# Stacey Nelkin

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American actress

Stacey Nelkin Occupation Actress Years active 1978–present Known for Generations Halloween III: Season of the Witch Spouses Barry Bostwick ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1991)​ Marco Greenberg ​ (m. 1998)​ [1] Children 3

**Stacey Nelkin** is an American film and television actress.

## Career

### Acting

Nelkin starred as Bonnie Sue Chisholm in four episodes of the [CBS](/source/Columbia_Broadcasting_System) [western](/source/Western_(genre)) miniseries *[The Chisholms](/source/The_Chisholms)* (1979).[2] 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](/source/Up_the_Academy)*. [Delta Burke](/source/Delta_Burke) starred in the role of Bonnie Sue instead of Stacey.

She appeared in the horror film *[Halloween III: Season of the Witch](/source/Halloween_III%3A_Season_of_the_Witch)* (1982) as Ellie Grimbridge.[3][4] Around the same time, Nelkin was scheduled to appear in the film *[Blade Runner](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Paper_Chase_(TV_series)), [The Waltons](/source/The_Waltons), *[CHiPs](/source/CHiPs)*, *[The A-Team](/source/The_A-Team)*, *[Eight Is Enough](/source/Eight_Is_Enough)*, *[1st & Ten](/source/1st_%26_Ten_(1984_TV_series))* and *[Hunter](/source/Hunter_(1984_U.S._TV_series))*.

Her best-known TV role was on the soap opera *[Generations](/source/Generations_(U.S._TV_series))* (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.[5]

### Relationship expert

Nelkin is a self-styled "relationship expert" and has her own YouTube channel and a website.[6] She wrote a book called *You Can't Afford to Break Up: How an Empty Wallet and a Dirty Mind Can Save Your Relationship*.[7] For a time, she was a frequent guest on the program *[Fox & Friends](/source/Fox_%26_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).[5]

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,[5] a New York-based $65 million agency that provides housing and behavioral health services to 4,000 New Yorkers annually.[8]

## Personal life

[Woody Allen](/source/Woody_Allen)'s film *[Manhattan](/source/Manhattan_(1979_film))* (1979) was inspired by his relationship with Nelkin,[9] whom Allen met when she was 16 on the set of his earlier film *[Annie Hall](/source/Annie_Hall)* (from which her bit part was later cut). Their relationship began when Allen was 42 and Nelkin was 17,[10][11][12] the age of consent in New York.[13] The pair remained longtime friends;[14] Allen later cast Nelkin as Rita in *[Bullets Over Broadway](/source/Bullets_Over_Broadway)* (1994).

Nelkin married Marco Greenberg in 1998;[1][15] the couple have three children.[5] She was married to actor [Barry Bostwick](/source/Barry_Bostwick) from 1987 to 1991. She has been married three times.[16]

## Filmography

Source:[17][18][19]

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1979 California Dreaming Marsha 1980 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

Year Title Role Notes 1978 CHiPs Marge Episode: "Hitch-Hiking Hitch" 1978 Eight Is Enough Linda Episode: "The Lost Weekend" 1978 Fish Adrian Episode: "For the Love of Mike" 1978 The Paper Chase Tracy Ford Episode: "The Man Who Would Be King"[20] 1978 The Waltons Mary Frances Conover Episode: "The Calling" 1978 Like Mom, Like Me Tao Wolf TV film 1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal Gina TV film 1979 The Chisholms Bonnie Sue Chisholm TV miniseries 1979 The Last Convertible Sheila Garrigan TV miniseries 1980 Children of Divorce Andrea Hoffman TV film 1981 Trapper John, M.D. Kim Episode: "A Family Affair" 1982 The Adventures of Pollyanna Cora Spencer TV film 1984 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 The A-Team Lisa Perry Episode: "Waste 'Em!" 1985 The Fall Guy Rhonda Payne Episode: "Femme Fatale" 1985 Murder, She Wrote Cheryl Lodge Episode: "Reflections of the Mind" 1985 The Insiders Episode: "After the Fox" 1986 Crazy Like a Fox Dianne Episode: "Just Another Fox in the Crowd" 1986 The Twilight Zone Faith Carlson Episode: "A Day in Beaumont" 1989 1st & Ten Dr. Death's Girlfriend Episode: "Mind Games" 1990 The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour (voice) TV special 1990 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 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 Reporter Episode: "Midnight"

