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Nancy Allen

Name in Native Language: "Nancy Anne Allen" (English/EN)
Actress / Model (person) / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 06/24/1950 (73) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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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. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film 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 prostitute who witnesses a murder in his feature Dressed to Kill (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma's neo-noir film Blow Out (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination. Allen and De Palma divorced in 1984. She appeared in the science fictio... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Thriller | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have no intentio ...

RoboCop 3

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1993 | 2.4/5 | 1h 44min
Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
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After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is inte ...

Dressed to Kill

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1980 | 3.5/5 | 1h 45min
Mystery, Horror, Crime, Thriller
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After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the stre ...

RoboCop 2

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1990 | 3.0/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the com ...

RoboCop

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1987 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Nancy Allen

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
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Movies with Nancy Allen as Actress(44)

as herself2023 RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self - Interviewee2022 In Search of Tomorrow
as herself2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II
as herself2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Voiceover2012 Bound by Flesh
as herself2012 Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'
as Linda Savage2008 My Apocalypse
as herself2004 John Travolta: The Inside Story
as herself2001 The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
as Louise2001 Circuit
as herself2001 Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
as herself2001 Acting 'Carrie'
as Madge1999 Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Brenda Willings1999 Secret of the Andes
as Rachel Colby1999 Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
as Midge1998 Out of Sight
as Shirley Duprey1998 The Pass
as Maggie Hewitt1997 Against The Law
as Anna Bishop1997 Dusting Cliff 7
as Catherine Pelman1994 The Patriots
as Jessie Gallardo1994 The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Anne Lewis1993 RoboCop 3
as Cathy Thomas1993 Acting on Impulse
as Alice1990 Memories of Murder
as Officer Anne Lewis1990 RoboCop 2
as Casey Falls1989 Limit Up
as Patricia Wilson-Gardner1988 Poltergeist III
as Officer Anne Lewis1987 RoboCop
as Jillian Grey1987 Sweet Revenge
as Susan Neville1986 The Gladiator
as Self - Host1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Allison Hayes1984 The Philadelphia Experiment
as Carrie1984 The Buddy System
as Princess Elizabeth1984 The Princess and the Pea
as Lois1984 Not for Publication
as Betty Walker1983 Strange Invaders
as Sally Badina1981 Blow Out
as Liz Blake1980 Dressed to Kill
as Kristina1980 Home Movies
as Donna Stratton1979 1941
as Pam Mitchell1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand
as Hitch Hiker1976 Forced Entry
as Christine Hargenson1976 Carrie
as Nancy1973 The Last Detail

TV Shows/Series with Nancy Allen as Actress(7)

as herself2019 The Movies That Made Us
2001 The Division
as Carin Healy1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Megan1994 Touched by an Angel
1991 The Commish
as Princess Elizabeth1982 Faerie Tale Theatre

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Full Name: Nancy Anne Allen
Born: Saturday, 06/24 1950 (June) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 73 years + 305 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Spouses (current/former): Brian De Palma, Craig Shoemaker
Other names for Nancy Allen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Nancy Allen (actress)"
Nancy Allen frequently works together with these people:
Eastwood Allen (15x, Crew)
Brian De Palma (11x, Crew)
Laurent Bouzereau (9x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (8x, Actor)
Phil Tippett (7x, Crew)
Dick Wolf (6x, Crew)
Edward Neumeier (6x, Crew)
Terry Serpico (6x, Actor)
Pino Donaggio (6x, Crew)
Robert Zemeckis (5x, Crew)
Bob Gale (5x, Crew)
Sam Irvin (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2900, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024