Nancy Anne Parsons (January 17, 1942 – January 5, 2001) was an American actress.

Early years

Parsons grew up in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota and was a member of the Class of 1960 at

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Career

Parsons resumed acting in 1974 after taking 10 years off to raise a family with two children. She starred as Miss Amelia Evans in

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's stage version of '' The Ballad of the Sad Café'' and received the top prize in the

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Acting Awards at

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. She also went on to act at Theatre East in Studio City. Parsons's film debut came in '' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'' (1977). She portrayed Beulah Balbricker in the 1982

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'' and its sequels, as well as Ida in ''

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'' (1980). Parsons made guest appearances in several TV shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''.

Death

Parsons died January 5, 2001, in

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, aged 58.

Filmography

Television

* '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' — episode " The Vengeance Factor" as Marouk (1989) * ''

'' — episode "Angels in Springtime" as Zora Stafford (1978) * ''

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'' - 27 episodes, Mary Brooke/Nurse Jackson (1994–1996)

References

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* * 1942 births 2001 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Deaths from diabetes {{US-actor-stub