Nancy Stephens was born in Texas during the month of July 1949. One of her first on screen credits was a supporting, recurring role on soap opera “Days of Our Lives” in 1965. She continued working mostly in television, with guest spots on shows such as “All in the Family” and “Charlie’s Angels” in 1976, and “CHiPS” in 1978. Also in 1978, she landed the role of Marion Chambers in John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). Marion was employed by Smith’s Grove Sanitarium and arrived on the scene as Michael Myers escaped on Mischief Night 1978. She was attacked and fled, with Michael only managing to steal her car to aid in his escape.
After the success of Halloween she booked small roles in Death Car on the Freeway (1979) and in another John Carpenter flick, Escape from New York. The character of Marion Chambers returned in Halloween II (1981). The Governor of Illinois opened previously sealed records to Marion and she and a marshal rushed to find Dr. Loomis to tell him of Michael Myers’ connection to Laurie Strode. They found him in the hospital, in the midst of his second mass murdering spree. Marion opted to stay outside during the confrontation, a decision that probably saved her life. During her time on the set of Halloween II, Ms. Stephens sparked the romantic interest of director Rick Rosenthal. The pair married shortly after and they are currently together and the parents of one child.
As with her last chapter in the Halloween franchise, Nancy continued working once production had wrapped. She appeared in television shows such as “Cheers” in 1992, “90210” in 1994, and “Alley McBeal” in 1999. She did, however, return as Marion Chambers in Halloween: H20 (1998). This time it is revealed that Marion and Dr. Loomis had been living together at one time and had been working on tracking down Michael Myers. She returns home from work on 10/29/1998 to find that her house has been broken into. She calls the police and seeks the help of two neighboring teens who discover that the only thing out of the ordinary is that Dr. Loomis’ office had been trashed. Sensing something is wrong, she heads back to the neighbors house again, only to find them dead. As the police arrive at her house next door, she fights Michael Myers with a chimney poker but is ultimately another casualty of the killer.
So, where is Nancy Stephens now?
She continued acting in television shows, with “Providence” in 2000 and “Boston Legal” in 2004 being the only two worth mentioning. Instead, she focused on work behind the camera. Nancy worked as an executive producer on titles including crime-drama Mean Creek (2004), comedy Kabluey (2007), and the Oscar nominated documentary Open Heart (2013). If you’re ever wondering what she looks like and sounds like now, you can check her out in documentaries Unmasking the Horror (1998), Halloween: The Inside Story (2010), and The Night She Came Home (2013).
