Nancy Morgan

Nancy Morgan
Born (1949-04-01) April 1, 1949 (age 75)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Spouse
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(m. 1977; div. 1996)​
Children3, including Jason and Tyler

Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress.

Early life

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Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr.[1] She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie Twelve O'Clock High.[citation needed]

Career

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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.[2][3] For many years Morgan and her husband John Ritter co-hosted the national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon together.[4] They also co-starred in television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat, and in the feature film Americathon.[5] Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman.[6]

Personal life

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Morgan married actor John Ritter in 1977, and they had three children: Jason (b. 1980), Carly (b. 1982), and Tyler, (b. 1985).[4][7][8][9] Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage.[10][11][12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Fraternity Row Jennifer
1977 Grand Theft Auto Paula Powers
1978 Americathon Lucy
1980 Pray TV Peggy Williams
1988 The Nest Lilli
1988 Tricks of the Trade
1988 Behind God's Back Sara
1991 Lucky Luke Lotta Legs
2008 Good Dick Waitress
2014 Boston Jane
2015 Worthy Beverly Jenson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 Lucas Tanner Laurie, Student 2 episodes
1975 Medical Center 2 episodes
1976 McMillan and Wife Jenny Episode: "Greed"
1976 Shazam! Kathy Episode: "Out of Focus"
1977 Tattletales Herself 1 episode
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums Julie 6 episodes
1978 Good Times Cindy Crebbins Episode: "Michael's Decision"
1978 Backstairs at the White House Margaret Truman 1 episode
1982 Romance Theatre Nancy 5 episodes
1982 Diff'rent Strokes Kate Episode: "The Older Women"
1983 The Love Boat Joanie Hoffman 2 episodes
1988 Hooperman Nurse Daigler Episode: "Who Do You Truss?"
1990 The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story Helen Leslie Television film
1992 Lucky Luke Lotta Legs 7 episodes
2015 Monday Night Shakespeare Grandma Mountague TV Mini-series
2018 Break a Hip Yolanda Kincade Episode: "Break a Hip"
2020 Life's a Bit Mom Television film

References

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  1. ^ "Samuel A.L. Morgan Jr". The Los Angeles Times. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Clendenen, Dustin (3 May 2018). "The worst movies of the 1970s". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. ^ a b Gillies, Judith S. (1 December 2002). "8 Simple Questions for John Ritter". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ^ Slewinski, Christy (10 December 2012). "1990: NBC Presents the Telefilm 'The Dreamer of Oz'". TV Worth Watching. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. ^ "Hooperman - Season Two DVD Review". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  7. ^ Miller, Bruce (8 October 2017). "Jason Ritter won't save the world (but he just might try)". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "John Ritter". CBS News. Page 5 of 17. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  11. ^ "John Ritter's Wrongful Death Trial to Begin". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  12. ^ Heldenfels, R.D. (14 September 2003). "People had almost nothing bad to say about John Ritter". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
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