Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress.

Early life

Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr. She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who received the

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for his actions during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie ''

Twelve O'Clock High ''Twelve O'Clock High'' is a 1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr. It stars Gregory Peck as Brig. General Frank Savage. Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard ...

''.

Career

Morgan starred with

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in Howard's directorial debut ''

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'' as well as starred with Italian film star

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in a feature film and European television series based on comic-strip hero

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. For many years Morgan and her husband

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter, Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known for ...

co-hosted the national

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together. They also co-starred in television movies ''

The Dreamer of Oz ''The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story'' is a 1990 American television film, made-for-television biographical film starring John Ritter as L. Frank Baum, Lyman Frank Baum, the author who wrote the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' ...

'' and ''

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'', and in the feature film ''

Americathon ''Americathon'' (also known as ''Americathon 1998'') is a 1979 American science fiction comedy film directed by Neal Israel and starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert, Harvey Korman, and Nancy Morgan, with narration by George Carlin ...

.'' Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series ''

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.''

Personal life

Morgan married actor

in 1977, and they had three children:

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(b. 1980), Carly (b. 1982), and Tyler, (b. 1985). Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Nancy 1949 births Actresses from Minneapolis American film actresses American television actresses Living people 21st-century American women Ritter family