Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan

Known for
Acting
Born
April 26, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. Her most recent starring role was on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys. She also had a recurring role on My Name Is Earl as Earl and Randy's mother, Kay Hickey. She has appeared in featured, recurring and guest roles in many television shows and television movies, and feature films, including Malcolm in the Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond, Judging Amy, Gilmore Girls, Caroline in the City, Dharma & Greg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, Boy Meets World, The Nanny, Quantum Leap, Roseanne, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Lenehan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Mock Trial poster

Mock Trial

Movie

2026
Widow's Bay poster

Widow's Bay

TV · as Gerrie · 6 eps

2025
The Paper poster

The Paper

TV · as Ann Putnam · 9 eps

2024
Night Swim poster

Night Swim

Movie · as Kay

2024
Self Reliance poster

Self Reliance

Movie · as Laurie

2023
Extended Family poster

Extended Family

TV · as Rose · 1 ep

2022
That's Amor poster

That's Amor

Movie · as Lainie

2022
A League of Their Own poster

A League of Their Own

TV · as Vivienne · 2 eps

2021
American Auto poster

American Auto

TV · as Winnie · 1 ep

2019
All Rise poster

All Rise

TV · as Camille Park · 2 eps

2019
Bless This Mess poster

Bless This Mess

TV · as Deb · 13 eps

2019
The Boys poster

The Boys

TV · as Barbara · 2 eps

2018
Forever poster

Forever

TV · as Heather Jacoby · 1 ep

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

TV · as Senator Jennings · 4 eps

2018
Champions poster

Champions

TV · as Maureen · 1 ep

2016
Man with a Plan poster

Man with a Plan

TV · as Alice · 2 eps

2016
People of Earth poster

People of Earth

TV · as Margaret Flood · 20 eps

2015
Superstore poster

Superstore

TV · as Judy · 1 ep

2014
Sex Tape poster

Sex Tape

Movie · as Linda

2014
black-ish poster

black-ish

TV · as Barbara Piermont · 1 ep

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Nancy Ryan · 11 eps

2011
The Selling poster

The Selling

Movie · as Mom / Mrs. Scarry

2011
A Better Life poster

A Better Life

Movie · as Mrs. Donnely

2011
How to Be a Gentleman poster

How to Be a Gentleman

TV · as Diane · 9 eps

2011
Episodes poster

Episodes

TV · as Sex Therapist · 1 ep

2010
Outsourced poster

Outsourced

TV · as Todd's Mom · 1 ep

2009
Accidentally on Purpose poster

Accidentally on Purpose

TV · as Lara · 1 ep

2009
The Middle poster

The Middle

TV · as Penny · 1 ep

2008
Worst Week poster

Worst Week

TV · as Angela Clayton · 16 eps

2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip poster

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

TV · 1 ep

2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine

TV · as Principal Marcie Nunley, Kit · 5 eps

2005
Beauty Shop poster

Beauty Shop

Movie · as Mrs. Struggs

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Kay Hickey · 9 eps

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Cheryl Whittaker · 2 eps

2005
Close to Home poster

Close to Home

TV · as Patty · 2 eps

2004
Jack & Bobby poster

Jack & Bobby

TV · 1 ep

2003
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off poster

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

Movie · as Mrs. Hadley (uncredited)

2003
Joan of Arcadia poster

Joan of Arcadia

TV · as Erica Marx · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Sue Alderman · 1 ep

2003
Married to the Kellys poster

Married to the Kellys

TV · as Sandy Kelly · 22 eps

2002
Catch Me If You Can poster

Catch Me If You Can

Movie · as Carol Strong

2002
Adaptation. poster

Adaptation.

Movie · as Kaufman’s Mother

2002
Door to Door poster

Door to Door

Movie · as Charlotte

2002
Full Frontal poster

Full Frontal

Movie · as Woman on Plane

2002
What I Like About You poster

What I Like About You

TV · as Linda · 1 ep

2001
Human Nature poster

Human Nature

Movie · as Puff's Mother

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Sister Lane · 1 ep

2001
Men, Women & Dogs

Men, Women & Dogs

TV · as Jan · 1 ep

2000
Titus poster

Titus

TV · as Faye · 1 ep

2000
Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle

TV · as Christie · 2 eps

2000
Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls

TV · as LaDawn · 1 ep

1999
The Limey poster

The Limey

Movie · as Lady on Plane

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Mrs. Hoeller · 1 ep

1999
Providence poster

Providence

TV · as Jane · 1 ep

1999
Jack & Jill poster

Jack & Jill

TV · as Church Booker · 1 ep

1998
Pleasantville poster

Pleasantville

Movie · as Marge Jenkins

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as Nina's Mom · 1 ep

1998
Two Guys and a Girl poster

Two Guys and a Girl

TV · as Dr. Peel · 2 eps

1998
Felicity poster

Felicity

TV · as Faye Rotundi · 3 eps

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Principal Deborah Harkness · 2 eps

