Nancy Snyder
American actress
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::summary American actress ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Nancy Snyder |
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| occupation | Actress |
| years_active | 1976–present |
| spouse | |
| children | 2, including Ben Schnetzer |
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| name = Nancy Snyder | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1976–present | known_for = | spouse = | children = 2, including Ben Schnetzer Nancy Snyder is an American actress who won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1976 and the Outer Critics Circle Best Actress award in the 1977–78 season.
Life and career
Snyder is the daughter of Idelle ( Bonham) and John Marshall Snyder Sr., a director of research. She opened in Jules Feiffer's comedy, Knock Knock, and went on to win the Clarence Derwent Award for the "most promising female [actor] on the metropolitan scene" for the 1975–76 season.
She won Best Actress in the 1977–78 season in the annual awards given by the Outer Critics Circle for her role in Fifth of July. From 1978–1983, she was a regular on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, playing a hooker with a heart of gold, Katrina Karr. She appeared in the Lanford Wilson play, Angels Fall, in 1982, which was nominated for a Tony Award, and in Wilson's Book of Days at the Signature Theater in 2002.
Personal life
Schnetzer married Amy Ingersoll at the Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco, on November 24, 1976. They later divorced.
Snyder met actor Stephen Schnetzer while they were both on One Life to Live (he played Marcello Salta). They were married on March 18, 1982 and had two sons. They are now divorced. Their younger son, Ben Schnetzer, is also an actor.
Filmography
Stage
- The Gambler by Ugo Betti
- Tartuffe by Molière Role: Marianne
- Knock, Knock by Jules Feiffer (1976) Role: Joan of Arc
- Mrs Murray's Farm by Roy London (1976) Role: Barbara Warren
- The Farm by David Storey (1976) Role: Branda
- Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson (1978)
- Eyes on the Sky by Tom Cone (1978) Role: Elenore Atwater
- Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson (1982) Role: Vita Harris
- Book of Days by Lanford Wilson (2002)
Film
- The Kirlian Witness (1978) Role: Rilla
- Texas Rangers (2000) Role: Production Assistant
- My Boss's Daughter (2003) Role: Assistant Director
Television
- One Life to Live (TV series) Role: Katrina Karr
- For Richer, For Poorer (TV series) Role: Colleen Griffin
- Father's Choice (TV movie) Role: Assistant Director
- Black Top (2001) (TV movie) Role: Office Assistant
- Law & Order (2003) (TV series) Role: CeCe Vandeveer
References
References
- "Page 8 — Lawrence County News 15 December 1949".
- "John Snyder | Obituaries | Lincoln Trail Publishing".
- Gussow, Mel. (January 19, 1976). "Stage: 'Knock Knock,' Feiffer's There". The New York Times.
- Calta, Louis. (May 28, 1976). "Evans, Miss Snyder Win Derwent Awards". The New York Times.
- (May 22, 1978). "Outer Critics Circle Honors 'Da'". The New York Times.
- "Outer Critics Circle: Awards for 1977-1978". Outer Critics Circle.
- Rich, Frank. (1982-10-18). "Play: 'Angels Fall,' Landford Wilson's Apocalypse". The New York Times.
- (November 25, 1976). "Amy Ingersoll Married To Stephen P. Schnetzer". The New York Times.
- Bednarz, Stella. (May 12, 1992). "Calm, Cass, & Collected". [[Soap Opera Digest]].
- "Stephen Schnetzer 1948-".
- Maloney, Michael. (August 30, 2023). "Another World's Stephen Schnetzer Remembers the Late Nancy Frangione".
- (October 20, 2021). "Stephen Schnetzer Film Released".
- "Ben Schnetzer".
- Kalem, T. E.. (February 2, 1976). "Knock Knock by Jules Feiffer". Time Inc.
- Eder, Richard. (July 1, 1976). "Stage: Historical Farce". The New York Times.
- Kalem, T. E.. (October 25, 1976). "The Farm by David Storey". Time Inc..
- Gusson, Mel. (October 12, 1976). "David Storey's 'The Farm Is Family Play About Forces That Hold People Together". The New York Times.
- Kerr, Walter. (October 24, 1976). "Too Many Questions, Too Few Answers". The New York Times.
- Gussow, Mel. (November 10, 1978). "Theater: A Nightcap Without a Kick; Eyes on the Sky". The New York Times.
- Brantley, Ben. (2002-11-04). "Theater Review; Small Town's Big Cheese Dies, So a Saint Goes Riding In". The New York Times.
- Isherwood, Charles. (November 4, 2002). "Book of Days". Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Thomas, Kevin. (June 12, 1986). "Movie Review 'Kirlian Witness' rooted in langour". Los Angeles Times.
- "Law & Order: Season 13 > Bitch". The New York Times.
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