Nancy Criss

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Nancy Criss
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Nancy Criss
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director
Years active1973

Nancy Criss is an American producer, awards director and actress. She host and produces the entertainment news magazine show On the Road Weekly on ION television.

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By the age of 13, Criss began her career in show business, with a role in the TV series Petrocelli , followed by several independent projects. She has appeared in TV, feature films, commercials and stage plays. She currently lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Nancy Criss is President and co-founder of Nandar Entertainment Inc.

Criss was born in Elkhart, Indiana.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNote
2003 True Legends of the West Sylvia Sutherland
2005 Flat Tire Producer
2007 Manje Producer
Only in L.A. HerselfTV series - 8 episodes
2008 Fear House Producer
2009 On the Road Weekly HerselfTV series - 14 episodes
Suffer the Child Producer/Director
Mindbender (2009 film) Producer
2011 Finding Mr. Wright Producer/Director
2017 Take Two for Faith director

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