Nancy Roberts (producer)

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Nancy Roberts is an American motion picture and television producer and writer who is the managing partner of Stampede Entertainment. She was previously a talent agent and later a talent manager who ran her own company called The Roberts Company. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleProducerWriterNotes
1993 Heart and Souls YesNo
1996 Tremors 2: Aftershocks YesNo Direct-to-video
2001 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection YesStory
2003 Tremors ExecutiveYesDeveloper and producer 13 episodes (wrote 2 episodes)
2004 Tremors 4: The Legend Begins YesStoryDirect-to-video

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References

  1. "NANCY ROBERTS". Stampede Entertainment. Retrieved 10 August 2011.