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given name for women. The name Nancy was originally a

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form of Anne or Ann. It began to be used as a proper name from the 18th century onwards. Similar names include

Nan Nan or NAN may refer to: Places China * Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China * Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China Thailand * Nan Province ** Nan, Thailand, the administrative capital of Nan Province * Nan River People Given na ...

, Nance, Nanette, and Nannie. Nancy may refer to:

People

Nancy Ajram Nancy Nabil Ajram ( ar, نانسي نبيل عجرم, born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman. Dubbed by Spotify as the " Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as ...

(born 1983), Lebanese singer * Nancy Alexiadi, Greek singer *

Nancy Allen (actress) Nancy Anne Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination and three ...

(born 1950), American actress * Nancy Allen (harpist) (born 1954), American harpist *

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor's first husband was America ...

(1879–1954), first woman to sit in British Parliament *

Nancy Balfour Nancy Balfour (17 May 1911 – 29 August 1997) was an American-born English arts administrator for the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) and journalist for ''The Economist''. She worked for ''The Economist'' from 1948 to 1972 as editor of its Ameri ...

(1911–1997), English arts administrator and journalist * Nancy Lee Bass (1917–2013), American philanthropist *

Nancy Benoit Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (formerly Daus, Sullivan, née Toffoloni; May 17, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling manager and model. She was best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Champi ...

(1964–2007), American professional wrestling manager *

Nancy Binay Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Sombillo Binay-Angeles (born May 12, 1973) is a Filipina politician serving as a Senator since 2013. She is the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay. Without any prior experience in government, Binay placed a bi ...

(born 1973), Filipina politician * Nancy Boyd-Franklin (born 1950), American psychologist and writer *

Nancy Carell Nancy Ellen Walls Carell (born July 19, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on ''Saturday Night Live'', ''The Daily Show'' and '' The Office''. In 2016, she co-created the TBS comedy series '' Angie Tribeca ...

(born 1966), American comedian and actress *

Nancy Carrillo Nancy Carillo de la Paz (born January 11, 1986 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she won the bronze medal with the national team in the women' ...

(born 1986), Cuban volleyball player *

Nancy Carroll Nancy Carroll (born Ann Veronica Lahiff; November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress. She started her career in Broadway musicals and then became an actress in sound films and was in many films from 1927 to 1938. She was t ...

(1903–1965), American actress *

Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress. She is the long-time voice of Bart Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', for which she has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Perform ...

(born 1957), American actress *

Nancy Dell'Olio Nancy Dell'Olio (born 23 August 1961) is an Italian-American lawyer and media personality. She first came to public notice as the girlfriend of football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. Early life Annunziata Dell'Olio was born in New York City as ...

(born 1961), Italian lawyer * Nancy Doe (born 1949), First Lady of Liberia *

Nancy Edberg Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ...

(1832–1892), Swedish swimmer * Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (1926–2021), American environmentalist *

Nancy Everhard Nancy Everhard (born November 30, 1957) is an American former actress. She became known for her roles in the films ''DeepStar Six'' (1989) and '' The Punisher'' (1989). She also appeared in television series such as ''Reasonable Doubts'' (1991� ...

(born 1957), American actress *

Nancy Faeser Nancy Faeser (born 13 July 1970) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), serving as Federal Minister of the Interior and Community in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet since 2021. She served as a member of the St ...

(born 1970), German politician *

Nancy Fish Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani, Baroness (née Fish; 22 April 1850 – 23 June 1927) was an English socialite, daughter of a successful cotton miller and the second wife of P. T. Barnum, 40 years her senior. After the death of Barnum's f ...

(1850–1927), English socialite * Nancy Garrido, wife of sex offender and kidnapper Phillip Garrido * Nancy Goldsmith (born 1966), Israeli Olympic gymnast * Nancy Gordon, American economist and statistician *

Nancy Grace Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal commentator and television journalist. She hosted '' Nancy Grace'', a nightly celebrity news and current affairs show on HLN, from 2005 to 2016, and Court TV's ''Closing Argument ...

(born 1959), American prosecutor & TV personality *

Nancy Greene Nancy Catherine Greene Raine (born May 11, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympian alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine won ...

(born 1943), Canadian alpine skier *

Nancy Guillén Nancy Guillén (born October 14, 1976) is a retired female hammer thrower from El Salvador. She set her personal best throw (62.43 metres) on June 9, 2001 at a meet in San Salvador. This is the current Salvadorean record. She attended Oklahoma ...

(born 1976), Salvadoran hammer thrower * Nancy Haigwood, American scientist * Nancy Hayfield, American author, editor, and publisher * Nancy Hower (born 1966), American actress, director, screenwriter and producer *

Nancy Hubbard Nancy Anne Hubbard (born January 9, 1963) is an American author, public relations consultant. She is the dean of the College of Business at University of Lynchburg. Hubbard was previously the director of the Goucher College Center for Education, ...

