Nancy Priddy (born January 22, 1941) is an American actress, singer and singer-songwriter. As an actress, she has appeared on many television series, including Bewitched, The Waltons, and Matlock. She is the mother of actress Christina Applegate.

Early life

Priddy was born on January 22, 1941, in South Bend, Indiana.

Career

In the summers of 1961 and 1962, Priddy performed in musical revues as part of the Party-Liners group at the Peninsula Players theater near Fish Creek, Wisconsin. She was a member of The Bitter End Singers in 1964, a short-lived folksinging group along with Lefty Baker, Tina Bohlmann, Bob Hider, Norris O'Neill, and Vilma Vaccaro. In 1968, she released the album You've Come This Way Before, described by Billboard as "a minor classic of psychedelic folk" and by an Allmusic reviewer as "an off-the-wall singer/songwriter album drawing from both folk-rock and psychedelia". That same year she contributed backup vocals to Leonard Cohen's debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen. At one point she dated Stephen Stills and was the inspiration for his Buffalo Springfield song "Pretty Girl Why".

Discography

Under her name As member of The Bitter End Singers As backup singer for Leonard Cohen

Television and film work

In the 1970s and 1980s she had several appearances in comedy and drama television series and TV movies. She appeared in Mayberry R.F.D., Police Woman, The Waltons and Divorce Court, among other shows. She made multiple appearances as different characters in Bewitched, Cannon, Medical Center and Barnaby Jones. In 2016 she appeared in the feature-length comedy Bad Moms as Christina Applegate's mother.

Family

Priddy is the mother of actress Christina Applegate, and has appeared with her in several projects, including the television series Married... with Children and the film The Sweetest Thing. Like her daughter, Priddy is a breast cancer survivor.