Nancy Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1949 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3, including Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter |
Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949)[1] is an American actress.
Early life
Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr.[2] She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie Twelve O'Clock High.
Career
Morgan starred with Ron Howard in Howard's directorial debut Grand Theft Auto as well as starred with Italian film star Terence Hill in a feature film and European television series based on comic-strip hero Lucky Luke.[3][4] For many years Morgan and her husband John Ritter co-hosted the national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon together.[5] They also co-starred in television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat, and in the feature film Americathon.[6] Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman.[7]
Personal life
Morgan married actor John Ritter in 1977, and they had three children: Jason (b. 1980), Carly (b. 1982), and Tyler, (b. 1985).[5][8][9][10] Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage.[11][12][13]
Filmography
Film
- Fraternity Row (1976) - Jennifer
- Grand Theft Auto (1977) - Paula Powers
- Americathon (1978) - Lucy
- Pray TV, (1980) - Peggy Williams
- The Nest (1988) - Lilli
- Tricks of the Trade (1988)
- Behind God's Back (1989) - Sara
- Lucky Luke (1991) - Lotta Legs
- Good Dick (2008) - Waitress
- Boston (2014) - Jane
- Worthy (2015) - Beverly Jenson
Television
- McMillan and Wife (1976) - Jenny
- The Secrets of Isis (1977) - Kathy
- Tattletales (1977) – Herself
- Good Times (1978) - Cindy Crebbins
- The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977) - Julie
- Backstairs at the White House (1978) - Margaret Truman
- Romance Theatre (1982) - Nancy
- Diff'rent Strokes (1982) - Kate
- The Love Boat (1983) - Joanie Hoffman
- Hooperman (1988) - Nurse Daigler
- The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story (1990) - Helen Leslie
- Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (1992)
- Lucky Luke (1993) - Lotta Legs
- Monday Night Shakespeare (2015) - Grandma Mountague
- Break a Hip (2018) - Yolanda Kincade
- Life's a Bit' (2020) - Mom
References
- ^ "Nancy Morgan". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Samuel A.L. Morgan Jr". The Los Angeles Times. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Tom; Beachum, Chris (2018-05-28). "Ron Howard movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include 'Apollo 13,' 'Splash,' 'A Beautiful Mind'". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ Clendenen, Dustin (3 May 2018). "The worst movies of the 1970s". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ a b Gillies, Judith S. (1 December 2002). "8 Simple Questions for John Ritter". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Slewinski, Christy (10 December 2012). "1990: NBC Presents the Telefilm 'The Dreamer of Oz'". TV Worth Watching. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Hooperman - Season Two DVD Review". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ Miller, Bruce. "Jason Ritter won't save the world (but he just might try)". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (18 September 2014). "Exactly 30 Years After Three's Company Went Off the Air, Tyler Ritter Is Following in His Dad's Footsteps". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ Simonson, Robert (12 September 2003). "John Ritter, of TV's 'Three's Company' and Broadway's Dinner Party, Dead at 54". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "John Ritter". CBS News. Page 5 of 17. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ "John Ritter's Wrongful Death Trial to Begin". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ Heldenfels, R.D. (14 September 2003). "People had almost nothing bad to say about John Ritter". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
External links
- Nancy Morgan at IMDb