# Nancy Palk
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{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nancy Palk
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1956}}
| years_active =
| spouse = [Joseph Ziegler](/source/Joseph_Ziegler_(actor)) (died 2025)
| occupation = Actress
| birth_place =
| children = 3
}}
'''Nancy Palk''' (born 1956) is a Canadian actress,[Anne Nothof, [https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Palk%2C%20Nancy "Palk, Nancy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204234857/https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Palk%2C%20Nancy |date=2021-12-04 }}. ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', July 16, 2021.] most noted as one of the founding members of the [Soulpepper](/source/Soulpepper) theatre company.[Keith Garebian, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/soulpepper-theatre "Soulpepper Theatre"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019025032/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/soulpepper-theatre |date=2023-10-19 }}. ''[The Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia)'', November 4, 2010.]
Originally from [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba), Palk studied English at [Queen's University](/source/Queen's_University%2C_Kingston), later studying at the [National Theatre School of Canada](/source/National_Theatre_School_of_Canada) in their Acting program.[ She has spent her career as an actress based in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).][Vit Wagner, "Respected stage artist simply too big for film". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', November 7, 1998.]
She has been a six-time [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) nominee for [Best Lead Actress, General Theatre](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award_for_Best_Leading_Actress_(General_Theatre)), receiving nods in 1988 for ''I Am Yours'',["CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', May 11, 1988. Page C1.] in 1994 for ''[Dancing at Lughnasa](/source/Dancing_at_Lughnasa)'',["Mirvish Productions nets 16 Dora Mavor Moore nominations". ''[Hamilton Spectator](/source/Hamilton_Spectator)'', May 18, 1994.] in 1996 for ''The Glorious 12th'',[H.J. Kirchhoff, "Harbourfront Centre tops Dora list Captures 23 nominations, Canadian Stage is second with 17". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', May 17, 1996.] in 1998 for ''Molly Sweeney'',["Dora Award nominees". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', May 27, 1998.] in 1999 for ''[Don Carlos](/source/Don_Carlos_(play))'',["Dora awards are darkest without the Don; Soulpepper play a glaring omission from strong field of best show nominees". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', June 19, 1999.] and in 2014 for ''[Angels in America](/source/Angels_in_America)''.[Robert Cushman, "Best in shows; The Doras have a weak field to choose from this year, but they've chosen well". ''[National Post](/source/National_Post)'', June 21, 2014.]
In 2020 she received a nomination in the [Best Leading Performer, General Theatre](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award_for_Best_Leading_Performer_(General_Theatre)) category for ''[August: Osage County](/source/August%3A_Osage_County)''.[{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Mae|date=June 29, 2020|title=2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners|url=https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/awards/2020-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809081504/https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/awards/2020-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/ |archive-date=2020-08-09 |access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Intermission Magazine|language=en-CA}}]
She has also had film and television roles, most notably a recurring role as Betsy in the television series ''[Rogue](/source/Rogue_(TV_series))'', and a major role in the 2018 film ''[Catch and Release](/source/Catch_and_Release_(2018_film))''.[Alisha Mughal, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/catch_and_release_film_review "'Catch and Release' Is a Scathing Statement on How Dangerous the Pro-Life Agenda Can Be"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019021323/https://exclaim.ca/film/article/catch_and_release_film_review |date=2023-10-19 }}. ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)'', July 14, 2020.]
She is married to actor [Joseph Ziegler](/source/Joseph_Ziegler_(actor)), alongside whom he has acted in several shows including ''[Death of a Salesman](/source/Death_of_a_Salesman)'', ''[Long Day's Journey Into Night](/source/Long_Day's_Journey_Into_Night)'' and ''A Tender Thing'', a play by [Ben Power](/source/Ben_Power) which reimagines [William Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare)'s ''[Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet)'' as an elderly couple confronting mortality.[Martin Morrow, "A story of even greater woe: an aging Juliet and Romeo". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', August 23, 2014.]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0657731}}
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Category:1956 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Canadian actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian stage actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Actresses from Winnipeg
Category:Actresses from Toronto
Category:Queen's University at Kingston alumni
Category:National Theatre School of Canada alumni
Category:Canadian theatre directors
Category:Canadian women theatre directors
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