Actress, and Humanitarian. She was best known for playing the character roles of judges, and reporters, but is most noted for playing in numerous television soap operas during the 1980s and 1990s. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Betty Anderson' in the fantasy film drama, "Somewhere, Tomorrow" (1983). The film which was directed by and which was written for the screen by Robert Wiemer, and which also starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Shea, James Congdon, Paul Bates, and Kaylan Pickford, tells the story of when a teenage girl witnesses a plane crash, she talks with one of the injured passengers...only to find out he was actually killed in the accident. This was her only film role. She was born as Nancy Jane Addison Altman in New York City, New York, on March 21, 1946. She studied acting at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, New York, with Sanford Meisner (1905-1997), the actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. She is also best remembered to television audiences for her roles in numerous television soap operas including as, 'Kit Vested' in 3 episodes of, "The Guiding Light," from 1970 to 1974, as, 'Jillian 'Jill' Coleridge Beaulac Ryan' in 1117 episodes of, "Ryan's Hope," from 1975 to 1989 (She originally auditioned for the role of Dr. Faith Coleridge, the sister of her character, Jillian), as, 'Marissa Rampal' in 3 episodes of, "All My Children," from 1988 to 1989, as, 'Deborah Brewster Alden' in 175 episodes of "Loving," from 1992 to 1995, and as, 'Deborah Brewster Alden' in 5 episodes of ,"The City," in 1995. Besides, "The Guiding Light" (1970-1974), "Ryan's Hope" (1975-1989), "All My Children" (1988-1989), and "Loving" (1992-1995), her only other roles were playing 'Gabrielle Legget' in two episodes co-starring alongside actor James Coburn of the television mini-series, "The Dain Curse" (1978), and playing the roles of 'Reporter #1,' 'Edith Nash,' and 'Judge Selma Davis,' in three episodes of the television series, "Law & Order," from 1991 to 1997. She also appeared on the Broadway stage in New York City, New York, in the stage production of the play, as 'Sheila McClaine' in "A Talent For Murder" (October 1, 1981, to December 6, 1981). She was a 1977 Nominee Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for Ryan's Hope, a 1979 Nominee Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for Ryan's Hope, and a 1995 Nominee Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess for Loving. She was also selected to serve as the honorary celebrity "Queen of the Azaleas," during the annual Azalea Festival, which was held in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1978. She also volunteered a great deal of her time working with children with HIV/AIDS. She was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of her adrenal gland and bronchial tubes in 1999. She passed away from cancer in New York City, New York, on June 18, 2002, at the age of 56. Following her death, she was cremated and her ashes were given to her family members including her husband, the producer Daniel Goldfarb. She was married to Clinton Dunn until they divorced in 1975, and to producer Daniel Goldfarb from February 14, 1982, until her death on June 18, 2002, at the age of 56.