Nancy Parsons

Nancy Anne Parsons (January 17, 1942^{[citation needed]} – January 5, 2001) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is known for portraying the discipline-minded coach Beulah Balbricker in the sex comedy Porky's (1981) and its sequels Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) and Porky's Revenge (1985).

Nancy Parsons
Born	Nancy Anne Parsons (1942-01-17)January 17, 1942
Died	January 5, 2001(2001-01-05) (aged 58) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–1998
Spouse	Alan Hipwell ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1972)​
Children	2

Early years

Parsons was raised in Minnetonka, Minnesota, one of the three daughters of Mary Margaret (née Samsa) and Charles Walter Parsons. She graduated from Minnetonka High School, Class of 1960.^[1]

Career

Parsons resumed acting in 1974 after taking 10 years off to raise a family with two children. She starred as Miss Amelia Evans in Edward Albee's stage version of The Ballad of the Sad Café and received the top prize in the Hugh O'Brian Acting Awards at UCLA.^[2] She also went on to act at Theatre East in Studio City.^[3]

Parsons's film debut came in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977).^[4] She portrayed Beulah Balbricker in the 1981 film Porky's and its sequels, as well as Ida in Motel Hell (1980).

Parsons made guest appearances in several TV shows, including Remington Steele, Baretta, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Family Ties, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Death

Parsons died on January 5, 2001, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aged 58.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	American Raspberry	Lady Mailperson
1977	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden	Singing Patient
1979	The Lady in Red	Tiny Alice
1980	Where the Buffalo Roam	Head Nurse
1980	Motel Hell	Ida Smith
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Alice the Teller
1981	Smokey Bites the Dust	Harold's Mother
1981	Porky's	Beulah Balbricker
1981	Pennies from Heaven	The Old Whore
1983	Porky's II: The Next Day	Beulah Balbricker
1983	Quarterback Princess	Mrs. Klosterman	TV movie
1983	Sudden Impact	Mrs. Kruger
1985	Porky's Revenge!	Beulah Balbricker
1989	Homer and Eddie	Maid
1989	Steel Magnolias	Janice Van Meter
1990	Loose Cannons	Nurse
1991	The Doctor	Laurie
1991	Death Falls	Nurse
1992	Ladybugs	Coach Annie
1992	Wishman	Miss Crabbe

Television

• Charlie's Angels — episode "Angels in Springtime" as Zora Stafford (1978)
• Family Ties — S2. E21 "Diary of a Young Girl" as the Nurse looking after Jennifer when she had her tonsils taken out (September 7, 1988).
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — episode "The Vengeance Factor" as Marouk (1989)
• Days of Our Lives - 27 episodes, Mary Brooke/Nurse Jackson (1994–1996)
• The Pretender - Season 2 episode 17 "Crash" as Martha Bowman