{{Use American English|date=September 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Stacey Nelkin | image = <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g. promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted – see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | education = | known_for = {{hlist|''[[Generations (U.S. TV series)|Generations]]''|''[[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]]''}} | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|[[Barry Bostwick]]|1987|1991|end=div}} * {{marriage|Marco Greenberg|1998}}<ref name = H2008>[https://www.haaretz.com/2008-09-05/ty-article/finding-the-next-danny/0000017f-dbcb-db5a-a57f-dbeb47d30000 Finding the Next Danny] Haaretz, 2008-09-05.</ref> }} | children = 3 | years_active = 1978–present | occupation = [[Actress]] | caption = }} '''Stacey Nelkin''' is an American film and television actress.
== Career == === Acting === Nelkin starred as Bonnie Sue Chisholm in four episodes of the [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] [[Western (genre)|western]] miniseries ''[[The Chisholms]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/29/archives/tv-cbss-chisholms-hit-6hour-oregon-trail.html|title=TV: CBS's 'Chisholms' Hit 6-Hour Oregon Trail|first1=John J.|last1=O'Connor|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 29, 1979|page=22}}</ref> When the miniseries resumed in 1980, she was up for the role in the miniseries but turned it down to take a role as Candy on ''[[Up the Academy]]''. [[Delta Burke]] starred in the role of Bonnie Sue instead of Stacey.
She appeared in the horror film ''[[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]]'' (1982) as Ellie Grimbridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lwxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gh4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3390,3054986&dq=stacey+nelkin&hl=en |title=Third Halloween – half as scary |publisher=Michigan Daily |date=October 28, 1982 |first=Joshua |last=Bilmes |accessdate=February 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Collum2004>{{citation | last=Collum | first=Jason Paul | year=2004 | title=Assault of the killer B's: interviews with 20 cult film actresses | publisher=McFarland | isbn=978-0-7864-1818-3 | page=[https://archive.org/details/assaultofkillerb0000unse/page/133 133] | url=https://archive.org/details/assaultofkillerb0000unse/page/133 }}</ref> Around the same time, Nelkin was scheduled to appear in the film ''[[Blade Runner]]''. She had been cast as Mary, a sixth Nexus-6 replicant that escapes from "off-world" and comes to Earth, but budget constraints resulted in her part being cut from the film early in the period of principal photography. Before being cast as Mary, she had done a screen test for the role of Pris but the role ultimately went to [[Daryl Hannah]]. Nelkin's screen test appears on Disc 4 of the collector's edition DVD set. Nelkin has made guest appearances in several TV series, including [[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]], [[The Waltons]], ''[[CHiPs]]'', ''[[The A-Team]]'', ''[[Eight Is Enough]]'', ''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' and ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''.
Her best-known TV role was on the soap opera ''[[Generations (U.S. TV series)|Generations]]'' (1990) as Christy Russell.
She starred in the 2022 horror film, ''The Shed'' after responding to a posting about a movie that was going to be shot locally, and calling the number on the poster.<ref name=Huberdeau/>
=== Relationship expert ===
Nelkin is a self-styled "relationship expert" and has her own YouTube channel and a website.<ref name="personal">{{cite web |url= http://thedailyaffair.com/about/ |title= The Daily Affair |work= About |url-status=dead |archive-date= February 21, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223639/http://thedailyaffair.com:80/about/ }}</ref> She wrote a book called ''You Can't Afford to Break Up: How an Empty Wallet and a Dirty Mind Can Save Your Relationship''.<ref>{{cite book |display-authors= 0 |first= Stacey |last= Nelkin |title= You Can't Afford to Break Up: How an Empty Wallet and a Dirty Mind Can Save Your Relationship |date= November 2009 |isbn= 978-1-4401-8129-0 }}</ref> For a time, she was a frequent guest on the program ''[[Fox & Friends]]''.
