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Nancy Parsons

Nancy Parsons

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Nancy Parsons, who died in 2001, was an American actress who worked in stage, film, and television. Born in Saint Paul and raised in Minnetonka, Minnesota, she resumed acting in 1974. She starred on stage as Miss Amelia Evans in The Ballad of the Sad Café, Edward Albee's stage version, and won the top prize at the Hugh O'Brian Acting Awards at UCLA. She made her film debut with I Never Promised You a Rose Garden in 1977. She became known for playing the coach Beulah Balbricker in Porky's (1981) and then in Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) and Porky's Revenge (1985), and she played Ida in Motel Hell (1980), earning a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her television guest appearances included Remington Steele, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Family Ties, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

58years old at death

  • Born Saint Paul
  • Died La Crosse
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Nancy Anne Parsons

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
15 years1977 to 1992

Genres

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Best known for

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

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  1. Motel Hell1980 Comedy, Horroras Ida Smith

    IMDb rating 6.015K votes

  2. Porky's1981 Comedyas Balbricker

    IMDb rating 6.249K votes

  3. Porky's Revenge1985as Beulah Balbricker

    IMDb rating 4.89.9K votes

  4. Sudden Impact1983as Mrs. Kruger

    IMDb rating 6.653K votes

  5. Ladybugs1992as Coach Annie

    IMDb rating 5.611K votes

  6. Steel Magnolias1989as Janice Van Meter

    IMDb rating 7.372K votes

  7. American Raspberry1977as Lady Mailperson

    IMDb rating 5.0436 votes

  8. Pennies from Heaven1981as The Old Whore

    IMDb rating 6.56.9K votes

Most often with

Herbert Ross directed two of these films, Bob Clark two. Seven actors appear in three 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 Parsons's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$512 million

8 of the 10 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 10 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

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

  1. 1
    Porky's1981as Balbricker
    $160M31.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Sudden Impact1983as Mrs. Kruger
    $150M29.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Steel Magnolias1989as Janice Van Meter
    $96M18.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Porky's II: The Next Day1983as Balbricker
    $55M10.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Porky's Revenge1985as Beulah Balbricker
    $21M4.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Ladybugs1992as Coach Annie
    $15M2.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Pennies from Heaven1981as The Old Whore
    $9.2M1.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Motel Hell1980as Ida Smith
    $6.3M1.2% of the total