(born 1963), American author and professor of business and management * Nancy Jewel McDonie (born 2000), singer in K-Pop band

Momoland Momoland () is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment (formerly known as Duble Kick Company) through the 2016 reality show ''Finding Momoland''. The show's winners Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy served as th ...

, performs under the name Nancy *

Nancy Jobson Nancy Jobson (17 April 1880 – 22 June 1964) was an Australian teacher and headmistress. Biography Jobson was born at Clunes, Victoria in 1880 to Christopher Jobson, a merchant from Northumberland, England, and his second wife Elizabeth Came ...

(1880–1964), Australian teacher and headmistress *

Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American figure skater and actress. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 1992 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics ...

(born 1969), American figure skater * Nan Kinross (1926–2021), New Zealand nurse and nursing academic *

Nancy Kwan Nancy Kwan Ka-shen (; born May 19, 1939) is a Chinese-American actress, philanthropist, and former dancer. In addition to her personality and looks, her career was benefited by Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in ...

(born 1939), Hong Kong American actress *

Nancy Ledins Nancy Ledins (born William F. Griglak; July 27, 1932 – July 18, 2017) was an American Roman Catholic priest who came out as a transgender woman. At the time of her transition she was still considered a priest even after having resigned from o ...

(1932–2017), American Catholic priest and transgender woman *

Nancy Leveson Nancy G. Leveson is an American specialist in system and software safety and a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, United States. Leveson gained her degrees (in computer science, mathematics and management) from UCLA, including h ...

, American expert in system and software safety *

Nancy Lieberman Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic", is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) who is currently a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thun ...

(born 1958), American WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, and coach, Olympic silver medal *

Nancy Lincoln Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for ...

(1784–1818), mother of Abraham Lincoln *

Nancy Lublin Nancy Lublin (born June 30, 1971) is an American nonprofit executive and businesswoman who was the founder and former CEO of Crisis Text Line and the founder of Dress for Success. She was also the CEO of Do Something Inc., a company that mobiliz ...

(born 1971), American businesswoman * Nancy Luce (1814–1890), American folk artist and poet *

Nancy Ludington Nancy Irene Rouillard (married names: Ludington, Graham, born July 25, 1939) is an American former pair skater. Personal life Rouillard was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She has been married twice, once to pairs partner Ronald Ludington in 1 ...

(born 1939), American pair skater * Nancy Lusk, American politician *

Nancy Lynn Nancy A. Lynn (c. 1956 – October 14, 2006) was an aerobatic pilot, flight instructor, and air show performer. She owned and operated Lynn Aviation, an aerobatic flight school located at Bay Bridge Airport in Stevensville, Maryland, with her ...

(1956–2006), American entrepreneur, pilot, and public speaker *

Nancy Mace Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district includes much of the state's share of the East Coast, from Charleston to ...

(born 1977), American politician *

Nancy Mann Nancy Robbins Mann is an American statistician known for her research on quality management, reliability estimation, and the Weibull distribution. Education and career Mann graduated from Chillicothe High School in Ohio in 1943. She earned bach ...

, American statistician *

Nancy Marchand Nancy Lou Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress. She began her career in theatre in 1951. She was most famous for her television portrayals of Margaret Pynchon on '' Lou Grant'' and Livia Soprano on ''The Sopranos''. ...

(1928–2000), American actress *

Nancy Marcus Nancy Helen Marcus (May 17, 1950 – February 12, 2018) was an American biologist and oceanographer. During her graduate studies, Marcus became known as an expert on copepod ecology and evolutionary biology. She began her career as a postdoctor ...

(1950-2018), American biologist and college administrator *

Nancy Mowll Mathews Nancy Mowll Mathews (born 1947 in Baltimore) is a Czech-American art historian, curator and author. She was the Eugénie Prendergast Senior Curator of 19th and 20th Century Art at the Williams College Museum of Art from 1988 to 2010. She is curre ...

(born 1947), Czech-American art historian, curator, and author * Nancy McArthur, American children's author *

Nancy McCredie Nancy McCredie (February 5, 1945 – May 1, 2021) was a Canadian female track and field athlete. During her athletic career, she won three gold medals at the Pan American Games and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. McCredie was awarde ...

(1945–2021), Canadian track and field athlete *

Nancy McKeon Nancy Justine McKeon (born April 4, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jo Polniaczek on the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' and Jinny Exstead on ''The Division''. Early life and family Nancy Justine McKeon was born on ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Nancy McLeón Nancy McLeón (born May 1, 1971) is a retired female track and field athlete from Cuba who competed in the sprint events during her career. She won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1995 Pan American Games, alongside tea ...

