List of Nancy Allen performances

Last updated March 22, 2022

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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 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

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1984	Not for Publication	Lois Thorndyke	Paul Bartel		^[12]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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

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

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[FOOTNOTEKirshner2012228-1] Kirshner 2012, p. 228.

[FOOTNOTEWeldon1996213–214-2] Weldon 1996, pp. 213–214.

[FOOTNOTEBouzereau198843-3] Bouzereau 1988, p. 43.

[FOOTNOTEJackson200729-4] Jackson 2007, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEJackson200729–30-5] Jackson 2007, pp. 29–30.

[FOOTNOTEBouzereau198883-6] Bouzereau 1988, p. 83.

[FOOTNOTEBouzereau1988136-7] Bouzereau 1988, p. 136.

[FOOTNOTEBouzereau1988149-8] Bouzereau 1988, p. 149.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000715-9] 1 2 3 4 5 Young 2000, p. 715.

[FOOTNOTEMartinPorter2003155-10] Martin & Porter 2003, p. 155.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000484-11] Young 2000, p. 484.

[FOOTNOTEMartinPorter2003796-12] Martin & Porter 2003, p. 796.

[FOOTNOTEWeldon1996235-13] Weldon 1996, p. 235.

[FOOTNOTEMartinPorter20031082-14] Martin & Porter 2003, p. 1082.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000529-15] Young 2000, p. 529.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000356-16] Young 2000, p. 356.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000398-17] Young 2000, p. 398.

[FOOTNOTEBleiler20044-18] Bleiler 2004, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEQuinlan199713-19] 1 2 Quinlan 1997, p. 13.

[20] "Against the Law". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[FOOTNOTEMartinPorter2003615-21] Martin & Porter 2003, p. 615.

[FOOTNOTESykes2018290-22] Sykes 2018, p. 290.

[FOOTNOTERogall2003233-23] Rogall 2003, p. 233.

[FOOTNOTEQuigley200745-24] 1 2 Quigley 2007, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEMartinPorter2003195-25] Martin & Porter 2003, p. 195.

[FOOTNOTEBleiler2004117-26] Bleiler 2004, p. 117.

[27] "My Apocalypse". The Hollywood Reporter . Los Angeles, California: Hollywood Reporter Incorporated. 407: 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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