Nancy Regan
{{short description|Canadian actress, journalist, and news anchor}}
{{about|a Canadian journalist and TV personality|the former First Lady of the United States|Nancy Reagan}}
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| name = Nancy Regan
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| birthname = Nancy Margaret Regan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|20}}
| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| education = BA (1988), St. Francis Xavier University
| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|news anchor|television personality}}
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| family = John Harrison (Grandfather)
Gerald Regan (father)
Geoff Regan (brother)
Laura Regan (sister)
Kelly Regan (sister in law)
Farhad Safinia (brother in law)
| spouse = Geoff Machum (1994–2003) David Graham (circa 2005)
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| children = Andrew and Matthew Machum, Alexandra Graham
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| URL = {{url|nancyregan.ca}}
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Nancy Margaret Regan (born March 20, 1966) is a Canadian actress,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716454/|title=The Internet Movie Database - Nancy Regan - Filmography|accessdate=2008-10-14|publisher=IMDB.com}}{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/nancy-regan/contributor/859685|title=Yahoo Canada, TV Beta - actor credits, Nancy Regan|accessdate=2008-10-14|publisher=Yahoo.com}} journalist, news anchor, and television personality,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716454/bio|title=The Internet Movie Database - Nancy Regan - Biography|accessdate=2008-10-14|publisher=IMDB.com}} most known for her fifteen-year tenure as host of CTV's Live at 5,{{cite web|url=http://www.normfoster.com/stormreview2.html|title=Halifax Daily News - Former ATV Live At Five Host Delivers Knockout Portrayal In Antigonish|accessdate=2008-10-14|publisher=NormFoster.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211021156/http://normfoster.com/stormreview2.html|archive-date=2009-02-11|url-status=dead}} a live news and general interest television program reaching more than a quarter of a million viewers nightly.
She is the daughter of Anita Carole Thomas (née Harrison) and former Nova Scotia Premier Gerald Regan, and the sister of both actress Laura Regan, and former Nova Scotia Liberal MP (and former House of Commons Speaker) Geoff Regan. Her maternal grandfather, John Harrison, was a Liberal MP for Meadow Lake in Saskatchewan.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19561030&id=-PgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tuMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7245,3637161|title=Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search}} She is married to David Graham, son of former Liberal Senator (The Highlands, Alasdair Graham (1928–2015). They have one daughter, Alexandra.
She has also hosted CTV’s national weekend morning show Good Morning Canada and That News Show on TVTropolis.
She was crowned Miss Nova Scotia in 1986 and attended Miss Canada 1987.
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0716454}}
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Category:Actresses from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:Journalists from Nova Scotia
Category:Canadian people of Irish descent
Category:Canadian television news anchors
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Canadian women television journalists
Category:St. Francis Xavier University alumni
Category:Canadian beauty pageant contestants
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