Nina Shipman (born August 15, 1938) is a retired American

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

and

television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. Shipman is a member of the Shipman show business family.

Early years

Shipman is the daughter of

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

Barry Shipman Barry Shipman (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1994) was a Canadian-American screenwriter. He was the son of the Canadian film pioneers Ernest Shipman and Nell Shipman. He worked on more than a hundred films and television series, mainly of th ...

and dancer and film actress Gwynne Shipman. Her grandfather

Ernest Shipman Ernest G. Shipman (December 16, 1871, in Shipman's Mills (now Almonte), Ontario, Canada – August 7, 1931, in New York City) was Canada's most successful film producer during the silent period. Shipman, whose nickname was "Ten Percent Ernie," ...

was a member of one of the first Shakespearean touring companies in the United States, and her grandmother,

Nell Shipman Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, author, screenwriter, producer, director, animal rights activist and animal trainer. Her works often had autobiographical elements to them and ...

, was a silent film actress. She attended Maddox Academy in Mexico City and

Eagle Rock High School Eagle Rock High School (ERHS) is a public school located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of northeast Los Angeles, California. History The school opened its doors on September 12, 1927. It was in the Los Angeles City High School District un ...

in Los Angeles, California. Shipman graduated from

California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degrees, 122 master's degrees, ...

, with a degree in music. She enhanced her acting skills at the

Pasadena Playhouse The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S. El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California, United States. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engage ...

, in film industry workshops, and by studying under acting coach

Sanford Meisner Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group ...

Educational television

In 1981, Shipman was host of ''Contemporary Health Issues'', a series consisting of 30 half-hour episodes that could be used by students to earn credits at participating colleges and universities. The series' topics included death, sexuality, drugs, cardiovascular disease, alcoholism, and cancer.

Book

Shipman is the author of ''How to Become an Actor in Television Commercials'' (1975).

Personal life

Shipman has been married three times. Her first husband was Richard Harrington, from 1956 until their divorce in 1958, her second was actor and stuntman C. Ransom Walrod from 1961 until their divorce in 1973. Her third husband was Donald Merrill Bremer, from 1975 until his death in 2015. They lived in Hawaii. Her daughter Lani Bremer is an actress.

Selected filmography

* ''

Official Detective ''Official Detective'' is an American anthology television series which aired in syndication from 1957 to March 19, 1958. The series was hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: Pen ...

'' (1958, TV series, in episode "Murder In A ") - Sally * ''

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'' (1958) - Woman in Museum Mistaken for Madeleine (uncredited) * '' The Hunters'' (1958) - WAF Lieutenant (uncredited) * '' In Love and War'' (1958) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1959) - Girlfriend (uncredited) * ''

Say One for Me ''Say One For Me'' is a 1959 American comedy musical film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner. ''Say One for Me'' was listed in the 1978 book ''The Fifty Worst Films of All Time''. Stella Stev ...

'' (1959) - Fay Flagg * ''

Blue Denim ''Blue Denim'' is a 1959 film based on a Broadway play by writer James Leo Herlihy. It starred Carol Lynley and Warren Berlinger who reprised their stage roles. 17-year-old Brandon deWilde appeared in his first "adult" role as the male lead Arth ...

'' (1959) - Lillian Bartley * '' The Oregon Trail'' (1959) - Prudence Cooper * ''

The Man Who Understood Women ''The Man Who Understood Women'' is a 1959 American drama film written and directed by Nunnally Johnson from a novel by Romain Gary, and starring Henry Fonda, Leslie Caron, Renate Hoy and Cesare Danova. Plot Willie Bauche, a Hollywood producer, ...

'' (1959) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Wake Me When It's Over ''Wake Me When It's Over'' is the second album by Faster Pussycat, released in 1989. The band moved away from the glam metal of their first album to a more blues-influenced sound. Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain". ...

'' (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' High Time'' (1960) - Laura Howard * '' 77 Sunset Strip '' (TV series 1958–1964) "The Hamlet Caper" (S3EP17, January 6, 1961) – Darlene Wells; "The Lady Has The Answer" (S4EP5, October 20, 1961) Rita Yale * '' Straightaway'' (TV series, 1961–1962) "The Bribe" (S1EP13, December 29, 1961) – Laurie * ''

Ichabod and Me ''Ichabod and Me'' is an American situation comedy television series starring Robert Sterling and George Chandler that aired in the United States during the 1961–1962 television season. It depicts the life of a New York City newspaper reporte ...

'' (TV series, 1961–1962) "Bob's Award" (S1EP29, April 17, 1962) – Lois Wainwright * ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'' (TV series, 1962) Episode: "The Mountain Girl" - Trudy Coombs-Harker * ''

The Munsters ''The Munsters'' is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. The series starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein's monsterEpisodes referring to the fact that Herman is Frankenstein's monster include #55, "Just Anoth ...

'' (TV series, 1964–1966) - the Beautiful Woman in "Lily Munster, Girl Model" (season 1, episode 33) * ''

Rawhide (TV series) ''Rawhide'' is an American Western TV series starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. The show aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959, to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from Septemb ...

'' appearing as Marion Curtis, a blind woman, in the 1962 episode, "Incident of the Portrait." * ''

'' appearing as Valley Rose, in the 1963 episode, "Incident of the Rawhiders" * '' Daniel Boone '' (TV series, 1964–1970) Molly in "The Sisters O'Hanrahan" * Perry Mason 1965 as Maxine Nichols murder victim / as Carol Olin S9E4 * ''

The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. The ...

'' – appearing as county nurse Irene Fairchild, in the 1966 episode “The County Clerk” (season 6, episode 26). *The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series 1965 Season 4 #7) -As Linda Curry

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1938 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses Shipman family 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1930s-stub