Portrait of Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. Her most recent starring role was on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys. She also had a recurring role on My Name Is Earl as Earl and Randy's mother, Kay Hickey. She has appeared in featured, recurring and guest roles in many television shows and television movies, and feature films, including Malcolm in the Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond, Judging Amy, Gilmore Girls, Caroline in the City, Dharma & Greg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, Boy Meets World, The Nanny, Quantum Leap, Roseanne, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Lenehan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: April 26, 1953

Place of Birth: Long Island, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
The Paper

as Ann Putnam

2024
Self Reliance

as Laurie

2024
2023
2022
That's Amor

as Lainie

2022
2021
American Auto

as Winnie

2019
All Rise

as Camille Park

2019
The Boys

as Barbara

2019
2018
Forever

as Heather Jacoby

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as Senator Jennings

2018
Champions

as Maureen

2016
2016
People of Earth

as Margaret Flood

2015
Superstore

as Judy

2014
black-ish

as Barbara Piermont

2014
Sex Tape

as Linda

2012
Veep

as Nancy Ryan

2011
A Better Life

as Mrs. Donnely

2011
The Selling

as Mom / Mrs. Scarry

2011
Episodes

as Sex Therapist

2010
Outsourced

as Todd's Mom

2009
The Middle

as Penny

2008
Worst Week

as Angela Clayton

2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Principal Marcie Nunley

2005
My Name Is Earl

as Kay Hickey

2005
Close to Home

as Patty - Ab's Mom

2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Cheryl Whittaker

2005
Beauty Shop

as Mrs. Struggs

2003
Married to the Kellys

as Sandy Kelly

2003
Joan of Arcadia

as Erica Marx

2003
Nip/Tuck

as Sue Alderman

2003
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

as Mrs. Hadley (uncredited)

2002
Catch Me If You Can

as Carol Strong

2002
Adaptation.

as Kaufman’s Mother

2002
Full Frontal

as Woman on Plane

2002
Door to Door

as Charlotte

2001
The Bernie Mac Show

as Sister Lane

2001
Human Nature

as Puff's Mother

2000
Gilmore Girls

as LaDawn

2000
Titus

as Faye

2000
1999
The Limey

as Lady on Plane

1999
Judging Amy

as Mrs. Hoeller

1999
Providence

as Jane

1998
Felicity

as Faye Rotundi

1998
Pleasantville

as Marge Jenkins

1998
That '70s Show

as Nina's Mom

1998
1997
Working

as Meredith Hirsh

1997
Dharma & Greg

as Karen Love

1997
Ally McBeal

as Principal Deborah Harkness

1997
The Practice

as Nurse MacKenzie

1997
1996
The Cherokee Kid

as Sister Faith

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Mrs. St. Clair

1994
ER

as Edie Harvell

1994
1994
Ellen

as Margaret

1993
The Nanny

as Russian Woman

1993
Grace Under Fire

as Audrey Sheffield

1993
Boy Meets World

as Susan Kalliback

1993
Bakersfield P.D.

as Amy Baker

1993
Dudley

as Nancy

1992
Great Scott!

as Beverly Melrod

1992
Mad About You

as Dr. Wallach

1992
Out on a Limb

as Miss Clayton

1991
Runaway Father

as Blanche

1990
The Dreamer of Oz

as Harriet Baum Neal

1989
Seinfeld

as Volunteer

1989
Quantum Leap

as Colleen McBain

1988
Murphy Brown

as Sydney

1988
Dear John

as Mrs. Williams

1988
1988
1988
1987
Student Exchange

as Mrs. Barton

1987
Beverly Hills Buntz

as Mrs. Fairchild

1987
Like Father Like Son

as Waitress in Desert Diner

1986
ALF

as Laverne Litwak

1986
Heart of the City

as Linda Kilmer

1986
Assassin

as Grace Decker

1986
Popples

as Mom

1985
1985
Stoogemania

as Connie Smoynek

1984
V

as Science Frontiers Scientist

1984
1984
Night Court

as Ms. Abrams

1983
Emergency Room

as Young Woman

1982
Family Ties

as Roberta

1982
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Maiden at Ball

1982
1979
1976