262Nancy Allen - IMDb

    Nancy Allen is an American actress who starred in Carrie, Blow Out, and the RoboCop trilogy. She was born in 1950 in the Bronx, New York, and married director Brian De Palma and actor Craig Shoemaker.

    • January 1, 1
    • 1.68 m
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Early life and career
    • Later career
    • Film and television

    Nancy Anne Allen was the daughter of a police lieutenant from Yonkers, New York. At a young age, she trained for a dancing career at the High School of Performing Arts, and then attended Jose Quintano's School for Young Professionals. In dozens of television commercials from the age of 15, Nancy made her first film appearance in The Last Detail (19...

    After her divorce from De Palma in 1984, Nancy's film opportunities were supposedly narrowed, but then she surprised the whole world in 1987 when she performed as Officer Anne Lewis in the sci-fi cult film RoboCop (1987), along with Peter Weller. Here, she set another standard as a tough but at the same time feminine policewoman, whose sex would no...

    Later, she appeared in some diverse films: Dusting Cliff 7 (1997) Secret of the Andes (1998), Circuit (2001), and she had a guest appearance in Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998). Her last performance was for the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), in the episode \"Escape\" aired on December 2, 2003. Allen has recently ...

    • Actress
    • June 24, 1950
  3. Nancy Allen is an American actress known for her roles in Carrie, Dressed to Kill, and Robocop. Learn about her life, career, marriages, and activism from this comprehensive biography.

    • 72 years old
    • Nancy Anne Allen
    • actress,soundtrack
    • Cancer
  4. 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).

    Year
    Title
    Role
    Director (s)
    2022
    Herself
    David A. Weiner
    2020
    Herself
    2012
    Bound by Flesh
    Narrator
    2008
    Linda Savage
  5. 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.

  6. Jul 5, 2024 · In the '70s and '80s, Nancy Allen was one of the ultimate scream queens, and served up memorable performances in stylish genre movies like Carrie, Dressed to Kill and RoboCop.