Nancy Kyes


Nancy Kyes, known professionally as Nancy Loomis, is an American actress. A frequent collaborator of filmmaker John Carpenter, she portrayed Annie Brackett in Halloween and also appeared in his films Assault on Precinct 13 and The Fog. She reprised her role as Annie in Halloween II and made an appearance as a different character in the stand-alone Halloween III: Season of the Witch, her last film role until Hauntology in 2024.

Career

Before starring in Halloween, she played Julie in the 1976 thriller, Assault on Precinct 13, also directed by Carpenter. In addition to acting, she served as the film's wardrobe mistress, but she used a different name for the film credits.
In 1980, Kyes played the role of Sandy Fadel in Carpenter's hit horror film, The Fog, in which she appeared with her Halloween co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, her Assault on Precinct 13 co-star Darwin Joston, and Charles Cyphers, who appeared with Kyes in both Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13.
In 1981, Kyes filmed a new scene to be inserted into the television version of Halloween, and filmed a brief cameo appearance as the now-deceased Annie for Halloween II. Kyes had a small role in Halloween III: Season of the Witch as the ex-wife of the lead character, played by Tom Atkins. This made her the first and only person to appear in the first three Halloween films.
Although she has starred in a few TV movies, her only guest appearance on television was on the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone.
After retiring from acting, she worked as a sculptor in the Los Angeles area along with teaching theatre courses at Cal Poly Pomona.
She returned to acting in 2024 with the horror anthology Hauntology.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Not in Front of the ChildrenReporterTV movie
1985The Twilight ZoneFrumpy HousewifeSeason 1, Episode 4
1992Lady BossDoctorTV movie

YearTitleNotes
2006Halloween: 25 Years of TerrorVideo documentary
2006Halloween: The Shape of HorrorShort
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmDocumentary
2007–2022Cinemassacre's Monster MadnessDocumentary TV series
2010Halloween: The Inside StoryDocumentary
2010A History of HorrorMiniseries documentary
2013The Sassy One With Nancy LoomisVideo short
2019WiHM Massive Blood Drive PSA: Wilde About BloodVideo short
2021The Movies That Made UsSeason 3, Episode 1
2021Cinema InsomniaSeason 16, Episode 17
2021Halloween KillsArchival footage
2022Halloween EndsArchival footage