Nancy Morgan

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| name = Nancy Morgan

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| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1949|4|1}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

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| spouse = {{marriage|John Ritter|1977|1996|reason=divorced}}

| children = 3, including Jason and Tyler

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1975–present

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Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress.

Early life

Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=samuel-al-morgan&pid=1814971&fhid=10622|title=Samuel A.L. Morgan Jr.|last=|first=|date=18 January 2004|website=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 December 2018}} She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II in 1943, events later fictionalized in the movie Twelve O'Clock High.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Career

Morgan starred with Ron Howard in Howard's directorial debut Grand Theft Auto as well as starred with Italian film star Terence Hill in a feature film and European television series based on comic-strip hero Lucky Luke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/ron-howard-greatest-films-ranked-worst-to-best-apollo-13-splash-a-beautiful-mind-solo-news/|title=Ron Howard movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include 'Apollo 13,' 'Splash,' 'A Beautiful Mind'|last1=O'Brien|first1=Tom|last2=Beachum|first2=Chris|date=2018-05-28|website=GoldDerby|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/entertainment/movies/the-worst-movies-of-the-s/collection_4c63f0f3-d948-598d-8df1-18f14aa2613a.html|title=The worst movies of the 1970s|last=Clendenen|first=Dustin|date=3 May 2018|website=Lincoln Journal Star|language=en|access-date=2018-12-16}} For many years Morgan and her husband John Ritter co-hosted the national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon together.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2002/12/01/8-simple-questions-for-john-ritter/e8514568-a1b9-4765-ba49-f9701f09f1a4/|title=8 Simple Questions for John Ritter|last=Gillies|first=Judith S.|date=1 December 2002|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=16 December 2018}} They also co-starred in television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat, and in the feature film Americathon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvworthwatching.com/post/THISDAYINTVHISTORY20121210.aspx|title=1990: NBC Presents the Telefilm 'The Dreamer of Oz'|last=Slewinski|first=Christy|date=10 December 2012|website=TV Worth Watching|access-date=2018-12-16}} Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sitcomsonline.com/hoopermanseason2dvdreview.html|title=Hooperman - Season Two DVD Review|last=|first=|date=|website=Sitcoms Online|access-date=2018-12-16}}

Personal life

Morgan married actor John Ritter in 1977, and they had three children: Jason (b. 1980), Carly (b. 1982), and Tyler, (b. 1985).{{Cite web|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/television/jason-ritter-won-t-save-the-world-but-he-just/article_a18519df-6ac5-5c03-b1f0-a89050b58daf.html|title=Jason Ritter won't save the world (but he just might try)|last=Miller|first=Bruce|website=Sioux City Journal|date=8 October 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/578860/exactly-30-years-after-three-s-company-went-off-the-air-tyler-ritter-is-following-in-his-dad-s-footsteps|title=Exactly 30 Years After Three's Company Went Off the Air, Tyler Ritter Is Following in His Dad's Footsteps|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|date=18 September 2014|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/john-ritter-of-tvs-threes-company-and-broadways-dinner-party-dead-at-54-com-115208|title=John Ritter, of TV's 'Three's Company' and Broadway's Dinner Party, Dead at 54|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=12 September 2003|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2018-12-16}} Ritter and Morgan divorced in 1996 after nineteen years of marriage.[https://archive.today/20130118201913/http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-500150_162-572886-5.html?tag=Gthumbnav "John Ritter"]. CBS News. Page 5 of 17. Retrieved October 4, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/john-ritters-wrongful-death-trial-to-begin/|title=John Ritter's Wrongful Death Trial to Begin|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/people-had-almost-nothing-bad-to-say-about-john-ritter/article_d29d0f76-fa90-5dc3-95dd-850e26ac2298.html|title=People had almost nothing bad to say about John Ritter|last=Heldenfels|first=R.D.|date=14 September 2003|website=Daily Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-12-16}}