Nancy St. Alban is an American actress. Born as Nancy Worrell Franklin, she grew up in Baltimore as one of eight siblings. A ballet dancer since the age of seven, St. Alban attended the Baltimore Actors' Theatre Conservatory, a small private high school for the arts. She later graduated from

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with a BFA in

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. Prior to joining the cast of ''

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'' in October 2000 in the role of

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, St. Alban appeared in over 50 commercials, as well as in the

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Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie, ''

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'' (1999). She also recently appeared in the independent feature, ''Some Fish Could Fly'', (1999). Her theater credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Verona Wall''. St. Alban and her husband, photographer

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have been married since November 14, 1998; they have two daughters, Frankie and Lucie, and a son Jamie.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Alban, Nancy American film actresses American soap opera actresses American stage actresses Living people Actresses from Baltimore Syracuse University alumni 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)