Nancy Morgan

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 Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie Twelve O'Clock High.

Career Morgan starred with Ron Howard in Howard's directorial debut Grand Theft Auto, and also appeared with Italian film star Terence Hill in a feature film and European television series based on comic-strip hero Lucky Luke. For many years Morgan and her husband John Ritter co-hosted the national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon together. They also co-starred in television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat, and in the feature film Americathon. Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman.

Personal life Morgan married actor John Ritter in 1977, and they had three children, including Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter. Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1976 Fraternity Row Jennifer 1977 Grand Theft Auto Paula Powers 1978 Americathon Lucy 1980 Pray TV Peggy Williams 1988 The Nest Lilli 1988 Tricks of the Trade 1988 Behind God's Back Sara 1991 Lucky Luke Lotta Legs 2008 Good Dick Waitress 2014 Boston Jane 2015 Worthy Beverly Jenson

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1975 Lucas Tanner Laurie, Student 2 episodes 1975 Medical Center 2 episodes 1976 McMillan and Wife Jenny Episode: "Greed" 1976 Shazam! Kathy Episode: "Out of Focus" 1977 Tattletales Herself 1 episode 1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums Julie 6 episodes 1978 Good Times Cindy Crebbins Episode: "Michael's Decision" 1978 Backstairs at the White House Margaret Truman 1 episode 1982 Romance Theatre Nancy 5 episodes 1982 Diff'rent Strokes Kate Episode: "The Older Woman" 1983 The Love Boat Joanie Hoffman 2 episodes 1988 Hooperman Nurse Daigler Episode: "Who Do You Truss?" 1990 The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story Helen Leslie Television film 1992 Lucky Luke Lotta Legs 7 episodes 2015 Monday Night Shakespeare Grandma Mountague TV Mini-series 2018 Break a Hip Yolanda Kincade Episode: "Break a Hip" 2020 Life's a Bit Mom Television film