Nancy Snyder
Nancy Snyder is an American actress who won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1976 and the Outer Critics Circle Best Actress award in the 1977-78 season.
Life and career
Snyder is the daughter of Idelle and John Marshall Snyder Sr., a director of research. She opened in Jules Feiffer's comedy, Knock Knock, and went on to win the Clarence Derwent Award for the "most promising female on the metropolitan scene" for the 1975-76 season.She won Best Actress in the 1977-78 season in the annual awards given by the Outer Critics Circle for her role in Fifth of July. From 1978-1983, she was a regular on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, playing a hooker with a heart of gold, Katrina Karr. She appeared in the Lanford Wilson play, Angels Fall, in 1982, which was nominated for a Tony Award, and in Wilson's Book of Days at the Signature Theater in 2002.
Personal life
Schnetzer married Amy Ingersoll at the Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco, on November 24, 1976. They later divorced.Snyder met actor Stephen Schnetzer while they were both on One Life to Live. They were married on March 18, 1982 and had two sons. They are now divorced. Their younger son, Ben Schnetzer, is also an actor.
Filmography
Stage
- The Gambler by Ugo Betti
- Tartuffe by Molière Role: Marianne
- Knock, Knock by Jules Feiffer Role: Joan of Arc
- Mrs Murray's Farm by Roy London Role: Barbara Warren
- The Farm by David Storey Role: Branda
- Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson
- Eyes on the Sky by Tom Cone Role: Elenore Atwater
- Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson Role: Vita Harris
- Book of Days by Lanford Wilson
Film
- The Kirlian Witness Role: Rilla
- Texas Rangers Role: Production Assistant
- My Boss's Daughter Role: Assistant Director
Television
- One Life to Live Role: Katrina Karr
- For Richer, For Poorer Role: Colleen Griffin
- Father's Choice Role: Assistant Director
- Black Top Role: Office Assistant
- Law & Order Role: CeCe Vandeveer