Actress and Humanitarian. She was born as Nancy Jane Addison Altman in New York City, New York. She studied acting at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, New York, with Sanford Meisner, the actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. She was known for playing in numerous television soap operas during the 1980s and 1990s, perhaps best remembered, however, for the role of 'Betty Anderson' in the fantasy film drama, "Somewhere, Tomorrow" (1983). She was married to Clinton Dunn until they divorced in 1975, and to producer Daniel Goldfarb from February 14, 1982. She is remembered for her roles in numerous television soap operas including, 'Kit Vested' in three episodes of, "The Guiding Light," from 1970 to 1974, as 'Jillian 'Jill' Coleridge Beaulac Ryan' in 1,117 episodes of, "Ryan's Hope," from 1975 to 1989, 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. She also played 'Gabrielle Legget' in two episodes of the television mini-series, "The Dain Curse" (1978), and appeared in three episodes of the television series, "Law & Order," from 1991 to 1997. She also appeared on the Broadway stage in the play, "A Talent For Murder" (October 1, 1981, to December 6, 1981) as 'Sheila McClaine'. She was a 1977 Nominee for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her role in "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 selected to serve as the honorary celebrity "Queen of the Azaleas," during the annual Azalea Festival, held in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1978. She 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 at the age of 56. Following her death, she was cremated and her ashes were given to her family members including her husband, producer Daniel Goldfarb.