Nancy Morgan

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Nancy Morgan
Born (1949-04-01) April 1, 1949 (age 75)
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Spouse
(m. 1977;div. 1996)
Children3, including Jason and Tyler

Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress.

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Early life

Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr. [1] She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie Twelve O'Clock High .[ citation needed ]

Career

Morgan starred with Ron Howard in Howard's directorial debut Grand Theft Auto as well as starred with Italian film star Terence Hill in a feature film and European television series based on comic-strip hero Lucky Luke. [2] [3] For many years Morgan and her husband John Ritter co-hosted the national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon together. [4] They also co-starred in television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat , and in the feature film Americathon. [5] Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman. [6]

Personal life

Morgan married actor John Ritter in 1977, and they had three children: Jason (b. 1980), Carly (b. 1982), and Tyler, (b. 1985). [4] [7] [8] [9] Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage. [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 Fraternity Row Jennifer
1977 Grand Theft Auto Paula Powers
1978 Americathon Lucy
1980 Pray TV Peggy Williams
1988 The Nest Lilli
1988Tricks of the Trade
1988Behind God's BackSara
1991 Lucky Luke Lotta Legs
2008 Good Dick Waitress
2014BostonJane
2015WorthyBeverly Jenson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Lucas Tanner Laurie, Student2 episodes
1975 Medical Center 2 episodes
1976 McMillan and Wife JennyEpisode: "Greed"
1976 Shazam! KathyEpisode: "Out of Focus"
1977 Tattletales Herself1 episode
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums Julie6 episodes
1978 Good Times Cindy CrebbinsEpisode: "Michael's Decision"
1978 Backstairs at the White House Margaret Truman1 episode
1982 Romance Theatre Nancy5 episodes
1982 Diff'rent Strokes KateEpisode: "The Older Women"
1983 The Love Boat Joanie Hoffman2 episodes
1988 Hooperman Nurse DaiglerEpisode: "Who Do You Truss?"
1990 The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story Helen LeslieTelevision film
1992 Lucky Luke Lotta Legs7 episodes
2015Monday Night ShakespeareGrandma MountagueTV Mini-series
2018Break a HipYolanda KincadeEpisode: "Break a Hip"
2020Life's a BitMomTelevision film

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