# Nancy Dolman

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{{Short description|Canadian actress and singer (1951–2010)}}
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| birth_name = Nancy Jane Dolman
| birth_date = September 26, 1951
| birth_place = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|8|21|1951|9|26}}
| death_place = [Pacific Palisades, California](/source/Pacific_Palisades%2C_California), U.S.
| death_cause = 
| education = [York Mills Collegiate Institute](/source/York_Mills_Collegiate_Institute)
| alma_mater = [University of Western Ontario](/source/University_of_Western_Ontario)
| television = 
| occupation = Actress, singer
| years_active = 1970–1985
| spouse = {{marriage|[Martin Short](/source/Martin_Short)|1980}}
| children = 3
| relatives = [Jack Dolman](/source/Jack_Dolman) (nephew)
}}

'''Nancy Jane Dolman Short''' (September 26, 1951 – August 21, 2010) was a Canadian comedic actress and singer. She had a recurring role as Annie Selig Tate on the [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) sitcom ''[Soap](/source/Soap_(TV_series))''. She appeared in her husband [Martin Short's](/source/Martin_Short) 1985 cable television special ''Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas''.

==Life and career==
Dolman was born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). Her brother is director [Bob Dolman](/source/Bob_Dolman). Dolman performed in the Canadian Rock Theatre production of ''[Jesus Christ Superstar](/source/Jesus_Christ_Superstar)'' in the early 1970s, which travelled to [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada) and [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), and recorded an album with the group at [MGM](/source/MGM) while they were in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://godspell.ca/nancy|title=Toronto's Legendary Production of Godspell – Nancy Dolman Short|publisher=godspell.ca|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182127/http://godspell.ca/nancy/|archive-date=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=imdb>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231195/bio IMDb profile]</ref>

In 1980, she married fellow Canadian actor [Martin Short](/source/Martin_Short), whom she had met during the run of the 1972 Toronto production of ''[Godspell](/source/Godspell)''. Dolman was [Gilda Radner](/source/Gilda_Radner)'s understudy. Dolman attended high school at [York Mills Collegiate Institute](/source/York_Mills_Collegiate_Institute) in Toronto, and held a [bachelor's degree](/source/bachelor's_degree) in [philosophy](/source/philosophy) from the [University of Western Ontario](/source/University_of_Western_Ontario).<ref name=imdb/>

Dolman retired from show business in 1985 to be a homemaker and full-time mother to her children. A profile of the couple appeared in the February 1987 issue of [''Vogue''](/source/Vogue_(magazine)). The family made their home in [Pacific Palisades, California](/source/Pacific_Palisades%2C_Los_Angeles). Dolman and Short also kept a vacation home on [Lake Rosseau, Ontario](/source/District_Municipality_of_Muskoka).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/realestate/16muskoka.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=3fd55bc83dc4844e&ex=1156132800|title=Muskoka: The Malibu of the North|first=Denny|last=Lee|newspaper=New York Times|date=September 16, 2005|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>

===Children===
Dolman and Short adopted<ref>{{cite book |last=Short |first=Martin |date=November 4, 2014 |title=I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend |location= New York |publisher=HarperCollins |page=166 |isbn=978-0062309525 }}</ref> three children as infants: Katherine Elizabeth<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winchesterstar.com/thewinchesterstar/030215/Front_queen.asp |title=Katherine Short Chosen to Be Queen Shenandoah LXXVI |newspaper=The Winchester Star |date=February 15, 2003 | author=Hille, Karl B. | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111044357/http://www.winchesterstar.com/thewinchesterstar/030215/Front_queen.asp | archive-date=November 11, 2006 }}</ref> (1983–2026), a social worker and graduate of [New York University](/source/New_York_University);<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/martin-short-daughter-katherine-dead-at-42-11913565|title=Martin Short's Daughter Katherine Dies at 42: 'The Short Family Is Devastated by This Loss'|first1=Shyla|last1=Watson|first2=Sean|last2=Mandell|first3=Alex|last3=Ross|magazine=People|date=February 24, 2026|accessdate=February 24, 2026}}</ref> Oliver Patrick (b. 1986), an employee of [Warner Brothers](/source/Warner_Brothers) and graduate of the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame)'s [Mendoza College of Business](/source/Mendoza_College_of_Business); and Henry Hayter (b. 1989), who also graduated from the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) in May 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/oct/20/martin-short-my-family-values|title = Martin Short: My family values|website = [TheGuardian.com](/source/TheGuardian.com)|date = October 19, 2012}}</ref>

==Death==
Dolman suffered from [ovarian cancer](/source/ovarian_cancer) and died on August 21, 2010, in [Pacific Palisades, California](/source/Pacific_Palisades%2C_California),<ref name="people2">{{cite web|title=Martin Short's Wife, Nancy Dolman, Dies|author=Stephen M. Silverman|author-link=Stephen M. Silverman|publisher=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20415154,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825164548/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20415154,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2010|date=August 24, 2010}}</ref> at the age of 58.<ref name="cnn1">{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/23/martin.short.wife/index.html?section=cnn_latest|title=Martin Short's wife has died|publisher=CNN|first=Alan|last=Duke|date=August 24, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref> According to the Los Angeles County Coroner, she died of natural causes.<ref name="people1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20415285,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825164614/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20415285,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2010|title=Coroner: Martin Short's Wife Died of Natural Causes|author=Ken Lee|date=August 24, 2010|magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> Dolman's remains were cremated and her ashes were scattered from the dock of the Short family cottage, onto the waters of Lake Rosseau, [Muskoka, Ontario](/source/Muskoka%2C_Ontario), Canada.<ref>"I Must Say" by Martin Short</ref>

===Tributes===
[Steve Martin](/source/Steve_Martin), a close friend of Dolman and Short, dedicated a musical elegy for Dolman following her death titled, "The Great Remember (For Nancy)" in his collaborative album, ''[Rare Bird Alert](/source/Rare_Bird_Alert)'' with the [Steep Canyon Rangers](/source/Steep_Canyon_Rangers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/april2011/steve-martin-rare-bird.html|title=I'm Really Enjoying Bluegrass|author=David McGee|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|231195|Nancy Dolman}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110815135917/http://godspell.ca/nancy/index.htm Nancy Dolman] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20110815135942/http://godspell.ca/index.htm Godspell.ca]

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Category:1951 births
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Category:20th-century Canadian actresses
Category:20th-century Canadian women singers
Category:Actresses from Toronto
Category:Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
Category:Canadian musical theatre actresses
Category:Canadian stage actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Canadian women comedians
Category:Comedians from Toronto
Category:Deaths from ovarian cancer in California
Category:Singers from Toronto
Category:University of Western Ontario alumni

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