Nancy Allen (New York, June 24, 1950) is an American actress, best known for her performances in genre films of the 1970s and 1980s. Her career is inextricably linked to director Brian De Palma, who directed her in iconic roles such as the antagonist Chris Hargensen in *Carrie* (1976). Their collaboration continued with *Dressed to Kill* (1980), a performance that earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year, and the thriller *Blow Out* (1981). Another pivotal role for her career was that of Officer Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction film *RoboCop* (1987), a character she reprised in the two sequels and for which she received a Saturn Award nomination. Her filmography also includes appearances in films such as *Poltergeist III* (1988) and Steven Soderbergh's *Out of Sight* (1998), cementing her status as a cult cinema figure of that period.