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Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan

13 movies on Netflix

Biography

Nancy Lenehan's television credits include My Name Is Earl (2005), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Grace Under Fire (1993) and Ellen (1994). Series regular roles include Worst Week (2008) and Married to the Kellys (2003). Her feature film credits include Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Door to Door (2002). Lenehan regularly contributes to the charitable organization "Stitches from the Heart", which provides knitted items to those in need. She also plays tennis and is learning to play the cello. After attending Yankton College in South Dakota, Lenehan moved to California to pursue acting. She joined a comedy troupe in San Francisco, where she performed "Shakespeare in the Park" in Berkeley before heading to Los Angeles to begin her television and film career. She was born on Long Island, New York and raised in Florida. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.

73years old

Turns 74 on April 26in 195 days

  • Born Long Island
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
36 years1988 to 2024

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  1. First role

    Lenehan's screen debut was in When She Was Bad..., a 1979 made-for-television movie that starred Cheryl Ladd. She went on to guest-star on Alice.

  2. First role

    Nancy Lenehan's first big screen part came in the 1980 action comedy Smokey and the Bandit II, where she played a supporting role.

Nancy Lenehan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Catch Me If You Can2002 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Carol Strong

    IMDb rating 8.11.3M votes

  2. Sex Tape2014 Comedyas Linda

    IMDb rating 5.1124K votes

  3. Night Swim2024as Kay

    IMDb rating 4.733K votes

  4. Self Reliance2024as Laurie

    IMDb rating 6.024K votes

  5. The Great Outdoors1988as Waitress

    IMDb rating 6.657K votes

  6. A Better Life2011as Mrs. Donnelley

    IMDb rating 7.217K votes

  7. The Limey1999as Lady on Plane

    IMDb rating 6.939K votes

  8. The Selling2011as Mom…

    IMDb rating 6.01.7K votes

Most often with

Steven Soderbergh directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Nancy Lenehan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$603 million

9 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 13 films: 9 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Catch Me If You Can2002as Carol Strong
    $352M58.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Sex Tape2014as Linda
    $126M20.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Night Swim2024as Kay
    $55M9.1% of the total
  4. 4
    The Great Outdoors1988as Waitress
    $43M7.2% of the total
  5. 5
    She's Having a Baby1988as Cynthia
    $16M2.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Full Frontal2002as Woman on Plane
    $3.4M0.6% of the total
  7. 7
    The Limey1999as Lady on Plane
    $3.2M0.5% of the total
  8. 8
    A Better Life2011as Mrs. Donnelley
    $1.8M0.3% of the total
Out on a Limb (1992), $1.7 million

$1.7 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total