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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1976
Mrs. Buchanan

[Broadway]
1975
Flo Owens

[Broadway]
1967
Performer

[Broadway]
1960
Irene Wilson

[Broadway]
1959
Margaret

[Broadway]
1958
Sarah

[Broadway]
1951
Marie-Louise Durham

[Broadway]
1950
Beatrice


Movies

The Buster Keaton Story
[ 1957 ] Edna - Larry's Secretary
The Mugger
[ 1958 ] Claire Townsend
Hamlet
[ 1964 ] Gertrude
Bus Riley's Back in Town
[ 1965 ] Mrs. Nichols
Three in the Attic
[ 1968 ] Dean Florence Nazarin
For Love of Ivy
[ 1968 ] Doris Austin
Goodbye, Columbus
[ 1969 ] Mrs. Ben Patimkin
The Young Nurses
[ 1973 ] Woman Reporter
The Other Side of the Mountain
[ 1975 ] June Kinmont
Jackson County Jail
[ 1976 ] Allison
The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II
[ 1978 ] June Kinmont
A Small Circle of Friends
[ 1980 ] Mrs. Baxter
Loving Couples
[ 1980 ] Walter's Nurse
Some Kind of Hero
[ 1982 ] Hilda
Doctor Detroit
[ 1983 ] Margaret Skridlow
All of Me
[ 1984 ] Divorce Lawyer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
[ 1987 ] Nun
Animal Behavior
[ 1989 ] Mrs. Norton
Last Gasp
[ 1995 ] Mrs. Hardwick
Cast Away
[ 2000 ] Kelly's Mother
Forever Lulu
[ 2000 ] Lulu Look-Alike
Big Eden
[ 2000 ] Widow Thayer
Shallow Hal
[ 2001 ] Nurse Tanya Peeler
Greener Mountains
[ 2005 ] M

TV Shows

Harry and the Hendersons
Dr. Arnesen
Insight
Dr. Gersten, Elaine Ritter, Emma
My Sister Sam
Aunt Elsie
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
Mrs. Holden, Beatrice Cohen
Suddenly Susan
Grandma Richmond
The Drew Carey Show
Mrs. Louder
The F.B.I.
Eleanor Garnett, Susan Crane
The Golden Girls
Philomena Bosco, Frieda Claxton
Visions
Mrs. Gregg, Annie

Awards and Nominations


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Nan MartinThe Road To Mecca


winner
Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Nan MartinThe Road To Mecca

Tony Awards - 1959 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Nan Martin, J. B.

News


Long Beach's International City Theatre Honored With 23 Robby Award Nominations And Wins

International City Theatre has been honored with three wins and 20 additional nominations for four different productions by longtime theater reviewer Rob Stevens, who has announced his 35th annual “Robby Awards for Excellence in Southern California Theatre.”
L.A. Theatre Works Highlights 12½-Hour, Star-Studded, Unabridged Recording Of BABBITT

In 1987, L.A. Theatre Works took the audio world by storm with a word-by-word recording of “Babbitt,” the seminal novel by Sinclair Lewis, starring Edward Asner in the title role and with a 33-member star-studded ensemble playing all the remaining parts.
Actors Co-Op Announces Its 2019-2020 Season

Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Winner 2018 Best Direction of a Musical - Intimate Theatre) announces its 28th Season of shows!
Regional Premiere THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT Opens In Gloucester

Gloucester Stage Company continues its 40th Anniversary Season of professional theater with the regional premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact from August 30 through September 22 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Gloucester Stage is the first theater in the country to produce the critically-acclaimed The Lifespan of a Fact since the play's SRO smash hit world premiere Broadway run featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale closed in January 2019.
GSC Announces Regional Premiere Of Broadway's LIFESPAN OF A FACT

Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Robert Walsh and Interim Managing Director Chris Griffith recently announced that the non-profit theater's 40th anniversary season will include regional premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact from August 30 through September 22.  Gloucester Stage will be the first theater in the country to produce the critically-acclaimed The Lifespan of a Fact since the play's SRO smash hit world premiere Broadway run featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale closed in January 2019.
ANNA KARENINA Adds Matinees Due To Popular Demand

Actors Co-op adds two matinees of this daring fresh take on Leo Tolstoy's ANNA KARENINA by Helen Edmundson, directed by Heather Chesley, due to popular demand and sold out houses. This imaginatively staged, swift- paced ANNA KARENINA is an upside-down telling of Leo Tolstoy's classic tale. A story wrapped in temptation, passion and moral conflict, this eight-person dramatic event is an examination of love, adultery and marriage.
Actors Co-op Brings ANNA KARENINA To The Crossley Theatre

Actors Co-op presents ANNA KARENINA by Helen Edmundson, adapted from the novel by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Heather Chesley, produced by Kay Bess. Helen Edmudson's ANNA KARENINA is an upside-down telling of Leo Tolstoy's classic tale. A story wrapped in temptation, passion and moral conflict, this eight-person dramatic event is a fast-paced examination of love, adultery and marriage. ANNA KARENINA will run February 8 - March 17. Todays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm. Sunday Matinees at 2:30 pm. Saturday Matinees February 16 and February 23 at 2:30 pm. The play is recommended for ages 13 and older.
Actors Co-op Brings ANNA KARENINA To The Crossley Theatre

