Nancy Lenehan
Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s.
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.jpg) Lenehan with Worst Week co-star Kurtwood Smith in 2008. | |
| Born | April 26, 1953 |
| Alma mater | Yankton College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Early life and education
Lenehan was born in Long Island, New York. She attended Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota.
Career
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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Ramona | |
| 1986 | Stoogemania | Connie Smoynek | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Cynthia | |
| 1992 | Out on a Limb | Miss Clayton | |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Marge Jenkins | |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Carol Strong | |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Mrs. Struggs | |
| 2011 | The Selling | Mom / Mrs. Scarry | |
| 2011 | A Better Life | Mrs. Donnelley | |
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Linda |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | Katy Moore | "Pestolozzi's Revenge", "Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement" |
| 1982 | Family Ties | Roberta | "No Nukes Is Good Nukes" |
| 1983 | Your Place... or Mine | Mrs. Richmond | TV film |
| 1983 | We Got It Made | Paulette | "Sexiest Bachelor" |
| 1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Georgette | "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 1985 | Fame | Brenda Haskell | "Broadway Danny Amatullo" |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Lyda | "Annie Oakley" |
| 1986 | Assassin | Grace Decker | TV film |
| 1986 | Heart of the City | Linda Kilmer | "Cold Steal and Neon" |
| 1986 | It's a Living | Phylis Caruso | "The Reunion Show" |
| 1987 | My Sister Sam | Judy | "Club Dread" |
| 1987 | Baby Girl Scott | Dinah | TV film |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Vivian | "Mickey and Nora" |
| 1987 | Mr. President | Lenore | "Strange Bedfellows" |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Lucy | "No Way Down" |
| 1987 | Student Exchange | Mrs. Barton | TV film |
| 1988 | Newhart | Kristi Castetter | "My Three Dads" |
| 1988 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Connie | "Rock 'n' Roll Mom" |
| 1988 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Mrs. Fairchild | "El Norte by Norte West" |
| 1989 | ALF | Laverne Litwak | "Baby Love" |
| 1989 | Paradise | Marti Brandt | "A Matter of Honor" |
| 1989 | Night Court | Ms. Abrams | "Yet Another Day in the Life" |
| 1989 | Sister Kate | Mrs. Crenshaw | "Freddy's Bad Habit" |
| 1989 | Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon | Mrs. Harris | TV film |
| 1990 | The Golden Girls | Nun | "Cheaters" |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | Sydney | "Subpoena Envy" |
| 1990 | Roseanne | Happy Customer | "Hair" |
| 1990 | Dear John | Mrs. Williams | "Babyface" |
| 1990 | The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story | Harriet Alvena Baum Neal | TV film |
| 1990 | Life in Desire | Penelope Levec | TV film |
| 1991 | Sisters | Joy Zimmer | "Devoted Husband, Loving Father" |
| 1991 | Passion | Maryedith Sweetzer | TV film |
| 1991 | Runaway Father | Blanche | TV film |
| 1991 | Nurses | Cheryl Pinson | "This Joint Is Jumpin'" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Colleen McBain | "Raped" |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Paula Richardson | "For Better or Perverse" |
| 1992 | Great Scott! | Beverly Melrod | Main role |
| 1993 | Dudley | Nancy | "Call Me Irresponsible" |
| 1993 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Susan Thomas | "Other Mothers" |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. | Amy Baker | "Cable Does Not Pay" |
| 1993–1998 | Grace Under Fire | Audrey Sheffield | Recurring role |
| 1994 | Step by Step | Mrs. Tubman | "Prom Night" |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Dr. Wallach | "Purseona" |
| 1996 | The Faculty | Daisy Skelnick | Main role |
