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Also known as Nancy Anne Allen

American actress

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Person
Country
GB
Active from
1985-05-02

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Nancy Allen (born 1954) is a prominent harpist from the United States. The daughter of a public school music teacher in the Carmel, New York district, she won numerous international competitions starting at a young age. In 1973 she won first prize at the Fifth International Harp Competition in Israel, which is one of the most prestigous international harp competition in the world. Since 1999 she has been the Principal Harpist of the New York Philharmonic <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nancy

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Born
( 1950-06-24 ) June 24, 1950 (age 75) , The Bronx, New York , U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1962–2008 2012–present
Works
Filmography
Spouses
Brian De Palma , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1984 ) ​ Craig Shoemaker , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1993 ) ​ Randy Bailey, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 ) ​
Partner
Michael Paré (1984–1985)
Relatives
Jim Breuer (first cousin)

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date of birth
1950-06-24
start of work period
1962-00-00
name in native language
Nancy Anne Allen
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Nancy Allen (actress)
birth name
Nancy Anne Allen
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Nancy Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination and three Saturn Award nominations.

Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film Carrie (1976). She was subsequently cast as the co-lead in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979). Her portrayal of a prostitute who witnesses a murder in De Palma's Dressed to Kill (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma's neo-noir film Blow Out (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination.

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