Nan Martin

Nan Martin was an American actress and comedian born in Decatur, Illinois, and raised in Santa Monica, California. Her first film role came in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956). She went on to appear in Goodbye Columbus (1969), Doctor Detroit (1983), All of Me (1984), and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), playing Amanda Krueger in the latter. Her final film was Thicker than Water (2005). On television, she played Helen Cavanaugh on Buck James and Grace D'Angelo on Mr. Sunshine, and she had roles in the miniseries The Thorn Birds and the soap opera Santa Barbara. She also had a recurring part on The Drew Carey Show and guest starred on many series, including The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her Broadway credits included The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Summer Brave, and Under the Yum-Yum Tree.