Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan
Lenehan with Worst Week co-star Kurtwood Smith in 2008.
Born	(1953-04-26) April 26, 1953 Long Island, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Yankton College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present

Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. She is best known for Audrey in Grace Under Fire (1993-1998), Kay Hickey in My Name Is Earl (2005-2008), and Angela in Worst Week (2008-2009).

Early life and education

Lenehan was born in Long Island, New York. She attended Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota.

Career

She co-starred on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys, and 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, How I Met Your Mother, 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, Grace Under Fire, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Smokey and the Bandit II	Ramona
1986	Stoogemania	Connie Smoynek
1988	She's Having a Baby	Cynthia
1992	Out on a Limb	Miss Clayton
1998	Pleasantville	Marge Jenkins
2002	Catch Me If You Can	Carol Strong
2005	Beauty Shop	Mrs. Struggs
2011	The Selling	Mom / Mrs. Scarry
2011	A Better Life	Mrs. Donnelley
2014	Sex Tape	Linda

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1982	Hill Street Blues	Katy Moore	"Pestolozzi's Revenge", "Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement"
1982	Family Ties	Roberta	"No Nukes Is Good Nukes"
1983	Your Place... or Mine	Mrs. Richmond	TV film
1983	We Got It Made	Paulette	"Sexiest Bachelor"
1984	Faerie Tale Theatre	Georgette	"Beauty and the Beast"
1985	Fame	Brenda Haskell	"Broadway Danny Amatullo"
1985	Tall Tales & Legends	Lyda	"Annie Oakley"
1986	Assassin	Grace Decker	TV film
1986	Heart of the City	Linda Kilmer	"Cold Steal and Neon"
1986	It's a Living	Phylis Caruso	"The Reunion Show"
1987	My Sister Sam	Judy	"Club Dread"
1987	Baby Girl Scott	Dinah	TV film
1987	CBS Summer Playhouse	Vivian	"Mickey and Nora"
1987	Mr. President	Lenore	"Strange Bedfellows"
1987	Beauty and the Beast	Lucy	"No Way Down"
1987	Student Exchange	Mrs. Barton	TV film
1988	Newhart	Kristi Castetter	"My Three Dads"
1988	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Connie	"Rock 'n' Roll Mom"
1988	Beverly Hills Buntz	Mrs. Fairchild	"El Norte by Norte West"
1989	ALF	Laverne Litwak	"Baby Love"
1989	Paradise	Marti Brandt	"A Matter of Honor"
1989	Night Court	Ms. Abrams	"Yet Another Day in the Life"
1989	Sister Kate	Mrs. Crenshaw	"Freddy's Bad Habit"
1989	Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon	Mrs. Harris	TV film
1990	The Golden Girls	Nun	"Cheaters"
1990	Murphy Brown	Sydney	"Subpoena Envy"
1990	Roseanne	Happy Customer	"Hair"
1990	Dear John	Mrs. Williams	"Babyface"
1990	The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story	Harriet Alvena Baum Neal	TV film
1990	Life in Desire	Penelope Levec	TV film
1991	Sisters	Joy Zimmer	"Devoted Husband, Loving Father"
1991	Passion	Maryedith Sweetzer	TV film
1991	Runaway Father	Blanche	TV film
1991	Nurses	Cheryl Pinson	"This Joint Is Jumpin'"
1991	Quantum Leap	Colleen McBain	"Raped"
1992	Civil Wars	Paula Richardson	"For Better or Perverse"
1992	Great Scott!	Beverly Melrod	Main role
1993	Dudley	Nancy	"Call Me Irresponsible"
1993	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Susan Thomas	"Other Mothers"
1993	Bakersfield P.D.	Amy Baker	"Cable Does Not Pay"
1993–1998	Grace Under Fire	Audrey Sheffield	Recurring role
