Nancy Barrett

Barrett was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and she grew up in Oklahoma. Like many youngsters who would go on to find acting success, as a child Nancy put on plays in her backyard, co-starring her sister, Martha. Nancy attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, for two years. There, she met Ivan Rider, then a drama professor (later a director in New York), who was the greatest influences on her early years on stage. After her second year at Baylor, Nancy and two girlfriends spent a summer in Los Angeles. She starred in a production of "Little Mary Sunshine", and fell in love with Los Angeles. She transferred to UCLA, where she graduated a year later. She then played the lead in L.A., in "The Fantasticks" (with Bill Bixby, later the star of TV classics "My Favorite Martian" and "The Incredible Hulk"). From there, she moved to New York and more stage work.