| 1996 | Townies | Lila | "It's Go Time" |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Sister Faith | TV film |
| 1996–97 | Ellen | Margaret Reed | "Give Me Equity or Give Me Death", "Splitsville, Man", "Joe's Kept Secret", "Moving On" |
| 1997 | Boy Meets World | Susan Kalliback | "Quiz Show" |
| 1997 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Mrs. St. Clair | "Dickmalion" |
| 1997 | Ink | Nancy Milford | "Logan's Run" |
| 1997 | The Practice | Nurse MacKenzie | "The Blessing" |
| 1997 | George and Leo | Mimi | "The Baby-Care Class" |
| 1998 | Working | Meredith Hirsh | "Equality" |
| 1998 | The Tony Danza Show | Mrs. Erlich | "C'gar Face" |
| 1998 | Caroline in the City | Plum | "Caroline and the Office", "Caroline and the Rotten Plum" |
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Pat | "Dead Man's Party" |
| 1999 | ER | Edie Harvell | "Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee" |
| 1999 | Dharma & Greg | Karen Love | "Run, Dharma, Run", "See Dharma Run Amok" |
| 1999 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane | Mrs. Needles | "Down and Out at Bleeker and Houston" |
| 1999 | Providence | Jane | "The Birthday Party" |
| 1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Bunny | "Jack Vents" |
| 1999–2000 | Two Guys and a Girl | Dr. Peel | "Teacher's Pet Peeve", "Feast or Fireman" |
| 1999–2001 | Felicity | Faye Rotundi | "Happy Birthday", "Your Money or Your Wife", "Fire" |
| 2000 | Yes, Dear | Judy | "The Good Couple" |
| 2000 | Malcolm In the Middle | Christie | "Therapy" |
| 2001 | FreakyLinks | Dr. Gibson | "Subject: Me and My Shadow" |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Mrs. Hoeller | "One for the Road" |
| 2001 | Gilmore Girls | LaDawn | "The Road Trip to Harvard" |
| 2001 | Men, Women & Dogs | Jan | "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Principal Deborah Harkness | "The New Day", "Heart and Soul" |
| 2002 | Titus | Faye | "After Mrs. Shafter" |
| 2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Pamela | "Counseling" |
| 2003 | What I Like About You | Linda | "The Cheerleading Incident" |
| 2003 | That '70s Show | Nina's Mom | "Bring It on Home" |
| 2003 | Malcolm In the Middle | Helen | "Day Care" |
| 2003–04 | Married to the Kellys | Sandy Kelly | Main role |
| 2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Erica Marx | "Shadows and Light" |
| 2005 | Close to Home | Patty | "Divine Directions", "Romeo and Juliet Murders" |
| 2005 | Nip/Tuck | Sue Alderman | "Madison Berg" |
| 2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Sister Lane | "Some Church Bull" |
| 2005–2008 | My Name Is Earl | Kay Hickey | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Mrs. Jeter | "The Wrap Party" |
| 2006–2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Principal Marcie Nunley | Recurring role (seasons 2, 5) |
| 2007 | My Boys | Eileen | "The Estates of Hoffman" |
| 2008 | Little Britain USA | Kelly Pincher | "1.2", "1.3", "1.6" |
| 2008 | Family Man | Wanda | TV film |
| 2008–09 | Worst Week | Angela Clayton | Main role |
| 2009 | Accidentally on Purpose | Lara | "It Happened One Christmas" |
| 2011–12 | How to Be a Gentleman | Diane Carlson | Main role |
| 2012 | The Middle | Penny | "Christmas Help" |
| 2012 | Lady Friends | Annie | TV film |
| 2013–14 | How I Met Your Mother | Cheryl | "Mom and Dad", "The End of the Aisle" |
| 2014–2017 | Veep | Mrs. Ryan | Recurring role (seasons 3–6) |
| 2015 | The Perfect Stanleys | Anita Stanley | TV film |
| 2016–17 | People of Earth | Margaret Flood | Main role |
| 2018–20 | Man with a Plan | Alice | "Out with the In-Laws", "Stuck in the Middle with You" |
| 2018 | Champions | Maureen | "Lumps" |
| 2018 | Forever | Heather Jacoby | "1.5" |
| 2020 | Cake | Dr. Lintz | Therapist in the recurring skit, "Troll" |
| 2020 | Man with a Plan | Alice | Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You" |
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References
- Nancy Lenehan Biography ((?)-) Film Reference
- Nancy Lenehan biography fametracker.com
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