Nancy Louise Kyes, known professionally as Nancy Loomis, is an American former actress. A frequent collaborator of filmmaker

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, she portrayed

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in ''

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'' (1978) and also appeared in his films '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (1976) and ''

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'' (1980). She reprised her role as Annie in '' Halloween II'' (1981) and made her final film appearance as a different character in the stand-alone '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'' (1982).

Early life

Kyes was born in

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, in the United States. She attended high school in

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, and studied theatre at

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Career

Before starring in ''

'', she played Julie in the 1976 thriller, '' Assault on Precinct 13'', also directed by Carpenter. In addition to acting, she served as the film's wardrobe mistress, but she used a different name for the film credits ("Louise Kyes" for the wardrobe mistress credit and "Nancy Loomis" for her acting credit). In 1980, Kyes played the role of Sandy Fadel in Carpenter's hit horror film, ''

'', in which she appeared with her ''Halloween'' co-star

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, her ''Assault on Precinct 13'' co-star

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, and

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, who appeared with Kyes in both ''Halloween'' and ''Assault on Precinct 13''. In 1981, Kyes filmed a new scene to be inserted into the television version of ''Halloween'', and filmed a brief

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as the now-deceased Annie for '' Halloween II''. Kyes had a small role in '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'' (1982) as the ex-wife of the lead character, played by Tom Atkins. This made her the first person to appear in the first three ''Halloween'' films. Although she has starred in a few TV movies, her only guest appearance on television was on the 1985 revival of ''

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''. After retiring from acting, she worked as a sculptor in the Los Angeles area along with teaching theatre courses at Cal Poly Pomona.

Personal life

Kyes was married to producer, screenwriter and director

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, with whom she has two children. They later divorced.

Filmography

References

External links

Nancykyes.com
- Nancy Kyes's website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyes, Nancy American film actresses Living people People from Falls Church, Virginia Actresses from Virginia Northwestern University School of Communication alumni 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)