Nancy Lenehan
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1953-04-26 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- 南西·萊妮翰
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
TV Shows (85)
The Boys
2019
as Barbara
Seinfeld
1989
as Volunteer
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Senator Jennings
Gilmore Girls
2000
as LaDawn
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Cheryl Whittaker
ER
1994
as Edie Harvell
The Middle
2009
as Penny
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Christie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Pat
Widow's Bay
2026
as Gerrie Doyle
The Nanny
1993
as Russian Woman
The Practice
1997
as Nurse MacKenzie
Hill Street Blues
1981
That '70s Show
1998
as Nina's Mom
Quantum Leap
1989
as Colleen McBain
Judging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Hoeller
Mad About You
1992
as Dr. Wallach
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Sue Alderman
All Rise
2019
as Camille Park
Night Court
1984
as Ms. Abrams
The Facts of Life
1979
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Pamela
black-ish
2014
as Barbara Piermont
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Mrs. St. Clair
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Kay Hickey
The Golden Girls
1985
as Nun
Family Ties
1982
as Roberta
Veep
2012
as Nancy Ryan
ALF
1986
as Laverne Litwak
Alice
1976
Step by Step
1991
as Mrs. Tubman
Superstore
2015
as Judy
Felicity
1998
as Faye Rotundi
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Bunny
Ellen
1994
as Margaret
Murphy Brown
1988
as Sydney
Newhart
1982
Providence
1999
as Jane
Fame
1982
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Sister Lane
Boy Meets World
1993
as Susan Kalliback
Caroline in the City
1995
as Plum
Close to Home
2005
as Patty
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Principal Marcie Nunley / Kit
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Erica Marx
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Georgette / Maiden at Ball
Ally McBeal
1997
as Principal Deborah Harkness
Dear John
1988
as Mrs. Williams
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Karen Love
What I Like About You
2002
as Linda
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
as Dr. Peel
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Audrey Sheffield
V
1984
as Science Frontiers Scientist
Episodes
2011
as Sex Therapist
Man with a Plan
2016
as Alice
Titus
2000
as Faye
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Lyda
Working
1997
as Meredith Hirsh
Jack & Bobby
2004
Movies (37)
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Carol Strong
Sex Tape
2014
as Linda
Night Swim
2024
as Kay
Pleasantville
1998
as Marge Jenkins
Adaptation.
2002
as Kaufman’s Mother
The Great Outdoors
1988
as Waitress
Beauty Shop
2005
as Mrs. Struggs
The Limey
1999
as Lady on Plane
Self Reliance
2024
as Laurie
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Ramona
Like Father Like Son
1987
as Waitress in Desert Diner
Human Nature
2001
as Puff's Mother
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Cynthia
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Guard
Door to Door
2002
as Charlotte
Full Frontal
2002
as Woman on Plane
Assassin
1986
as Grace Decker
A Better Life
2011
as Mrs. Donnely
Out on a Limb
1992
as Miss Clayton
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Sister Faith
That's Amor
2022
as Lainie
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994
as Radio Show Hostess
To the Moon, Alice
1991
as Mother
When She Was Bad...
1979
as Bonnie
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
1989
as Mrs. Harris
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off
2003
as Mrs. Hadley (uncredited)
The Dreamer of Oz
1990
as Harriet Baum Neal
The Selling
2011
as Mom / Mrs. Scarry
Popples
1986
as Mom
Student Exchange
1987
as Mrs. Barton
Annie Oakley
1985
as Lyda
Stoogemania
1985
as Connie Smoynek
Beauty and the Beast
1984
as Georgette
Runaway Father
1991
as Blanche
Other Mothers
1993
as Susan Thomas
Emergency Room
1983
as Young Woman
Jake's Journey
1988
as Mother
About Nancy Lenehan
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,… With 122 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Nancy Lenehan has appeared in 37 films and 85 TV shows.
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- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Carol Strong
- Sex Tape (2014) — as Linda
- Night Swim (2024) — as Kay
- Pleasantville (1998) — as Marge Jenkins
- Adaptation. (2002) — as Kaufman’s Mother
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