Nancy Anne Allen is an American actress and anti-cancer activist best known for her roles in the films Carrie, RoboCop, and Dressed to Kill, the last of which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Allen began an acting and modeling career as a child, and from the mid-1970s appeared in small film roles, most notably the anchor of Robert Zemeckis' ensemble comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand and in Steven Spielberg's 1979 comedy 1941.