(born 1971), Cuban track and field athlete * Nancy Melcher (1916–2015), American lingerie designer *

Nancy Metcalf Nancy Jean Metcalf (née Meendering; born November 12, 1978) is an American indoor volleyball player. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in fifth place with the USA National Tea ...

(born 1978), American volleyball player *

Nancy Mitford Nancy Freeman-Mitford (28 November 1904 – 30 June 1973), known as Nancy Mitford, was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist. The eldest of the Mitford family#Mitford sisters, Mitford sisters, she was regarded as one of the "brig ...

(1904–1973), English novelist and biographer *

Nancy Neudauer Nancy Ann Neudauer is an American mathematician specializing in matroid theory and known for her work in mathematical outreach in Africa and South America. She is a professor of mathematics at Pacific University, a co-director of the Center for U ...

, American mathematician *

Nancy Oakes Nancy Oakes is an American chef, who is head chef of Boulevard, and won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef in 2001. Career The culinary career of Nancy Oakes began under Pat O'Shea at the Mad Hatter restaurant in the Richmon ...

, American chef *

Nancy O'Dell Nancy O'Dell (born Nancy Evelyn Humphries; 1966) is an American television host and entertainment journalist. She served as co-anchor of the syndicated entertainment news show ''Entertainment Tonight'' from January 3, 2011, to August 2, 2019. E ...

(born 1966), American television host and entertainment journalist * Nancy Osbaldeston (born 1989), English ballet dancer *

Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...

(born 1940), 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives *

Nancy Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (; born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of president Ronald Reagan. Reagan was born in Ne ...

(1921–2016), former First Lady of the United States * Nancy Richler (1957–2018), Canadian novelist *

Nancy Roper Nancy Roper (1918–2004) was a British nurse theorist, lexicographer and creator with Winifred W. Logan and Alison J. Tierney of the Roper–Logan–Tierney model of nursing used widely in nurse training in the United Kingdom, USA and Europe, sin ...

(1918–2004), British nurse theorist and lexicographer *

Nancy Salzman Nancy L. Salzman (born July 16, 1954) is an American felon and the co-founder of NXIVM, a multi-level marketing company and cult based near Albany, New York. A former nurse, Salzman worked with Keith Raniere in the development of the organizatio ...

(born 1954), American felon *

Nancy L. Segal Nancy L. Segal (born 1951) is an American evolutionary psychologist and behavioral geneticist, specializing in the study of twins. She is the Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of the Twin Studies Center, at California State ...

(born 1951), American evolutionary psychologist and behavioral geneticist *

Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra ( Barbato), and is best known for her 1966 signature hit " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinat ...

(born 1940), American singer and actress *

Nancy Spungen Nancy Laura Spungen (; February 27, 1958 – October 12, 1978) was the American girlfriend of English musician Sid Vicious, and a figure of the 1970s punk rock scene. Raised Jewish in Philadelphia, Spungen was an emotionally disturbed child who ...

(1958–1978), American ex-girlfriend of Sid Vicious and murder victim *

Nancy Shukri Nancy binti Shukri ( Jawi: ننسي بنت شكري; born 5 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). She has served as Minister of Women, Fami ...

(born 1961), Malaysian politician *

Nancy Sullivan (disambiguation) Nancy Sullivan may refer to: * Nancy Sullivan (American actress) (born 1969), American actress, television host and screenwriter * Nancy Sullivan (English actress) (born 1985), English actress and singer * Nancy Sullivan (politician) (born 1949), A ...

Nancy Tate Nancy Tate is an American politician from Brandenburg, Kentucky. She is a Republican and represents District 27 in the State House. Her district includes all of Meade County as well as the northern portion of Hardin County, including the citi ...

, American politician *

Nancy Travis Nancy Ann Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on Off-Broadway theater, before her first leading screen role in the ABC television miniseries ''Harem'' opposite Omar Sharif. Her breakthrough came in 1987, ...

(born 1961), American actress *

Nancy Vallecilla Nancy Vallecilla (born November 24, 1957) is a retired female athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the hurdling events and the heptathlon. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988. Vallecilla finished fi ...

(born 1957), Ecuadorian athlete *

Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don' ...

(1937–2018), American jazz singer *

Nancy Wilson (rock musician) Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16, 1954) is an American musician. She rose to fame alongside her older sister Ann as a guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist in the rock band Heart. Raised in Bellevue, Washington, Wilson began pl ...

(born 1954), American musician and member of the band Heart *

Nancy Wilson (religious leader) Nancy L. Wilson (born 1950) is an American cleric who served as the moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. Under Wilson's leadership, the denomination became known as "The Human Rights Church" in many parts of ...

(born 1950), current Moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches *

Nancy Wilson (journalist) Nancy Wilson (born c. 1955) is a Canadian television journalist. She was an anchor for CBC News Now before her retirement. She joined CBC Newsworld in 1991 as the host of ''This Country''. Prior to joining, Wilson worked on CBC Television's newsm ...

