Nancy Anne Parsons (January 17, 1942 – January 5, 2001) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is known for portraying the discipline-minded coach Beulah Balbricker in the sex comedy '' Porky's'' (1981) and its sequels ''Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983) and ''Porky's Revenge'' (1985).

Early years

Parsons was raised in Minnetonka,

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, one of the three daughters of Mary Margaret (née Samsa) and Charles Walter Parsons. She graduated from Minnetonka High School, Class of 1960.

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 1981

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'' Porky's'' and its sequels, as well as Ida in '' Motel Hell'' (1980). Parsons made guest appearances in several TV shows, including '' Remington Steele'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lou Grant'', '' Family Ties'', and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''.

Death

Parsons died on January 5, 2001, in

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, aged 58.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' — episode "Angels in Springtime" as Zora Stafford (1978) * '' Family Ties'' — S2. E21 "Diary of a Young Girl" as the Nurse looking after Jennifer when she had her tonsils taken out (September 7, 1988). * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' — episode " The Vengeance Factor" as Marouk (1989) * ''

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'' - 27 episodes, Mary Brooke/Nurse Jackson (1994–1996) * '' The Pretender'' - Season 2 episode 17 "Crash" as Martha Bowman

References

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