Nancy Hower (born May , in Wyckoff, New Jersey) is an American
actress, director, screenwriter and producer.Nancy Hower grew up in
Wyckoff, New Jersey, and is one of nine children. She appeared onstage
for the first time as a senior in high school. Upon graduating from
high school, Hower continued her studies at the prestigious Juilliard
School in New York City where she majored in drama. During her years
at Juilliard, she appeared in such productions as King Lear, And A
Nightingale Sang, Macbeth, The Fifth of July, and The Would-Be
Gentleman. She also later appeared in two stage productions at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.Hower began her
professional acting career playing the role of Andrea in The Years at
the Manhattan Theatre Club in . She has also been in several on and
off-Broadway stage productions throughout her career. In , she made
her film debut with a supporting role in the comedy film Insomnia. In
, she appeared in the airline disaster film Blackout Effect. Other
film work includes a role in the short independent film Tunnel Vision
() and an FBI agent in the sci-fi movie The Last Man on Planet Earth
(). Hower also had a role in Standing On Fishes (), and although her
name appears in the end credits of this movie, her role was cut from
the final version. She has had guest-starring roles in the television
series Suddenly Susan and The Sentinel.Hower had a recurring role as
Ensign Samantha Wildman on the popular sci-fi series Star Trek:
Voyager. She appeared in eight episodes spanning the series'
seven-year run. Her character in the series was named after a real
life -year-old girl who died in an accident. The little girl's parents
decided to donate their daughter's organs. The ailing wife of one of
Voyager's writers received one of the girl's kidneys. The writer,
Jimmy Diggs, decided to honor the child's memory by naming the Voyager
persona after the little girl. Because the real Samantha Wildman had
been fond of animals, Jimmy Diggs thus made Ensign Wildman head of
Voyager's xenobiology department. During the events of the episode
"Deadlock" (Season ), she gives birth to a daughter: Naomi Wildman.
For almost the entire series, Hower's character was the only crew
member with a child aboard (until the final episode, "Endgame II",
during which Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres delivers a daughter).
actress, director, screenwriter and producer.Nancy Hower grew up in
Wyckoff, New Jersey, and is one of nine children. She appeared onstage
for the first time as a senior in high school. Upon graduating from
high school, Hower continued her studies at the prestigious Juilliard
School in New York City where she majored in drama. During her years
at Juilliard, she appeared in such productions as King Lear, And A
Nightingale Sang, Macbeth, The Fifth of July, and The Would-Be
Gentleman. She also later appeared in two stage productions at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.Hower began her
professional acting career playing the role of Andrea in The Years at
the Manhattan Theatre Club in . She has also been in several on and
off-Broadway stage productions throughout her career. In , she made
her film debut with a supporting role in the comedy film Insomnia. In
, she appeared in the airline disaster film Blackout Effect. Other
film work includes a role in the short independent film Tunnel Vision
() and an FBI agent in the sci-fi movie The Last Man on Planet Earth
(). Hower also had a role in Standing On Fishes (), and although her
name appears in the end credits of this movie, her role was cut from
the final version. She has had guest-starring roles in the television
series Suddenly Susan and The Sentinel.Hower had a recurring role as
Ensign Samantha Wildman on the popular sci-fi series Star Trek:
Voyager. She appeared in eight episodes spanning the series'
seven-year run. Her character in the series was named after a real
life -year-old girl who died in an accident. The little girl's parents
decided to donate their daughter's organs. The ailing wife of one of
Voyager's writers received one of the girl's kidneys. The writer,
Jimmy Diggs, decided to honor the child's memory by naming the Voyager
persona after the little girl. Because the real Samantha Wildman had
been fond of animals, Jimmy Diggs thus made Ensign Wildman head of
Voyager's xenobiology department. During the events of the episode
"Deadlock" (Season ), she gives birth to a daughter: Naomi Wildman.
For almost the entire series, Hower's character was the only crew
member with a child aboard (until the final episode, "Endgame II",
during which Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres delivers a daughter).
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