Nina Shipman (born August 15, 1938) is a retired American actress.

Early years

Shipman is the daughter of screenwriter Barry Shipman and dancer and film actress Gwynne Shipman. Her grandfather

Ernest Shipman Ernest G. Shipman (December 16, 1871, in Shipman's Mills (now Almonte, Ontario, Almonte), Ontario, Canada – August 7, 1931, in New York City) was Canada's most successful film producer during the silent film, silent period. Shipman, whose nic ...

was a member of one of the first Shakespearean touring companies in the United States, and her grandmother,

Nell Shipman Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, writer, and director who was active in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. She used "the girl from God's country" as her sobriquet after starr ...

, was a silent film actress. She attended Maddox Academy in Mexico City and Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, California. Shipman graduated from

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, with a degree in music. She enhanced her acting skills at the

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, in film industry workshops, and by studying under acting coach

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Educational television

In 1981, Shipman was host of ''Contemporary Health Issues'', a series consisting of 30 half-hour episodes that could be used by students to earn credits at participating colleges and universities. The series' topics included death, sexuality, drugs, cardiovascular disease, alcoholism, and cancer.

Book

Shipman is the author of ''How to Become an Actor in Television Commercials'' (1975).

Personal life

Shipman has been married three times. She was married to Richard Harrington from 1956 until their divorce in 1958. Her second husband, from 1961 until their divorce in 1973, was actor and stuntman C. Ransom Walrod. They have two daughters, Westerly (born 1967) and Lani (born 1970). Shipman's third husband was Donald Merrill Bremer; they were married from 1975 until his death in 2015. Shipman was

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at Jill St. John's wedding to Lance Reventlow.

Selected filmography

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Official Detective ''Official Detective'' is an American anthology television series which aired in syndication from 1957 to March 19, 1958. The series was hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: ...

'' (1958, TV series, in episode "Murder In A ") - Sally * ''

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'' (1958) - Woman in Museum Mistaken for Madeleine (uncredited) * '' The Hunters'' (1958) - WAF Lieutenant (uncredited) * '' In Love and War'' (1958) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1959) - Girlfriend (uncredited) * '' Say One for Me'' (1959) - Fay Flagg * ''

Blue Denim ''Blue Denim'' is a 1959 American drama film based on a Broadway play by writer James Leo Herlihy. It starred Carol Lynley and Warren Berlinger who reprised their stage roles. 17-year-old Brandon deWilde appeared in his first "adult" role ...

'' (1959) - Lillian Bartley * '' The Oregon Trail'' (1959) - Prudence Cooper * '' The Man Who Understood Women'' (1959) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' High Time'' (1960) - Laura Howard * ''

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was b ...

'' (TV series 1952-66) – Paula in the 1962 episode "The Apartment"; Peggy in the 1963 episode "The Girl At The Ski Lodge" * '' 77 Sunset Strip '' (TV series 1958–1964) "The Hamlet Caper" (S3EP17, January 6, 1961) – Darlene Wells; "The Lady Has The Answer" (S4EP5, October 20, 1961) Rita Yale * '' Straightaway'' (TV series, 1961–1962) "The Bribe" (S1EP13, December 29, 1961) – Laurie * ''

Ichabod and Me ''Ichabod and Me'' is an American sitcom television series starring Robert Sterling and George Chandler that aired in the United States during the 1961–62 United States network television schedule, 1961–62 television season. It depicts the l ...

'' (TV series, 1961–1962) "Bob's Award" (S1EP29, April 17, 1962) – Lois Wainwright * ''

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'' (TV series, 1962) Episode: "The Mountain Girl" - Trudy Coombs-Harker * ''

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'' (TV series, 1964–1966) - the Beautiful Woman in "Lily Munster, Girl Model" (season 1, episode 33) * ''

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'' appearing as Marion Curtis, a blind woman, in the 1962 episode, "Incident of the Portrait." * ''

'' appearing as Valley Rose, in the 1963 episode, "Incident of the Rawhiders" * '' Daniel Boone '' (TV series, 1964–1970) Molly in "The Sisters O'Hanrahan" * Perry Mason 1965 as Maxine Nichols murder victim / as Carol Olin S9E4 * ''

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'' – appearing as county nurse Irene Fairchild, in the 1966 episode “The County Clerk” (season 6, episode 26). *The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series 1965 Season 4 #7) -As Linda Curry....tales of Wells Fargo 1960 episode: bitter a vengeance *''

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'' (1970, S2E26, "Shoplift") Jane

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1938 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses Shipman family 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1930s-stub