Nina Shipman | |
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| Born | August 15, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1957–1987 |
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| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Barry Shipman Gwynne Shipman |
| Relatives | Ernest Shipman (grandfather) Nell Shipman (grandmother) |
Nina Shipman (born August 15, 1938) is a retired American film and television actress. [2] Shipman is a member of the Shipman show business family.
Shipman is the daughter of screenwriter Barry Shipman [3] and dancer and film actress Gwynne Shipman. [4] Her grandfather Ernest Shipman was a member of one of the first Shakespearean touring companies in the United States, [5] and her grandmother, Nell Shipman, was a silent film actress. [6]
She attended Maddox Academy in Mexico City [5] and Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, California. [4] Shipman graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, with a degree in music. She enhanced her acting skills at the Pasadena Playhouse, in film industry workshops, and by studying under acting coach Sanford Meisner. [7]
In 1981, Shipman was host of Contemporary Health Issues, a series consisting of 30 half-hour episodes that could be used by students to earn credits at participating colleges and universities. The series' topics included death, sexuality, drugs, cardiovascular disease, alcoholism, and cancer. [7]
Shipman is the author of How to Become an Actor in Television Commercials (1975). [8]
Shipman was married to Donald Merrill Bremer until his death in 2015. They lived in Hawaii. [9]
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