Nina Shipman (born August 15, 1938) is an American retired actress.
Early years
Shipman is the daughter of screenwriter Barry Shipman[1] and dancer and film actress Gwynne Shipman.[2] Her grandfather Ernest Shipman was a member of one of the first Shakespearean touring companies in the United States,[3] and her grandmother, Nell Shipman, was a silent film actress.[4]
In 1981, Shipman was host of Contemporary Health Issues, a series consisting of 30 half-hour episodes that could be used by students to earn credits at participating colleges and universities. The series' topics included death, sexuality, drugs, cardiovascular disease, alcoholism, and cancer.[5]
Book
Shipman is the author of How to Become an Actor in Television Commercials (1975).[6]
Personal life
Shipman has been married three times. She was married to Richard Harrington from 1956 until their divorce in 1958. Her second husband, from 1961 until their divorce in 1973, was actor and stuntman C. Ransom Walrod. They have two daughters, Westerly (born 1967) and Lani (born 1970).[7] Shipman's third husband was Donald Merrill Bremer; they were married from 1975 until his death in 2015.[8]
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV series 1952-66) – Paula in the 1962 episode "The Apartment"; Peggy in the 1963 episode "The Girl At The Ski Lodge"
77 Sunset Strip (TV series 1958–1964) "The Hamlet Caper" (S3EP17, January 6, 1961) – Darlene Wells; "The Lady Has The Answer" (S4EP5, October 20, 1961) Rita Yale
Straightaway (TV series, 1961–1962) "The Bribe" (S1EP13, December 29, 1961) – Laurie
Ichabod and Me (TV series, 1961–1962) "Bob's Award" (S1EP29, April 17, 1962) – Lois Wainwright
^ ab"TV, film star, hosts telecourse". The Index-Journal. South Carolina, Greenwood. August 5, 1981. p. 20. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.