Actors Co-op presents ANNA KARENINA by Helen Edmundson, adapted from the novel by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Heather Chesley, produced by Kay Bess. Helen Edmudson's ANNA KARENINA is an upside-down telling of Leo Tolstoy's classic tale. A story wrapped in temptation, passion and moral conflict, this eight-person dramatic event is a fast-paced examination of love, adultery and marriage. ANNA KARENINA will run February 8 - March 17. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm. Sunday Matinees at 2:30 pm. Saturday Matinees February 16 and February 23 at 2:30 pm. The play is recommended for ages 13 and older.
SHE LOVES ME Actors Co-op Theatre Company Adds Shows 12/8 & Today

Due to sold out houses, Actors Co-op Theatre Company has added two additional performances,  Today-December 8 at 2:30 pm and Today-December 15 at 2:30 pm. The Tony Award-Winning Musical She Loves Me, with book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on the 1937 play Perfumerie by Miklos Laszlo directed and choreographed by Cate Caplin, Musical Direction by Anthony Lucca, produced by Crystal Jackson, tells the beloved story of two feuding shop clerks who are unaware that they are the recipients of each other's love letters. 
SHE LOVES ME Actors Co-op Theatre Company Adds Shows 12/8 & 12/15

Due to sold out houses, Actors Co-op Theatre Company has added two additional performances,  Today-December 8 at 2:30 pm and Today-December 15 at 2:30 pm. The Tony Award-Winning Musical She Loves Me, with book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on the 1937 play Perfumerie by Miklos Laszlo directed and choreographed by Cate Caplin, Musical Direction by Anthony Lucca, produced by Crystal Jackson, tells the beloved story of two feuding shop clerks who are unaware that they are the recipients of each other's love letters. 
SHE LOVES ME Actors Co-op Theatre Company Adds Shows 12/8 & 12/15

Due to sold out houses, Actors Co-op Theatre Company has added two additional performances,  Saturday-December 8 at 2:30 pm and Saturday-December 15 at 2:30 pm. The Tony Award-Winning Musical She Loves Me, with book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on the 1937 play Perfumerie by Miklos Laszlo directed and choreographed by Cate Caplin, Musical Direction by Anthony Lucca, produced by Crystal Jackson, tells the beloved story of two feuding shop clerks who are unaware that they are the recipients of each other's love letters. 
Actors Co-op's SHE LOVES ME Opens Friday, 11/2  

Actors Co-op Theatre Company presents the three-time Tony Award-Winning Musical She Loves Me, with book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on the 1937 play Perfumerie by Miklos Laszlo directed and choreographed by Cate Caplin, Musical Direction by Anthony Lucca, produced by Crystal Jackson, tells the beloved story of two feuding shop clerks who are unaware that they are the recipients of each other's love letters.
Ovation Award-Winning Actors Co-op Theatre Company Opens Its 27th Season With Thriller ROPE

Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2017 Best Play, Intimate Theatre for 33 Variations) presents the first show in its 27th Season with the thriller ROPE, written by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Ken Sawyer, produced by Kevin Shewey.  ROPE will preview on Thursday, September 20 at 8pm and will open Friday, September 21 at 8pm and run through Sunday, October 29 at the Actors Co-op Crossley Theatre, 1760 N. Gower St. 90028 (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood) in Hollywood.
Photo Flash: Actors Co-op Theatre Company's A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2017 Best Play, Intimate Theatre for 33 Variations) is proud to present the 1962 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Thom Babbes, produced by Carly Lopez. This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII.  A Man for All Seasons opens tonight, Friday, March 2 at 8:00 pm, and will run through Sunday, April 15 at the Actors Co-op David Schall Theatre, 1760 N. Gower Street, 90028 (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood) in Hollywood.
BWW Review: DARK SISTERS at Oklahoma City University Introduces Contemporary, Progressive Opera to the Heartland

Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music presented the 2011 opera DARK SISTERS by Nico Muhly and Stephen Karam. Telling the story of "sister wives" in a modern-day polygamist sect, the subject matter certainly breaks new ground in an art form that many would (mistakenly) view as outdated. By presenting this kind of work in Oklahoma City, OCU proves their commitment to prepare students for work in today's artistic landscape, ensuring their readiness for the future beyond graduation.
Jane Fonda and More Set for L.A. Theatre Works' 40th Anniversary Gala Tonight

L.A. Theatre Works celebrates its 40th Anniversary and honors Geoffrey Cowan, President of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and University Professor at the University of Southern California and the L.A. Theatre Works Company of Artists.
Jane Fonda and More Set for L.A. Theatre Works' 40th Anniversary Gala This Month

L.A. Theatre Works celebrates its 40th Anniversary and honors Geoffrey Cowan, President of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and University Professor at the University of Southern California and the L.A. Theatre Works Company of Artists.
Broadway and Film Actress Nan Martin Dies at 82

Acclaimed stage, screen and television actress, Nan Martin, passed away Thursday morning (March 4) due to complications from emphysema. She was 82.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Nan Martin been in?

Nan Martin has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Nan Martin been in?

Nan Martin has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Nan Martin been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Road To Mecca, Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for The Road To Mecca and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for J. B..

What awards has Nan Martin won?

Nan Martin won the following awards: Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for The Road To Mecca, and Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Olivier Awards for The Road To Mecca.

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