FrameThrower · Actors · Nancy Allen
Nancy Allen
7 films · 1,004 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1973–1988
Born 24 June 1950 · New York City, New York, USA
Nancy Anne Allen is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination and three Saturn Award nominations.
The daughter of a New York City police lieutenant, Allen was raised in the Bronx, and attended the High School of Performing Arts, aspiring to have a career as a dancer. In her early twenties, she shifted her focus to acting and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career there. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film adaptation of Carrie (1976).…
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,004 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work Nancy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 7 films we hold, 55% of their frames are night, 46% low key — the look of the work Nancy takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,004 frames from Nancy Allen's 7 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.