NANA VISITOR

Born into a theatrical family, Nana deferred from Princeton to start a life in the theater as a dancer on Broadway.

She starred in CHICAGO and 42nd STREET and toured opposite Angela Lansbury playing the title role in the musical GYPSY and was Twiggy’s understudy in the musical MY ONE AND ONLY.

After a tv series and several roles in New York based soap operas, RYAN’S HOPE, ONE LIFE TO LIVE and THE DOCTOR’S, she ditched the idea of college and moved to LA to continue working in television.

Besides playing Major Kira in STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9, Nana appeared in many guest shots through the years, including TORCHWOOD and BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA, as well as regular roles on DARK ANGEL, Sandra Bullock’s one and only series WORKING GIRL and WILDFIRE.

Movie credits include playing Mrs. Voorhees in FRIDAY THE 13th, THE SENTINEL, TED 2, SWING VOTE, THE RESIDENT, A BREAD FACTORY PART 1 and 2, A RISING TIDE and KILLER GRANDMA. She has many FAMILY GUY episodes to her credit, as well as an Asteroid that was named in her honor.

Nana is very proud of her community on Instagram where she is ‘Mama Nana’ and is writing a book on the women of STAR TREK which explores the hope for change and inclusion the women behind the scenes and in front of the camera projected into popular culture as they lived through the particular cultural climates of their times.