Nancy Kyes, known professionally as Nancy Loomis, is an American actress. A frequent collaborator of filmmaker John Carpenter, she portrayed Annie Brackett in Halloween (1978) and also appeared in his films Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and The Fog (1980). She reprised her role as Annie in Halloween II (1981) and made an appearance as a different character in the stand-alone Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), her last film role until Hauntology in 2024.
Nancy Kyes | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Nancy Loomis |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–1992, 2024 |
Career
editBefore starring in Halloween, she played Julie in the 1976 thriller, Assault on Precinct 13, also directed by Carpenter. In addition to acting, she served as the film's wardrobe mistress, but she used a different name for the film credits ("Louise Kyes" for the wardrobe mistress credit and "Nancy Loomis" for her acting credit).
In 1980, Kyes played the role of Sandy Fadel in Carpenter's hit horror film, The Fog, in which she appeared with her Halloween co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, her Assault on Precinct 13 co-star Darwin Joston, and Charles Cyphers, who appeared with Kyes in both Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13.
In 1981, Kyes filmed a new scene to be inserted into the television version of Halloween, and filmed a brief cameo appearance as the now-deceased Annie for Halloween II. Kyes had a small role in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) as the ex-wife of the lead character, played by Tom Atkins. This made her the first person to appear in the first three Halloween films.
Although she has starred in a few TV movies, her only guest appearance on television was on the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone.
After retiring from acting, she worked as a sculptor in the Los Angeles area[1] along with teaching theatre courses at Cal Poly Pomona.
She returned to acting in 2024 with the horror anthology Hauntology.[2][3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Julie | John Carpenter |
| 1978 | The Sea Gypsies | Girlfriend | Stewart Raffill |
| 1978 | Halloween | Annie Brackett | John Carpenter |
| 1980 | The Fog | Sandy Fadel | John Carpenter |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Annie Brackett (cameo) | Rick Rosenthal |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Linda Challis | Tommy Lee Wallace |
| 2024 | Hauntology | Mrs. Josephine Cashel | Parker Brennon |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Not in Front of the Children | Reporter | TV movie |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Frumpy Housewife | Season 1, Episode 4 (segment "Little Boy Lost") |
| 1992 | Lady Boss | Doctor | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Halloween: 25 Years of Terror | Video documentary |
| 2006 | Halloween: The Shape of Horror | Short |
| 2006 | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Documentary |
| 2007–2011 | Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Documentary TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story | Documentary |
| 2010 | A History of Horror | Miniseries documentary |
| 2013 | The Sassy One With Nancy Loomis | Video short |
| 2019 | WiHM Massive Blood Drive PSA: Wilde About Blood | Video short |
| 2021 | The Movies That Made Us | Season 3, Episode 1 |
| 2021 | Cinema Insomnia | Season 16, Episode 17 |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Archival footage |
References
edit- ^ "Project 4: Nancy Kyes". pomona.edu. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ ""I didn't even have her on my radar." Hauntology director Parker Brennon on getting horror icon Nancy Loomis out of retirement". SciFiNow. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Squires, John (2024-08-21). "'Hauntology' Trailer – Original 'Halloween' Star Nancy Loomis Returns to Horror in New Anthology". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
External links
edit- Nancykyes.com - Nancy Kyes's website
- Nancy Kyes at IMDb