=== Substance abuse professional ===
In 2008, Nelkin began a career in drama therapy and today is a substance abuse professional and Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC).<ref name=Huberdeau>{{cite web|last=Huberdeau|first=Jennifer|title='Halloween III: Season of the Witch' star Stacey Nelkin has never been a fan of horror movies|date=2021-10-30|url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/stacey-nelkin-halloween-iii-great-barrington/article_066f3648-337c-11ec-bfcb-2f45c556eb8e.html|website=The Berkshire Eagle|access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
In February 2016, Nelkin began treating dually diagnosed individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues through the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Program (OASAS), since serving as an intake and CASAC counselor at The Bridge,<ref name=Huberdeau/> a New York-based $65 million agency that provides housing and behavioral health services to 4,000 New Yorkers annually.<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Bridge|url=https://www.thebridgeny.org/our-mission-and-history|website= The Bridge NY|access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
== Personal life == [[Woody Allen]]'s film ''[[Manhattan (1979 film)|Manhattan]]'' (1979) was inspired by his relationship with Nelkin,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robey |first=Tim |date=2020-03-25 |title=Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen, review: the embattled director denies it all in a guilt-inducingly fun memoir |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/apropos-nothing-woody-allen-reviewthe-embattled-director-denies/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> whom Allen met when she was 16 on the set of his earlier film ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (from which her bit part was later cut). Their relationship began when Allen was 42 and Nelkin was 17,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?j=n&d=1302062400 |title=Stacey Nelkin: Actress, Sexpert |first=Stacey |last=Nelki |work=[[The Howard Stern Show]] |date=April 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/woody-allen-speaks-out.html |title = Woody Allen Speaks Out |last = Allen |first = Woody |date = February 7, 2014 |work = [[The New York Times]] |authorlink=Woody Allen |accessdate = February 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRgfnepYdE&t=57s |title = Stacey Nelkin Talking About Woody Allen on CNN |last = Nelkin |first = Stacey |date = February 3, 2014 |work = [[YouTube]] |authorlink=CNN |accessdate = April 17, 2025 |quote = 'So there was never anything illegal about it. Not at all. It was a completely consensual relationship, and it was a wonderful relationship.'}}</ref> the age of consent in New York.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Volokh |first=Eugene |date=2017-10-23 |title=Opinion {{!}} Is sex with a 17-year-old statutory rape? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/10/23/is-sex-with-a-17-year-old-statutory-rape/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |work=The Washington Post}}</ref> The pair remained longtime friends;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Oliver Gettell Oliver Gettell is a former film blogger for the Los Angeles |date=2014-02-04 |title=Barbara Walters, Stacey Nelkin defend Woody Allen on TV |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-barbara-walters-stacey-nelkin-defend-woody-allen-20140204-story.html |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Allen later cast Nelkin as Rita in ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994).
Nelkin married Marco Greenberg in 1998;<ref name = H2008/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bj.org/2014/03/march-14-21/|title=March 14–21|first=Springthistle|last=Tech|date=March 13, 2014|website=B'nai Jeshurun}}</ref> the couple have three children.<ref name=Huberdeau/> She was married to actor [[Barry Bostwick]] from 1987 to 1991. She has been married three times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/unorthodox/episode-291-jews-and-halloween-stacey-nelkin-carrie-harris-yiddish-ghost-stories|title=Spooky Schmoozing: Ep. 291 — Unorthodox Podcast}}</ref>
