Acting · Long Island, New York, USA · Born April 26, 1953
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953 in Long Island, New York) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. Her most recent starring role was on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys. She also 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, 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, V, The Facts of Life, Hill Street Blues and Alice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Lenehan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV★ 9.0Widow's Bay
2026
as Gerrie
TVThe Paper
2025
as Ann Putnam
MovieNight Swim
2024
as Kay
MovieSelf Reliance
2024
as Laurie
TVExtended Family
2023
as Rose
MovieThat's Amor
2022
as Lainie
TVA League of Their Own
2022
as Vivienne
TVAmerican Auto
2021
as Winnie
TVAll Rise
2019
as Camille Park
TVThe Boys
2019
as Barbara
TVBless This Mess
2019
as Deb
TVForever
2018
as Heather Jacoby
TVTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Senator Jennings
TVChampions
2018
as Maureen
TVMan with a Plan
2016
as Alice
TVPeople of Earth
2016
as Margaret Flood
TVSuperstore
2015
as Judy
TVblack-ish
2014
as Barbara Piermont
MovieSex Tape
2014
as Linda
TVVeep
2012
as Nancy Ryan
TVHow to Be a Gentleman
2011
as Diane
MovieA Better Life
2011
as Mrs. Donnely
MovieThe Selling
2011
as Mom / Mrs. Scarry
TVEpisodes
2011
as Sex Therapist
TVOutsourced
2010
as Todd's Mom
TVThe Middle
2009
as Penny
TVAccidentally on Purpose
2009
as Lara
TVWorst Week
2008
as Angela Clayton
TVStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
TVThe New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Principal Marcie Nunley
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Kay Hickey
TVClose to Home
2005
as Patty
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Cheryl Whittaker
MovieBeauty Shop
2005
as Mrs. Struggs
TVJack & Bobby
2004
TVMarried to the Kellys
2003
as Sandy Kelly
TVJoan of Arcadia
2003
as Erica Marx
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Sue Alderman
MovieEddie's Million Dollar Cook Off
2003
as Mrs. Hadley (uncredited)
MovieCatch Me If You Can
2002
as Carol Strong
MovieAdaptation.
2002
as Kaufman’s Mother
TVWhat I Like About You
2002
as Linda
MovieFull Frontal
2002
as Woman on Plane
MovieDoor to Door
2002
TVThe Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Sister Lane
Men, Women & Dogs
2001
as Jan
MovieHuman Nature
2001
as Puff's Mother
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as LaDawn
TVTitus
2000
as Faye
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Christie
MovieThe Limey
1999
as Lady on Plane
TVJack & Jill
1999
as Church Booker
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Mrs. Hoeller
TVProvidence
1999
as Jane
TVFelicity
1998
as Faye Rotundi
MoviePleasantville
1998
as Marge Jenkins
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Nina's Mom
TVTwo Guys and a Girl
1998
as Dr. Peel
TVWorking
1997
as Meredith Hirsh
TVDharma & Greg
1997
as Karen Love
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Principal Deborah Harkness
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Pat
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Bunny
TVThe Practice
1997
as Nurse MacKenzie
MovieThe Cherokee Kid
1996
as Sister Faith
TVTownies
1996
TVEverybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Pamela
The Faculty
1996
as Daisy Skelnick
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Mrs. St. Clair
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Plum
TVER
1994
as Edie Harvell
MovieAmelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994
as Radio Show Hostess
TVEllen
1994
as Margaret
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Russian Woman
MovieOther Mothers
1993
as Susan Thomas
TVGrace Under Fire
1993
as Audrey Sheffield
TVBoy Meets World
1993
as Susan Kalliback
TVBakersfield P.D.
1993
as Amy Baker
TVDudley
1993
as Nancy
TVGreat Scott!
1992
as Beverly Melrod
TVMad About You
1992
as Dr. Wallach
MovieOut on a Limb
1992
as Miss Clayton
To the Moon, Alice
1991
as Mother
MovieRunaway Father
1991
as Blanche
TVStep by Step
1991
as Mrs. Tubman
TVSisters
1991
MovieThe Dreamer of Oz
1990
as Harriet Baum Neal
MovieParent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
1989
as Mrs. Harris
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Volunteer
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Colleen McBain
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Sydney
TVDear John
1988
as Mrs. Williams
MovieThe Great Outdoors
1988
as Waitress
MovieShe's Having a Baby
1988
as Cynthia
MovieJake's Journey
1988
as Mother
MovieStudent Exchange
1987
as Mrs. Barton
TVBeverly Hills Buntz
1987
as Mrs. Fairchild
MovieLike Father Like Son
1987
as Waitress in Desert Diner
TVBeauty and the Beast
1987
as Lucy
TVCBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Vivian
TVALF
1986
as Laverne Litwak
TVHeart of the City
1986
as Linda Kilmer
MovieAssassin
1986
as Grace Decker
MoviePopples
1986
as Mom
MovieAnnie Oakley
1985
as Lyda
MovieStoogemania
1985
as Connie Smoynek
TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
as Lyda
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Nun
TVV
1984
as Science Frontiers Scientist
MovieBeauty and the Beast
1984
as Georgette
TVNight Court
1984
as Ms. Abrams
MovieEmergency Room
1983
as Young Woman
TVNewhart
1982
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Roberta
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Georgette
TVFame
1982
MovieThe Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Guard
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieSmokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Ramona
MovieWhen She Was Bad...
1979
as Bonnie
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
TVAlice
1976
MovieMock Trial
