Nancy Parsons
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Nancy Parsons | |
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Born | Nancy Anne Parsons January 17, 1942 |
Died | January 5, 2001 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 58)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–1998 |
Spouse |
Alan Hipwell
(m. 1963; div. 1972) |
Children | 2 |
Nancy Anne Parsons (January 17, 1942[citation needed] – January 5, 2001) was an American actress.
Early years
Parsons was raised in
Minnetonka, Minnesota, one of the three daughters of Mary Margaret (née Samsa) and Charles Walter Parsons. She graduated from Minnetonka High School, Class of 1960.[1]
Career
Parsons resumed acting in 1974 after taking 10 years off to raise a family with two children. She starred as Miss Amelia Evans in
Parsons's film debut came in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977).[4] She portrayed Beulah Balbricker in the 1982 film Porky's and its sequels, as well as Ida in Motel Hell (1980).
Parsons made guest appearances in several TV shows, including Remington Steele, Baretta, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Family Ties, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Death
Parsons died on January 5, 2001, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aged 58.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | American Raspberry | Lady Mailperson | |
1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Singing Patient | |
1979 | The Lady in Red | Tiny Alice | |
1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Head Nurse | |
1980 | Motel Hell | Ida Smith | |
1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway | Alice the Teller | |
1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust | Harold's Mother | |
1981 | Porky's | Beulah Balbricker | |
1981 | Pennies from Heaven | The Old Whore | |
1983 | Porky's II: The Next Day | Beulah Balbricker | |
1983 | Quarterback Princess | Mrs. Klosterman | TV movie |
1983 | Sudden Impact | Mrs. Kruger | |
1985 | Porky's Revenge! | Beulah Balbricker | |
1989 | Homer and Eddie | Maid | |
1989 | Steel Magnolias | Janice Van Meter | |
1990 | Loose Cannons | Nurse | |
1991 | The Doctor | Laurie | |
1991 | Death Falls | Nurse | |
1992 | Ladybugs | Coach Annie | |
1992 | Wishman | Miss Crabbe |
Television
- Charlie's Angels — episode "Angels in Springtime" as Zora Stafford (1978)
- Family Ties — S2. E21 "Diary of a Young Girl" as the Nurse looking after Jennifer when she had her tonsils taken out (September 7, 1988).
- Star Trek: The Next Generation — episode "The Vengeance Factor" as Marouk (1989)
- Days of Our Lives - 27 episodes, Mary Brooke/Nurse Jackson (1994–1996)
- The Pretender - Season 2 episode 17 "Crash" as Martha Bowman
References
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- Daily Variety. p. 6.
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