Nana Visitor
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1957-07-26 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Nana Tucker · نانا ویزیتور
Biography
Nana Visitor (born Nana Tucker; July 26, 1957) is an American actress, known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire. Nana Tucker was born July 26, 1957 in New York City,the daughter of Nenette Charisse, a ballet teacher, and Robert Tucker, a choreographer; she is a niece of actress/dancer Cyd Charisse.
Visitor became pregnant by her Deep Space Nine co-star Alexander Siddig (also known as Siddig el-Fadil) in 1996, and the pregnancy was incorporated into a DS9 storyline, beginning in the fourth season episode "Body Parts",which premiered in June 1996. She gave birth to her son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, during production of the episode "The Assignment", though her character would remain pregnant until the fifth season episode "The Begotten", which premiered in January 1997. Visitor and Siddig married in June 1997 and divorced in April 2001.
In early 2002, Visitor became engaged to Matthew Rimmer, company manager for the musical Chicago, and they wed in April 2003.
Known For
Family Guy
1999
as Rita (voice) / Brenda Quagmire / Woman (voice) / Lottery Announcer (voice) / Justin's Mom (voice) / Audition Caller (voice) / Nancy Pelosi (voice) / Mother (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Garbett-Katz
Castle
2009
as Patty Barker
Grimm
2011
as Melissa Wincroft
Frasier
1993
as Sharon
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Marcia McPhee
TV Shows (40)
Family Guy
1999
as Rita (voice) / Brenda Quagmire / Woman (voice) / Lottery Announcer (voice) / Justin's Mom (voice) / Audition Caller (voice) / Nancy Pelosi (voice) / Mother (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Garbett-Katz
Castle
2009
as Patty Barker
Grimm
2011
as Melissa Wincroft
Frasier
1993
as Sharon
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Marcia McPhee
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Kira Nerys
MacGyver
1985
as Carol Varnay / Laura Farren
Knight Rider
1982
as Sandra Rusk
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Emily Kowalski
Las Vegas
2003
as Vera
L.A. Law
1986
as Betsy Major
Night Court
1984
as Valerie Sanders
Matlock
1986
as Vanessa Douglas / Dr. Clara Farmington / Erin Whitley / Shannon Blackwell
Hotel
1982
Resident Alien
2021
as The Mayor
The Outer Limits
1995
as Cecilia Fairman
Hunter
1984
as Amy Laurton
According to Jim
2001
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Lori (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
Highway to Heaven
1984
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Kira Nerys (voice)
Remington Steele
1982
as Eileen Fitzgerald
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Doris
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Dark Angel
2000
as Elizabeth Renfro
Torchwood
2006
as Olivia Colasanto
thirtysomething
1987
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Wildfire
2005
as Jean Ritter
The Colbys
1985
Burke's Law
1994
as Patricia Jackson
The D-Con Chamber
2024
as Self
The Shuttlepod Show
2022
as Self
A Captain's Log
2021
as Self
Star Trek Day
2020
as Self
The Captains Close Up
2013
as Self
Working Girl
1990
as Bryn Newhouse
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
as Lindsay Sloane
Movies (29)
Ted 2
2015
as Adoption Agent
Friday the 13th
2009
as Pamela Voorhees
The Resident
2011
as Real Estate Agent
The Sentinel
1977
as Girl at End (as Nana Tucker)
Mini's First Time
2006
as Principal Patty Andrews
Swing Vote
2008
as Galena Greenleaf
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
as Self
The Spirit
1987
as Ellen Dolan
Babysitter Wanted
2007
as Linda Albright
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
as Self
Unbelievable!!!!!
2020
as Samantha Stamen
The Captains
2011
as Self
A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
2018
as Elsa
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018
as Elsa
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
1995
as Kira Nerys
Get a Life!
2012
as Self
Killer Grandma
2018
as Yvonne Hutcherson
Trekkies 2
2004
as Herself
A Rising Tide
2015
as Eva Rama
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
as Herself
A Father's Homecoming
1988
as Laura Purcell
They Are Among Us
2004
as Colette
Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
2003
as Self
The Captains of The Final Frontier
2010
as Self
Meet the Munceys
1988
as Billie Muncey
Mis-Alignment
2023
as Dr Z
Nikki and Alexander
1989
as Jeri Lea
Friends of Sophia
2024
About Nana Visitor
Nana Visitor (born Nana Tucker; July 26, 1957) is an American actress, known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire. Nana Tucker was born July 26, 1957 in New York City,the daughter of Nenette Charisse, a ballet teacher, and Robert Tucker, a choreographer; she is a niece of actress/dancer Cyd Charisse. Visitor became pregnant by her Deep Space Nine co-star Alexander Siddig (also known as Siddig el-Fadil) in 1996, and the pregnancy was incorporated into a DS9… With 69 credits spanning from 1977 to 2024, Nana Visitor has appeared in 29 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Ted 2 (2015) — as Adoption Agent
- Friday the 13th (2009) — as Pamela Voorhees
- The Resident (2011) — as Real Estate Agent
- The Sentinel (1977) — as Girl at End (as Nana Tucker)
- Mini's First Time (2006) — as Principal Patty Andrews
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