, Canadian television journalist *

Nancy Wu Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ...

(born 1981), Hong Kong actress *

Nancy VanderMeer Nancy L. VanderMeer (born 1958) is an American businesswoman and politician from the Town of Greenfield, in Monroe County, Wisconsin, currently serving in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Public office VanderMeer is a Republican. She ran in the ...

, American businesswoman and politician *

Nancy Yi Fan Nancy Yi Fan (born August 26, 1993 ) is a Chinese American author who is best known for writing a series that currently consists of the novels ''Swordbird'', ''Sword Quest'', and ''Sword Mountain''. Biography Fan was born in Beijing, China. At ...

(born 1993), Chinese-American author * Nancy Gaymala Yunupingu (c.1935–2005), Aboriginal Australian artist * Nancy Zafris, American writer

Fictional characters

* Nancy, a character from ''Oliver Twist'' * Nancy, a radio dispatcher who assigns missions on the '' Chase H.Q.'' series of video games * Nancy Adams, a character from the 2016 film '' The Shallows'' *

Nancy Blackett Nancy Blackett is a fictional character in nine of the twelve juvenile novels in Arthur Ransome's ''Swallows and Amazons series'' of books. She acts as captain of the dinghy, ''Amazon'' and usually directing her friends in their various adventu ...

, a character from ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of books by Arthur Ransome *

Nancy Botwin This is a list of characters from the television series '' Weeds''. Nancy Botwin's family Nancy Botwin Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker, leading character)—also known as Lacey LaPlante (season two) and Nathalie Newman (season six)—was a PTA ...

, the female lead on the TV series ''Weeds'' *

Nancy Callahan Nancy Callahan is a fictional character from the graphic novel series ''Sin City'', created by Frank Miller and based on "Dirty" Harry Callahan by Harry Julian Fink and R. M. Fink. She first appeared in "The Hard Goodbye" before becoming a more ...

, a character from ''Sin City'' * Nancy Clancy Thompson, a character from Jackie French's "Matilda Saga" *

Nancy (comic strip) ''Nancy'' is an American comic strip, originally written and drawn by Ernie Bushmiller and distributed by United Feature Syndicate and Andrews McMeel Syndication. It was spun off from ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip Bushmiller inherited from creator La ...

, created by

Ernie Bushmiller Ernest Paul Bushmiller Jr. (August 23, 1905 – August 15, 1982) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the daily comic strip '' Nancy'', which premiered in 1938 and features the title character who has remained in print for over 8 ...

Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a Fictional character, fictional character appearing in several Mystery fiction, mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwriter, ghostwritten by a number of authors and published ...

, the heroine detective of the mystery series of the same name * Nancy Downs, a character from '' The Craft'' * Nancy Green, a character from ''

Big City Greens ''Big City Greens'' is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, ...

'' * Nancy Gribble, a character from ''King of the Hill'', wife of Dale Gribble *

Nancy Hayton Nancy Osborne (also Hayton and Dean) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jessica Fox. The character first appeared on 6 July 2005. Since the character's inception she has been involved in many ...

, a regular character in Channel 4 soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' * Nancy Kitchen, a character in animated series ''

Budgie the Little Helicopter ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The ...

'' * Nancy Knapp, a fictional character and chapter title in ''

Spoon River Anthology ''Spoon River Anthology'' (1915), by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of short free verse poems that collectively narrates the epitaphs of the residents of Spoon River, a fictional small town named after the Spoon River, which ran near Masters' ...

'' *

Nancy Leathers ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by writer Tony Warren, ''Coronation Street'' first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in the sho ...

, a fictional character in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', the grandmother of Ken Barlow and the mother of Ida Barlow * Nancy Partridge, a character from ''

Sherlock Holmes in Washington Sherlock may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle ** ''Sherlock'' (TV series), a BBC TV series that started in 2010 ** Sherlock Hemlock, a Muppet from the TV show ''Sesame Stre ...

'' * Nancy Taylor, a character in the 1993 American fantasy comedy ''

Groundhog Day Groundhog Day ( pdc, Grund'sau dåk, , , ; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges f ...

'' *

Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Nancy Thompson is a fictional character in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise. She first appears in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) as a teenager hunted in her dreams by enigmatic serial killer Freddy Krueger. In this film, she ...

, the heroine from two of the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' films * Nancy Tremaine, a character in the 2007 film Enchanted * Nancy Wilmot, a schoolgirl and later mistress in Elinor Brent-Dyer's '' Chalet School ''series *

Nancy Wesley Nancy Wesley is a fictional character from the American NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', played by Patrika Darbo. Nancy was created when the serial's producer Tom Langan wanted a "real woman" as opposed to a "super-skinny" actress to join th ...

, a character on soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Nancy Wheeler, a character from ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Pr ...

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