Nancy Stephens

A life member of The Actors Studio, Stephens starred in the soap opera Bright Promise as Jennifer Matthews from 1969–1970; her first role in a television series. She later appeared in the soap opera Days of Our Lives as Mary Anderson in 1975.

Stephens made her film debut in 1978, when she made a brief appearance in John Carpenter's classic horror Halloween , as Nurse Marion Chambers. She was cast in John Carpenter's next film in 1981, Escape From New York . Her final collaboration with Carpenter came the same year, in which she reprised her role as Marion Chambers with the sequel Halloween II , having a much more significant presence on-screen. She appeared in several films such as American Dreamer, Russkies , and D2: The Mighty Ducks , before appearing for the final time as Marion Chambers in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later , the seventh film in the franchise. She has not been in a film since 2002, when she appeared in A Time for Dancing .

She has made guest appearances on many sitcoms such as All in the Family, CHiPs, Cheers, Ally McBeal , and Boston Legal .