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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-04-26 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Island, New York, USA

Nancy Lenehan

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. Her most recent starring role was on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys. She also 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, 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, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Night Swim as Kay
Self Reliance as Laurie

2023

2022

That's Amor as Lainie

2021

American Auto as Winnie

2019

All Rise as Camille Park
The Boys as Barbara

2018

Forever as Heather Jacoby
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Senator Jennings
Champions as Maureen

2016

People of Earth as Margaret Flood

2015

Superstore as Judy

2014

Sex Tape as Linda
black-ish as Barbara Piermont

2012

Veep as Nancy Ryan

2011

The Selling as Mom / Mrs. Scarry
A Better Life as Mrs. Donnely
Episodes as Sex Therapist

2010

Outsourced as Todd's Mom

2009

The Middle as Penny

2008

Worst Week as Angela Clayton

2006

The New Adventures of Old Christine as Principal Marcie Nunley

2005

Beauty Shop as Mrs. Struggs
My Name Is Earl as Kay Hickey
How I Met Your Mother as Cheryl Whittaker

2004

2003

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off as Mrs. Hadley (uncredited)
Married to the Kellys as Sandy Kelly

2002

Catch Me If You Can as Carol Strong
Adaptation. as Kaufman’s Mother
Door to Door as Charlotte
Full Frontal as Woman on Plane

2001

Human Nature as Puff's Mother
The Bernie Mac Show as Sister Lane

2000

Gilmore Girls as LaDawn

1999

The Limey as Lady on Plane
Providence as Jane
Judging Amy as Mrs. Hoeller

1998

Pleasantville as Marge Jenkins
That '70s Show as Nina's Mom
Felicity as Faye Rotundi

1997

Ally McBeal as Principal Deborah Harkness
Dharma & Greg as Karen Love
The Tony Danza Show as Mrs. Erlich
Working as Meredith Hirsh

1996

The Cherokee Kid as Sister Faith
The Faculty as Daisy Skelnick
3rd Rock from the Sun as Mrs. St. Clair

1995

1994

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight as Radio Show Hostess
ER as Edie Harvell
Ellen as Margaret

1993

The Nanny as Russian Woman
Bakersfield P.D. as Amy Baker
Dudley as Nancy
Grace Under Fire as Audrey Sheffield

1992

Out on a Limb as Miss Clayton
Great Scott! as Beverly Melrod
Mad About You as Dr. Wallach

1991

Runaway Father as Blanche

1990

The Dreamer of Oz as Harriet Baum Neal

1989

Quantum Leap as Colleen McBain
Seinfeld as Volunteer

1988

The Great Outdoors as Waitress
Jake's Journey as Mother
Dear John as Mrs. Williams
Murphy Brown as Sydney

1987

Like Father Like Son as Waitress in Desert Diner
Student Exchange as Mrs. Barton
Beverly Hills Buntz as Mrs. Fairchild

1986

Popples as Mom
Stoogemania as Connie Smoynek
Assassin as Grace Decker
ALF as Laverne Litwak
Heart of the City as Linda Kilmer

1985

Annie Oakley as Lyda

1984

V as Science Frontiers Scientist
Night Court as Ms. Abrams

1983

Emergency Room as Young Woman

1982

Faerie Tale Theatre as Georgette
Faerie Tale Theatre as Maiden at Ball
Family Ties as Roberta

1981

1980

1979

1976