Dianne Kay

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Dianne Kay
OccupationActress
Years active1977–1999
Known forNancy Bradford in Eight Is Enough
Children1

Dianne Kay (born March 29, 1954)[1] is a retired American actress. She is best known for playing Nancy Bradford on ABC's Eight Is Enough from 1977 to 1981.[1]

Career[edit]

Born to Peter and Miriam Kay,[2] Dianne Kay had a large role in Steven Spielberg's period comedy film 1941 (1979). Kay played Richard Mulligan's daughter on the short-lived ABC sitcom Reggie in 1983. She later appeared in the Eight is Enough reunion television movies in 1987 and 1989. She appeared on the pilot episode of Flamingo Road, and was a regular on the short-lived series Glitter. Her last appearance was on a 1999 episode of Dick Van Dyke's detective series Diagnosis: Murder, as the unwitting wife of a serial killer.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. Meter Maid Episode: "The Goodfather"
1977 Starsky & Hutch Joanna Haymes Episode: "The Psychic"
1977 Dog and Cat Connie Television movie
1977-1981 Eight Is Enough Nancy Bradford 111 episodes
1979 1941 Betty Douglas
1980 Flamingo Road Annabelle Troy Episode: "Pilot"
1981 The Nashville Grab Katie Morrison Television movie
1981 Fantasy Island Beth Martinique 1 episode
1982 Cass Malloy Tina Marie Nelson 1 episode (pilot for She's the Sheriff)
1982 Darkroom Claire Episode: "Who's There?"
1982 Portrait of a Showgirl Marci Television movie
1983 Trapper John, M.D. Jeanette Murray Episode: "Baby on the Line"
1983 Reggie Linda Potter Lockett 6 episodes
1983 Hotel Jenifer Jane Powell Episode: "The Offer"
1984 Simon & Simon Catherine 'Cathy' Donald Episode: "The Wrong Stuff"
Episode: "Corpus Delecti"
1984 Fantasy Island Roxanne Palmer 1 episode
1984 The Love Boat Leslie Palmer 1 episode
1984-1985 Glitter Jennifer Douglas 13 episodes
1987 Once a Hero Rachel Kirk Episode: "Pilot"
1987 Murder, She Wrote Monica Blane Episode: "Witness for the Defense"
1987 Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion Nancy Bradford Television movie
1987 Jake and the Fatman Sally Rogers Episode: "Love for Sale"
1988 Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure Mrs. Colby
1989 An Eight Is Enough Wedding Nancy Bradford Television movie
1994 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Reporter Episode: "No Money"
1998 Falling Sky Waitress Direct-to-video
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Anne Weber Episode: "Voices Carry"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Symchuk, Adam (2023-11-01). "Eight Is Enough: Where the Cast Is Today". movieweb.com.
  2. ^ "Obituary for Miriam Lois Kay at Tempe Mortuary". www.meaningfulfunerals.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020.

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