Nancy Parsons
Nancy Anne Parsons (January 17, 1942 – January 5, 2001) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as Beulah Balbricker in the 1982 cult film Porky's and its sequels, as well as Ida in Motel Hell (1980).
Nancy Parsons | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Nancy Anne Parsons January 17, 1942 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 2001 (aged 58) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–1998 |
| Spouse(s) | Alan Hipwell
(m. 1963; div. 1972) |
| Children | 2 |
Parsons made guest appearances in several TV shows, including Remington Steele, Baretta, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Family Ties, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Personal life
Parsons was born in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, to Mary and Charles Parsons. She had two sisters, Mary and Theresa. When she was seventeen, her father remarried, to Genevieve Stack, and relocated with his second wife and daughters to South Pasadena, California.
Death
Nancy Parsons died January 5, 2001, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aged 58, from diabetes and congestive heart failure. She was survived by her two daughters. [1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | American Raspberry | Lady Mailperson | |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Singing Patient | |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Tiny Alice | |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Head Nurse | |
| 1980 | Motel Hell | Ida Smith | |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway | Alice the Teller | |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust | Harold's Mother | |
| 1981 | Porky's | Beulah Balbricker | |
| 1981 | Pennies from Heaven | The Old Whore | |
| 1983 | Porky's II: The Next Day | Beulah Balbricker | |
| 1983 | Quarterback Princess | Mrs. Klosterman | TV movie |
| 1983 | Sudden Impact | Mrs. Kruger | |
| 1985 | Porky's Revenge! | Beulah Balbricker | |
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie | Maid | |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Janice Van Meter | |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Nurse | |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Laurie | |
| 1991 | Death Falls | Nurse | |
| 1992 | Ladybugs | Coach Annie | |
| 1992 | Wishman | Miss Crabbe |
Television
- Star Trek The Next Generation — episode "The Vengeance Factor" as Marouk (1989)
- Charlie's Angels — episode "Angels in Springtime" as Zora (1978)
