Nancy Palk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Joseph Ziegler (died 2025) |
| Children | 3 |
Nancy Palk (born 1956) is a Canadian actress, [1] most noted as one of the founding members of the Soulpepper theatre company. [2]
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Palk studied English at Queen's University, later studying at the National Theatre School of Canada in their Acting program. [1] She has spent her career as an actress based in Toronto, Ontario. [3]
She has been a six-time Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Lead Actress, General Theatre, receiving nods in 1988 for I Am Yours, [4] in 1994 for Dancing at Lughnasa , [5] in 1996 for The Glorious 12th, [6] in 1998 for Molly Sweeney, [7] in 1999 for Don Carlos , [8] and in 2014 for Angels in America . [9]
In 2020 she received a nomination in the Best Leading Performer, General Theatre category for August: Osage County . [10]
She has also had film and television roles, most notably a recurring role as Betsy in the television series Rogue , and a major role in the 2018 film Catch and Release . [11] However, she has noted in interviews that as a woman who is almost six feet tall, she has often been passed over by film and television casting directors. [3]
She is married to actor Joseph Ziegler, alongside whom he has acted in several shows including Death of a Salesman , Long Day's Journey Into Night and A Tender Thing, a play by Ben Power which reimagines William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as an elderly couple confronting mortality. [12]
Her first cousin is Alix Palk, mother of comic actor Will Arnett. [13]