Nancy Dolman (born 1952) is
a Canadian
comic
actress originally from Toronto
. She
is most notable for her recurring role as
Annie Selig Tate on the
ABC cult sitcom "
Soap", "
Second City Television" and "
Custard Pie". She also appeared in her husband
Martin Short's critically acclaimed
1985 cable television special
Martin Short:
Concert for the North Americas.
Dolman
performed in the Canadian Rock
Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar in the
early 1970s, which travelled to Las Vegas
and Los
Angeles
, and recorded an album with the group at MGM while they were in L.A. [396456] [396457]
In 1980, she married fellow Canadian actor
Martin Short, whom she had met during the run
of the 1972 Toronto production of
Godspell. This production also starred
Victor Garber,
Gilda Radner,
Eugene
Levy,
Dave Thomas and
Andrea Martin, with
Paul Shaffer as
musical director. Dolman was
Gilda Radner's understudy. Short dated Radner
first, then began dating Dolman in 1974.
Dolman holds a
Bachelor's degree in philosophy from The University
of Western Ontario
. [396458]
She retired from show business in 1985 to be a homemaker and
full-time mother to her children.
The family make their home in Pacific
Palisades
, California
. Dolman and Short enjoy a vacation home in the
affluent Ontario
area of
Muskoka Lake,
[396459] as do friends Kurt Russell and Goldie
Hawn, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, and Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
Extended family
Dolman's brother,
screenwriter/
director Bob
Dolman (who served as a part of
SCTV's Emmy-winning writing team alongside Short),
married their close friend and colleague
Andrea Martin, also in 1980. Dolman and Short
are aunt and uncle to the couple's two sons, Jack (born 1981) and
Joe (born 1983). Bob Dolman and Andrea Martin have since divorced.
[396460]
Her brother-in-law, Short's older brother
Michael Short, is an
Emmy Award winning television writer.
[396461]
Children
Dolman and Short have three children:
- Katherine Elizabeth (born December 3
1983)
- Oliver Patrick (born 1986)
- Henry (born 1989)
Katherine
Short currently attends New York University
. [396462]
In 2003, she was chosen to serve as Queen Shenandoah LXXVI for the
Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival. She is an aspiring
actress.
[396463]
Oliver
Short currently attends The University of Notre Dame's
Mendoza College of Business
for marketing and film, television and theatre. He is an aspiring
director/producer.
[396464]
Henry
Short graduated from Loyola High School
in 2007 and attends The University
of Notre Dame .
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