Nancy Lenehan
Nancy Lenehan | |
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Lenehan with Worst Week co-star Kurtwood Smith in 2008. | |
Born |
Long Island, New York, U.S. | April 26, 1953
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1980–present |
Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s.
Lenehan was born in Long Island, New York. She co-starred on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys, and had a recurring role on My Name Is Earl as Earl and Randy's mother, Kay Hickey.
She has appeared in featured, recurring and guest roles in many television shows and television movies, and feature films, including Malcolm in the Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond, How I Met Your Mother, Judging Amy, Gilmore Girls, Caroline in the City, Dharma & Greg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, Boy Meets World, The Nanny, Quantum Leap, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice.[1][2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1979 - 1980 | Alice | Customer #2 | 2 episodes | |
1982 | Family Ties | Roberta | 1 episode | |
Hill Street Blues | Katy Moore | 2 episodes | ||
1983 | The Facts of Life (TV series) | Customer | 1 episode | |
Emergency Room | Young Woman | |||
1983 - 1988 | Newhart | Kristi Gastetter | 2 episodes | |
1984 - 1985 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Georgette | 2 episodes | |
1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Lyda | 1 episode | |
Fame | Brenda Haskell | 1 episode | ||
V | Science Frontiers Scientist | 1 episode | ||
1986 | Sunday Drive | Receptionist | ||
Making a Living | 1 episode | |||
Heart of the City | Linda Kilmer | 1 episode | ||
Assassin | Grace Decker | |||
The Twilight Zone | Employee #2 | Segment: "Dead Run" | ||
1987 | Student Exchange | Mrs. Barton | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Lucy | 1 episode | ||
Mr. President | Lenore | 1 episode | ||
CBS Summer Playhouse | Vivian | 1 episode | ||
Baby Girl Scott | Dinah | |||
My Sister Sam | Judy | 1 episode | ||
1988 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Mrs. Fairchild | 1 episode | |
Rock 'n' Roll Mom | Connie | |||
1989 | Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon | Mrs. Harris | ||
Trying Times | The Neighbor | 1 episode | ||
Sister Kate | 1 episode | |||
Night Court | Ms. Abrams | 1 episode | ||
Guns of Paradise | Marti Brandt | 1 episode | ||
ALF | Laverne Litwak | 1 episode | ||
1990 | The Dreamer of Oz | Harriet Alvena Baum Neal | ||
His & Hers | 1 episode | |||
The Golden Girls | Nun | 1 episode | ||
Dear John | Mrs. Williams | 1 episode | ||
Roseanne | Happy Customer | 1 episode | ||
Murphy Brown | Sydney | 1 episode | ||
1991 | Quantum Leap | Colleen McBain | 1 episode | |
To the Moon, Alice | Mother | |||
Nurses | Cheryl Pinson | 1 episode | ||
Runaway Father | Blanche | |||
Passion | Maryedith Sweetzer | |||
Sisters | Joy Zimmer | 1 episode | ||
1992 | Great Scott! | Beverly Melrod | 13 episodes | |
Civil Wars | 1 episode | |||
1993 | Bakersfield P.D. | Amy Baker | 1 episode | |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | Susan Thomas | 1 episode | ||
Seinfeld | Volunteer | 1 episode | ||
Dudley | Nancy | 1 episode | ||
1993 - 1998 | Grace Under Fire | Audrey Sheffield | 12 episodes | |
1994 | The Nanny | Russian Woman | 1 episode | |
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight | Radio Show Hostess | |||
Step by Step | Mrs. Tubmann | 1 episode | ||
Missing Parents | Judy Miller | |||
1995 | Mad About You | Dr. Wallach | 1 episode | |
1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Sister Faith, Love Gang | ||
Townies | Lila, Shannon's Mom | 2 episodes | ||
The Faculty | Daisy Skelnick | 13 episodes | ||
1996 - 1997 | Ellen | Margaret | 4 episodes | |
1997 | George & Leo | Mimi | 1 episode | |
The Practice | Nurse MacKenzie | 1 episode | ||
Ink | Nancy Milford | 1 episode | ||
3rd Rock from the Sun | Mrs. St. Clair | 1 episode | ||
Boy Meets World | Susan Kalliback | 1 episode | ||
1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Pat | 1 episode | |
Caroline in the City | Plum | 2 episodes | ||
The Ransom of Red Chief | Temperance Lady 1 | |||
The Tony Danza Show | Mrs. Erlich | 1 episode | ||
Working | Meredith Hirsh | 1 episode | ||
1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Bunny | 1 episode | |
Providence | Jane | 1 episode | ||
Zoe | Mrs. Needles | 1 episode | ||
Dharma & Greg | Karen Love | 2 episodes | ||
ER | Edie Harvell | 1 episode | ||
1999 - 2000 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Dr. Peel | 2 episodes | |
1999 – 2001 | Felicity | Faye Rotundi | 3 episodes | |
2000 | Yes, Dear | Judy | 1 episode | |
2000 - 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Christie | 2 episodes | |
2001 | Men, Women & Dogs | Jan | 1 episode | |
Gilmore Girls | LaDawn | 1 episode | ||
Jack & Jill | 1 episode | |||
Judging Amy | Mrs. Hoeller | 1 episode | ||
FreakyLinks | Dr. Gibson | 1 episode | ||
2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Pamela | 1 episode | |
Titus | Faye | 1 episode | ||
Door to Door | ||||
Ally McBeal | Principal Deborah Harkness | 2 episodes, 2002 | ||
2003 | That '70s Show | Nina's Mother | 1 episode | |
What I Like About You | Linda | 1 episode | ||
2003 - 2004 | Married to the Kellys | Sandy Kelly | 20 episodes | |
2004 | Jack & Bobby | School Secretary | 1 episode | |
2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Sister Lane | 1 episode | |
Nip/Tuck | Sue Alderman | 1 episode | ||
Close to Home | Patty | 2 episodes | ||
Joan of Arcadia | Erica Marx | 1 episode | ||
2005 - 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Kay Hickey | 9 episodes | |
2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Mrs. Jeter | 1 episode | |
2006 - 2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Principal Marcie Nunley | 6 episodes | |
2007 | My Boys | Eileen | 1 episode | |
2008 | Little Britain USA | Kelly | 3 episodes | |
Family Man | Wanda | |||
2008 - 2009 | Worst Week | Angela Clayton | 16 episodes | |
2009 | Accidentally on Purpose | Lara | 1 episode | |
2010 | Outsourced | 1 episode | ||
2011 | How to Be a Gentleman | Diane | ||
2012 | The Middle | Penny | 1 episode | |
2013 - 2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Cheryl Whitaker | 2 episodes | |
2014 | Sex Tape | Linda | ||
Selected film roles
- A Better Life (2011) – Mrs. Donnelly
- Beauty Shop (2005) – Mrs. Struggs
- Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off (TV) (2003) – Home-Ec Teacher
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) – Carol Strong
- The Limey (1999) - Lady on Plane
- Pleasantville (1998) – Marge Jenkins
- She's Having a Baby (1988) – Cynthia
References
- ↑ Nancy Lenehan Biography ((?)-) Film Reference
- ↑ Nancy Lenehan biography fametracker.com
External links
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