Nancy Kovack
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Nancy Kovack in trailer to Diary of a Madman (1963)
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Nancy Kovach March 11, 1935 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Years active | 1959–1976 |
| Spouse(s) | Zubin Mehta (m. 1969) |
| Children | 2 |
Nancy Kovack (born Nancy Kovach; March 11, 1935) is a retired American film and television actress.
Kovack became interested in acting when she went to New York City to attend a wedding and became one of the Glea Girls for Jackie Gleason. She has appeared on a number of TV series including Star Trek, Bewitched (playing Darrin Stephens' catty ex-fiancée and Samantha's nemesis, Sheila Sommers), Batman (episodes 5 and 6), I Dream of Jeannie, Get Smart,Perry Mason, 12 O'Clock High, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Invaders (season 2 episode 16 Task Force), Burke's Law, and Family Affair (1968 episode titled "Family Plan"). She appeared in a key role as a sexy, native witchdoctor and femme fatale in one of the most sobering of the original Star Trek episodes, "A Private Little War". In 1969 she was nominated for an Emmy for an appearance on Mannix.
As her profile increased, Kovack began to gain roles in Hollywood movies, most notably as the high priestess Medea in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She also had parts in Diary of a Madman (1963) with Vincent Price, The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) with The Three Stooges, Sylvia (1965), The Great Sioux Massacre (1965), The Silencers (1966) with Dean Martin, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) with Mike Henry, Frankie and Johnny (1966) with Elvis Presley, and Carl Reiner's directorial debut Enter Laughing (1967).
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