Introduction
Nancy Lane (June 14, 1951) is an American actress and dancer known for her role as "Bebe" in the Broadway musical A Chorus Line (1975).
Nancy Lane was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on June 14, 1951.
Career
Stage
Lane made her Broadway debut in 1975 in the role of "Bebe" in A Chorus Line at Shubert Theatre, New York. A Chorus Line is a musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Lane played the role for the first time in the 1974 workshop, followed by another in 1975 and then the original production of Off-Broadway and Broadway (1975). Other performers included Scott Allen (as "Roy"), Renee Baughman (as "Kristine"), Kelly Bishop (as "Sheila"), Pamela Blair (as "Val"), Wayne Cilento (as "Mike"), Chuck Cissel (as "Butch"), Clive Clerk (as "Larry"), Kay Cole (as "Maggie"), Ronald Dennis (as "Richie"), Donna Drake (as "Tricia"), Brandt Edwards (as "Tom"), Patricia Garland (as "Judy"), Carolyn Kirsch (as "Lois"), Ron Kuhlman (as "Don"), Baayork Lee (as "Connie"), Priscilla Lopez (as "Diana"), Robert LuPone (as "Zach"), Cameron Mason (as "Mark"), Donna McKechnie (as "Cassie"), Don Percassi (as "Al"), Michael Serrecchia (as "Frank"), Michel Stuart (as "Greg"), Thomas J. Walsh (as "Bobby"), Sammy Williams (as "Paul"), Crissy Wilzak (as "Vicki").
In 1976, Lane joined the A Chorus Line cast for the first international tour.
Movies and Television
In 1978, Lane was seen as "Tina Molinari" in "Two's Company" episode (aired Mar 5, 1978) of Tony Mordente's TV series Rhoda alongside Valerie Harper, Julie Kavner, and Ron Silver.
In 1982, Lane had a minor role as a hospital staff in Garry Marshall's comedy Young Doctors in Love starring Michael McKean, Sean Young, and Kyle T. Heffner.
In 1984, she had a recurring role as "Andrea Lewin" (13 episodes) in Allan Burns and Herbert Klynn's TV comedy series The Duck Factory starring Jim Carrey and Julie Payne.
Lane then had episodic roles in Trapper John, M.D. (1985), It's a Living (1986), Comedy Factory (1986), Matlock (1987), Roomies (1987), and My Sister Sam (1986-1987). Her last screen appearance was as a waitress in the episode "Highway to Heaven" (aired December 15, 1989) of Dan Guntzelman's TV series Just the Ten of Us starring Bill Kirchenbauer, Deborah Harmon, and Heather Langenkamp.