Nancy Snyder is an American actress who won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1976 and the Outer Critics Circle Best Actress award in the 1977–78 season.
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Life and career
Snyder is the daughter of Idelle (née Bonham) and John Marshall Snyder Sr., a director of research. She opened in Jules Feiffer's comedy, Knock Knock, and went on to win the Clarence Derwent Award for the "most promising female [actor] on the metropolitan scene" for the 1975–76 season.
She won Best Actress in the 1977–78 season in the annual awards given by the Outer Critics Circle for her role in Fifth of July. From 1978–1983, she was a regular on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, playing a hooker with a heart of gold, Katrina Karr. She appeared in the Lanford Wilson play, Angels Fall, in 1982, which was nominated for a Tony Award, and in Wilson's Book of Days at the Signature Theater in 2002.
Personal life
Snyder met actor Stephen Schnetzer while they were both on One Life to Live (he played Marcello Salta). They were married on March 18, 1982 and had two sons. They are now divorced. Their younger son, Ben Schnetzer, is also an actor.
Filmography
Stage
The Gambler by Ugo Betti
Tartuffe by Molière Role: Marianne
Knock, Knock by Jules Feiffer (1976) Role: Joan of Arc
Mrs Murray's Farm by Roy London (1976) Role: Barbara Warren
The Farm by David Storey (1976) Role: Branda
Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson (1978)
Eyes on the Sky by Tom Cone (1978) Role: Elenore Atwater
Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson (1982) Role: Vita Harris
Book of Days by Lanford Wilson (2002)
Film
The Kirlian Witness (1978) Role: Rilla
Texas Rangers (2000) Role: Production Assistant
My Boss's Daughter (2003) Role: Assistant Director
Television
One Life to Live (TV series) Role: Katrina Karr
For Richer, For Poorer (TV series) Role: Colleen Griffin
Father's Choice (TV movie) Role: Assistant Director
Black Top (2001) (TV movie) Role: Office Assistant
Law & Order (2003) (TV series) Role: CeCe Vandeveer