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Karen Love · 3 eps

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Bunny · 1 ep

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV · as Pat · 1 ep

1997
George & Leo poster

George & Leo

TV · 1 ep

1997
Working poster

Working

TV · as Meredith Hirsh · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Nurse MacKenzie · 1 ep

1996
The Cherokee Kid poster

The Cherokee Kid

Movie · as Sister Faith

1996
Everybody Loves Raymond poster

Everybody Loves Raymond

TV · as Pamela · 1 ep

1996
Townies poster

Townies

TV · 2 eps

1996
The Faculty

The Faculty

TV · as Daisy Skelnick · 13 eps

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun poster

3rd Rock from the Sun

TV · as Mrs. St. Clair · 1 ep

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Plum · 2 eps

1994
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight poster

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Movie · as Radio Show Hostess

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Edie Harvell · 1 ep

1994
Ellen poster

Ellen

TV · as Margaret · 4 eps

1993
Other Mothers poster

Other Mothers

Movie · as Susan Thomas

1993
Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World

TV · as Susan Kalliback · 1 ep

1993
The Nanny poster

The Nanny

TV · as Russian Woman · 1 ep

1993
Bakersfield P.D. poster

Bakersfield P.D.

TV · as Amy Baker · 1 ep

1993
Dudley poster

Dudley

TV · as Nancy · 1 ep

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as Audrey Sheffield · 12 eps

1992
Out on a Limb poster

Out on a Limb

Movie · as Miss Clayton

1992
Great Scott! poster

Great Scott!

TV · as Beverly Melrod · 13 eps

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Dr. Wallach · 1 ep

1991
Runaway Father poster

Runaway Father

Movie · as Blanche

1991
To The Moon, Alice poster

To The Moon, Alice

Movie · as Mother

1991
Step by Step poster

Step by Step

TV · as Mrs. Tubman · 1 ep

1991
Sisters poster

Sisters

TV · 1 ep

1990
The Dreamer of Oz poster

The Dreamer of Oz

Movie · as Harriet Baum Neal

1989
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon poster

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

Movie · as Mrs. Harris

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Colleen McBain · 1 ep

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Volunteer · 1 ep

1988
The Great Outdoors poster

The Great Outdoors

Movie · as Waitress

1988
Jake's Journey poster

Jake's Journey

Movie · as Mother

1988
She's Having a Baby poster

She's Having a Baby

Movie · as Cynthia

1988
Dear John poster

Dear John

TV · as Mrs. Williams · 1 ep

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · as Sydney · 1 ep

1987
Like Father Like Son poster

Like Father Like Son

Movie · as Waitress in Desert Diner

1987
Student Exchange poster

Student Exchange

Movie · as Mrs. Barton

1987
Beverly Hills Buntz poster

Beverly Hills Buntz

TV · as Mrs. Fairchild · 1 ep

1987
CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse

TV · as Vivian · 1 ep

1987
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

TV · as Lucy · 1 ep

1986
Annie Oakley poster

Annie Oakley

Movie · as Lyda

1986
Popples poster

Popples

Movie · as Mom

1986
Assassin poster

Assassin

Movie · as Grace Decker

1986
ALF poster

ALF

TV · as Laverne Litwak · 1 ep

1986
Heart of the City poster

Heart of the City

TV · as Linda Kilmer · 1 ep

1985
Stoogemania poster

Stoogemania

Movie · as Connie Smoynek

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Nun · 1 ep

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Lyda · 1 ep

1984
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

Movie · as Georgette

1984
V poster

V

TV · as Science Frontiers Scientist · 1 ep

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Ms. Abrams · 1 ep

1983
Emergency Room poster

Emergency Room

Movie · as Young Woman

1982
Fame poster

Fame

TV · 1 ep

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Waitress, Kristi Castetter

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Georgette, Maiden at Ball · 1 ep

1982
Family Ties poster

Family Ties

TV · as Roberta · 1 ep

1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman poster

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

Movie · as Guard

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 2 eps

1980
Smokey and the Bandit II poster

Smokey and the Bandit II

Movie · as Ramona

1979
When She Was Bad... poster

When She Was Bad...

Movie · as Bonnie

1979
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

TV · 1 ep

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · 2 eps