Kristin Nelson

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Actress • Artist

Birth Date: June 25, 1945

Death Date: April 26, 2018 — 72 years old

Birth Place: Burbank, California

Spouses: Ricky Nelson

Parents: Tom Harmon, Elyse Knox

Children: Tracy Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson

Siblings: Mark Harmon

Kris Harmon appeared in the TV movie "The Over-the-Hill Gang" (ABC, 1969). She had an early role on the television special "Sam" (CBS, 1976-77). Nelson worked in television around the start of her acting career with a role on "Adam-12" (NBC, 1968-1975). In the eighties, Nelson devoted her time to various credits, such as "Liar's Moon" with Matt Dillon (1982), "The Beach Girls" (1982) starring Debra Blee and "My Tutor" (1983). She also worked on "Trouble in Mind" (1985) and "Hoosiers" (1986) starring Gene Hackman.

Nelson continued to exercise her talent in the nineties and the early 2000s, taking on a mix of projects like "Heaven Help Us" the Jim Carrey and Ian McNeice box office smash "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" (1995) and "Chicago Sons" (NBC, 1996-97). Her credits also expanded to "Ozzie & Harriet: The Adventures of America's Favorite Family" and "Zoot Suit Riots" (PBS, 2001-02). Most recently, Nelson acted on "Saint George" (FX, 2013-14).

Credits

Adam-12Stream

Guest Star
Series
1968

Green AcresStream

Guest Star
Carol Kenworthy
Series
1965