1994	Step by Step	Mrs. Tubman	"Prom Night"
1995	Mad About You	Dr. Wallach	"Purseona"
1996	The Faculty	Daisy Skelnick	Main role
1996	Townies	Lila	"It's Go Time"
1996	The Cherokee Kid	Sister Faith	TV film
1996–97	Ellen	Margaret Reed	"Give Me Equity or Give Me Death", "Splitsville, Man", "Joe's Kept Secret", "Moving On"
1997	Boy Meets World	Susan Kalliback	"Quiz Show"
1997	3rd Rock from the Sun	Mrs. St. Clair	"Dickmalion"
1997	Ink	Nancy Milford	"Logan's Run"
1997	The Practice	Nurse MacKenzie	"The Blessing"
1997	George and Leo	Mimi	"The Baby-Care Class"
1998	Working	Meredith Hirsh	"Equality"
1998	The Tony Danza Show	Mrs. Erlich	"C'gar Face"
1998	Caroline in the City	Plum	"Caroline and the Office", "Caroline and the Rotten Plum"
1998	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Pat	"Dead Man's Party"
1999	ER	Edie Harvell	"Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee"
1999	Dharma & Greg	Karen Love	"Run, Dharma, Run", "See Dharma Run Amok"
1999	Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane	Mrs. Needles	"Down and Out at Bleeker and Houston"
1999	Providence	Jane	"The Birthday Party"
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Bunny	"Jack Vents"
1999–2000	Two Guys and a Girl	Dr. Peel	"Teacher's Pet Peeve", "Feast or Fireman"
1999–2001	Felicity	Faye Rotundi	"Happy Birthday", "Your Money or Your Wife", "Fire"
2000	Yes, Dear	Judy	"The Good Couple"
2000	Malcolm In the Middle	Christie	"Therapy"
2001	FreakyLinks	Dr. Gibson	"Subject: Me and My Shadow"
2001	Judging Amy	Mrs. Hoeller	"One for the Road"
2001	Gilmore Girls	LaDawn	"The Road Trip to Harvard"
2001	Men, Women & Dogs	Jan	"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
2002	Ally McBeal	Principal Deborah Harkness	"The New Day", "Heart and Soul"
2002	Titus	Faye	"After Mrs. Shafter"
2002	Everybody Loves Raymond	Pamela	"Counseling"
2003	What I Like About You	Linda	"The Cheerleading Incident"
2003	That '70s Show	Nina's Mom	"Bring It on Home"
2003	Malcolm In the Middle	Helen	"Day Care"
2003–04	Married to the Kellys	Sandy Kelly	Main role
2005	Joan of Arcadia	Erica Marx	"Shadows and Light"
2005	Close to Home	Patty	"Divine Directions", "Romeo and Juliet Murders"
2005	Nip/Tuck	Sue Alderman	"Madison Berg"
2005	The Bernie Mac Show	Sister Lane	"Some Church Bull"
2005–2008	My Name Is Earl	Kay Hickey	Recurring role
2006	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Mrs. Jeter	"The Wrap Party"
2006–2010	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Principal Marcie Nunley	Recurring role (seasons 2, 5)
2007	My Boys	Eileen	"The Estates of Hoffman"
2008	Little Britain USA	Kelly Pincher	"1.2", "1.3", "1.6"
2008	Family Man	Wanda	TV film
2008–09	Worst Week	Angela Clayton	Main role
2009	Accidentally on Purpose	Lara	"It Happened One Christmas"
2011–12	How to Be a Gentleman	Diane Carlson	Main role
2012	The Middle	Penny	"Christmas Help"
2012	Lady Friends	Annie	TV film
2013–14	How I Met Your Mother	Cheryl	"Mom and Dad", "The End of the Aisle"
2014–2017	Veep	Mrs. Ryan	Recurring role (seasons 3–6)
2015	The Perfect Stanleys	Anita Stanley	TV film
2016–17	People of Earth	Margaret Flood	Main role
2018–20	Man with a Plan	Alice	"Out with the In-Laws", "Stuck in the Middle with You"
2018	Champions	Maureen	"Lumps"
2018	Forever	Heather Jacoby	"1.5"
2020	Cake	Dr. Lintz	Therapist in the recurring skit, "Troll"
2020	Man with a Plan	Alice	Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You"

External links

• Nancy Lenehan at IMDb