== Filmography == <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. --> <small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Stacey Nelkin List of Movies and TV Shows |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/stacey-nelkin/credits/175083/ |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stacey Nelkin {{!}} Movies and Filmography |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/stacey-nelkin-p52142/filmography |website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stacey Nelkin |url=https://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/stacey-nelkin/1818357/main/ |website=[[Moviefone]]}}</ref>
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1979 |''[[California Dreaming (1979 film)|California Dreaming]]'' |Marsha | |- |1980 |''[[Serial (1980 film)|Serial]]'' |Marlene | |- |1980 |''[[Up the Academy]]'' |Candy | |- |1981 |''[[Going Ape!]]'' |Cynthia | |- |1982 |''[[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]]'' |Ellie Grimbridge | |- |1983 |''[[Yellowbeard]]'' |Triola | |- |1983 |''[[Get Crazy]]'' |Susie Allen | |- |1993 |''Desperate Motive'' |Bank Teller | |- |1994 |''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' |Rita | |- |1996 |''[[Everything Relative]]'' |Katie Kessler | |- |2008 |''Breaking Pattern'' |Joanie |Short |- |2010 |''12 Floors Up'' |Margot Reese |Short |- |2015 |''Dante and Beatrice: A Family Film'' |Theresa Portinari |Short |- |2022 |''The Shed'' |Barbara |Short |- |2023 |''[[The Forest Hills]]'' |Debbie | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1978 |''[[CHiPs]]'' |Marge |Episode: "Hitch-Hiking Hitch" |- |1978 |''[[Eight Is Enough]]'' |Linda |Episode: "The Lost Weekend" |- |1978 |''[[Fish (American TV series)|Fish]]'' |Adrian |Episode: "For the Love of Mike" |- |1978 |''{{sortname|The|Paper Chase|The Paper Chase (TV series)}}'' |Tracy Ford |Episode: "The Man Who Would Be King"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-paper-chase/a-day-in-the-life-of--41576/|title=The Paper Chase: A Day In The Life Of …|website=TV.com}}</ref> |- |1978 |''{{sortname|The|Waltons}}'' |Mary Frances Conover |Episode: "The Calling" |- |1978 |''[[Like Mom, Like Me]]'' |Tao Wolf |TV film |- |1979 |''{{sortname|The|Triangle Factory Fire Scandal}}'' |Gina |TV film |- |1979 |''{{sortname|The|Chisholms}}'' |Bonnie Sue Chisholm |TV miniseries |- |1979 |''{{sortname|The|Last Convertible|nolink=1}}'' |Sheila Garrigan |TV miniseries |- |1980 |''Children of Divorce'' |Andrea Hoffman |TV film |- |1981 |''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' |Kim |Episode: "A Family Affair" |- |1982 |''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Pollyanna|nolink=1}}'' |Cora Spencer |TV film |- |1984 |''{{sortname|The|Jerk, Too}}'' |Marie Van Buren |TV film |- |1984 |''[[Simon & Simon]]'' |Linda Sanborn |Episode: "Deep Cover" |- |1985 |''[[Finder of Lost Loves]]'' |Donna Sinclair |Episode: "Aftershocks" |- |1985 |''{{sortname|The|A-Team}}'' |Lisa Perry |Episode: "Waste 'Em!" |- |1985 |''{{sortname|The|Fall Guy}}'' |Rhonda Payne |Episode: "Femme Fatale" |- |1985 |''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' |Cheryl Lodge |Episode: "Reflections of the Mind" |- |1985 |''{{sortname|The|Insiders|The Insiders (TV series)}}'' | |Episode: "After the Fox" |- |1986 |''[[Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)|Crazy Like a Fox]]'' |Dianne |Episode: "Just Another Fox in the Crowd" |- |1986 |''{{sortname|The|Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)}}'' |Faith Carlson |Episode: "[[A Day in Beaumont]]" |- |1989 |''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' |Dr. Death's Girlfriend |Episode: "Mind Games" |- |1990 |''{{sortname|The|Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour|nolink=1}}'' |(voice) |TV special |- |1990 |''[[Generations (American TV series)|Generations]]'' |Christy Russell #2 |TV series (28 episodes) |- |1990 |''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'' |Additional voices |Episode: "Pity the Poor Pirate" |- |1991 |''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]'' |Barbara |Episode: "Ex Marks the Spot" |- |1993 |''Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's'' |Patty Turner |TV film |- |1994 |''Ride with the Wind'' |Steph |TV film |- |2009 |''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' |Reporter |Episode: "Midnight" |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Portal|Biography}} *{{IMDb name|id=0625030|name=Stacey Nelkin}}
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