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-H2008_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-H2008_1-1) [Finding the Next Danny](https://www.haaretz.com/2008-09-05/ty-article/finding-the-next-danny/0000017f-dbcb-db5a-a57f-dbeb47d30000) Haaretz, 2008-09-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** O'Connor, John J. (March 29, 1979). ["TV: CBS's 'Chisholms' Hit 6-Hour Oregon Trail"](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/29/archives/tv-cbss-chisholms-hit-6hour-oregon-trail.html). *The New York Times*. p. 22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bilmes, Joshua (October 28, 1982). ["Third Halloween – half as scary"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lwxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gh4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3390,3054986&dq=stacey+nelkin&hl=en). Michigan Daily. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collum2004_4-0)** Collum, Jason Paul (2004), [*Assault of the killer B's: interviews with 20 cult film actresses*](https://archive.org/details/assaultofkillerb0000unse/page/133), McFarland, p. [133](https://archive.org/details/assaultofkillerb0000unse/page/133), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-1818-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-1818-3)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Huberdeau_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Huberdeau_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Huberdeau_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Huberdeau_5-3) Huberdeau, Jennifer (October 30, 2021). ["'Halloween III: Season of the Witch' star Stacey Nelkin has never been a fan of horror movies"](https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/stacey-nelkin-halloween-iii-great-barrington/article_066f3648-337c-11ec-bfcb-2f45c556eb8e.html). *The Berkshire Eagle*. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-personal_6-0)** ["The Daily Affair"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223639/http://thedailyaffair.com:80/about/). *About*. Archived from [the original](http://thedailyaffair.com/about/) on February 21, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *You Can't Afford to Break Up: How an Empty Wallet and a Dirty Mind Can Save Your Relationship*. November 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4401-8129-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4401-8129-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["About The Bridge"](https://www.thebridgeny.org/our-mission-and-history). *The Bridge NY*. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Robey, Tim (March 25, 2020). ["Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen, review: the embattled director denies it all in a guilt-inducingly fun memoir"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/apropos-nothing-woody-allen-reviewthe-embattled-director-denies/). *The Telegraph*. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Nelki, Stacey (April 7, 2011). ["Stacey Nelkin: Actress, Sexpert"](http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?j=n&d=1302062400). *[The Howard Stern Show](/source/The_Howard_Stern_Show)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Allen, Woody](/source/Woody_Allen) (February 7, 2014). ["Woody Allen Speaks Out"](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/woody-allen-speaks-out.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Nelkin, Stacey](/source/CNN) (February 3, 2014). ["Stacey Nelkin Talking About Woody Allen on CNN"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRgfnepYdE&t=57s). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Retrieved April 17, 2025. 'So there was never anything illegal about it. Not at all. It was a completely consensual relationship, and it was a wonderful relationship.'

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Volokh, Eugene (October 23, 2017). ["Opinion | Is sex with a 17-year-old statutory rape?"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/10/23/is-sex-with-a-17-year-old-statutory-rape/). *The Washington Post*. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Times, Oliver Gettell Oliver Gettell is a former film blogger for the Los Angeles (February 4, 2014). ["Barbara Walters, Stacey Nelkin defend Woody Allen on TV"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-barbara-walters-stacey-nelkin-defend-woody-allen-20140204-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Tech, Springthistle (March 13, 2014). ["March 14–21"](https://www.bj.org/2014/03/march-14-21/). *B'nai Jeshurun*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Spooky Schmoozing: Ep. 291 — Unorthodox Podcast"](https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/unorthodox/episode-291-jews-and-halloween-stacey-nelkin-carrie-harris-yiddish-ghost-stories).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Stacey Nelkin List of Movies and TV Shows"](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/stacey-nelkin/credits/175083/). *[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Stacey Nelkin | Movies and Filmography"](https://www.allmovie.com/artist/stacey-nelkin-p52142/filmography). *[AllMovie](/source/AllMovie)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Stacey Nelkin"](https://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/stacey-nelkin/1818357/main/). *[Moviefone](/source/Moviefone)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["The Paper Chase: A Day In The Life Of …"](http://www.tv.com/shows/the-paper-chase/a-day-in-the-life-of--41576/). *TV.com*.

## External links

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)

- [Stacey Nelkin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625030/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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