THIS popular seventies movie star looked unrecognizable as she was spotted out and about in Los Angeles.
This actress, now 74, was previously known as the “Scream Queen” after starring in numerous scary movies – but can you guess who it is?
The actress in question is Nancy Allen, who was known for the horror film Carrie (1976) and the blockbuster franchise, RoboCop (1986).
This weekend she was spotted doing her grocery shopping in LA.
The retired movie star was dressed casually in a blue sweater and jeans.
She wore her trademark hair in big curls and covered her eyes with a pair of shades.
The star is rarely seen out since she retired from acting in the early noughties.
SCREAM QUEEN
During her heyday, Nancy was known for being the “Scream Queen”
She originally trained to become a dancer, but switched to acting and got her big big break in Carrie in the mid-70s.
Nancy played mean girl Chris Hargensen, who terrorizes the title character in the Stephen King horror classic.
The film also led to her marrying the movie’s director, Brian De Palma, in 1979.
After they wed, she starred in three more of his films, Home Movies (1979), Dressed to Kill (1980) and Blow Out (1981).
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The couple divorced in 1984, but remained friends with Nancy still credits her ex-husband for helping launch her career.
“It’s not uncommon to have directors work again and again with actors,” she told The Wall Street Journal in 2015.
“The benefit of that is you really get to know, you kind of get to read each other.
“You know what the director is trying to say, and the director knows how to get the best out of the actor.
“So you get a bit of a shorthand. I don’t think being married had that much to do with it as much as that he knew how I operated and how to get the best out of me as an actress, as he did with other actors he’d work with again and again.”
Away from horror and Nancy is also known for starring in the action-thriller franchise, RoboCob.
She starred in all three of the films, with the first one hitting theatres in 1987.
The high profile role saw her play no-nsense police officer Anne Lewis.
However, Nancy previously admitted that she almost didn’t take the part as she didn’t like the title of the movie.
“The script said RoboCop and I thought, ‘Oh my God, they’ve got to change the title – it’s terrible!'” she told The Guardian in 2022.
“I picked it up, thinking it was going to be garbage, but I couldn’t put it down.
“It was smart, funny, political and told the hero’s story with heart and soul.
“There was no doubt in my mind it was going be a really good movie.
“And the character of Anne called to me. My father was a cop so I knew who those people were, and how important their partner is, because your life can depend on them. I had to do it.”
NEW CAREER
Nancy retired from acting in the early noughties, and has since committed her life to charity.
She has been the Executive Director of WeSPARK since 2010, which is dedicated to supporting those fighting cancer.
Speaking about her work, she said: “That is what my life is dedicated to. I’m there, I run it.
“I’ve created the whole program format… I fund raise. It is my life’s work.”
