Nancy Anne Allen (born June , ) is a retired American actress. She
came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by
Brian De Palma in the s and early s. Her accolades include a Golden
Globe Award nomination, and three Saturn Award nominations.The
daughter of a New York City police officer, Allen was raised in the
Bronx, and attended the High School of Performing Arts, aspiring to
have a career as a dancer. In her early twenties, she shifted her
focus to acting, and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career
there. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's
film adaptation of Carrie (). Allen was subsequently cast as the lead
in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (),
followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's ().Allen married
De Palma in , and her subsequent portrayal of a call girl who
witnesses a murder in his feature Dressed to Kill () earned her a
Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in
De Palma's neo-noir film Blow Out (), playing a woman implicated in an
assassination. Allen and De Palma divorced in , and she appeared in
the science fiction films Strange Invaders () and The Philadelphia
Experiment (), and Abel Ferrara's television film The Gladiator ().
Allen garnered mainstream fame playing Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven's
RoboCop (), a role she reprised for the two sequels that followed.
Other credits include Poltergeist III (), Limit Up (), and Les
patriotes ().
came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by
Brian De Palma in the s and early s. Her accolades include a Golden
Globe Award nomination, and three Saturn Award nominations.The
daughter of a New York City police officer, Allen was raised in the
Bronx, and attended the High School of Performing Arts, aspiring to
have a career as a dancer. In her early twenties, she shifted her
focus to acting, and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career
there. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's
film adaptation of Carrie (). Allen was subsequently cast as the lead
in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (),
followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's ().Allen married
De Palma in , and her subsequent portrayal of a call girl who
witnesses a murder in his feature Dressed to Kill () earned her a
Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in
De Palma's neo-noir film Blow Out (), playing a woman implicated in an
assassination. Allen and De Palma divorced in , and she appeared in
the science fiction films Strange Invaders () and The Philadelphia
Experiment (), and Abel Ferrara's television film The Gladiator ().
Allen garnered mainstream fame playing Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven's
RoboCop (), a role she reprised for the two sequels that followed.
Other credits include Poltergeist III (), Limit Up (), and Les
patriotes ().
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.