---
name: "Nada Despotovich"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nada-despotovich"
fi1m_id: "nada-despotovich"
imdb_id: "nm0221631"
tmdb_id: 20975
wikidata_id: "Q22986182"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 April 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T12:10:15.328344+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Nada Despotovich

## Identity

Nada Despotovich

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nada-despotovich
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nada-despotovich
- **IMDb ID:** nm0221631
- **TMDB ID:** 20975
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22986182
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22986182, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0221631/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20975

Actor. Born 24 April 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 April 1967, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** نادا دسپوتوویچ
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 84 (2), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Romance 3, Sport 2
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $490m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22986182, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0221631/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20975

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Challengers*](https://film.one/film/challengers.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Nada Despotovich is an American actress. Born in New York City on 24 April 1967, she began appearing in films and television in the 1980s.

Her early screen credits include the role of Chrissy in *Moonstruck* (1987). She later appeared as Wendy in *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Margaret in *Jingle All the Way* (1996), and Nurse #2 in *The Invention of Lying* (2009). Other film roles encompass Irma in *The Rocketeer* (1991), Penny Dodge in *Career Opportunities* (1991), and Maryanne Wescott in *The Sea of Trees* (2016).

On television she has played parts in series including *ER* (as Risa), *Murder, She Wrote* (as Dep. Ginger Billis), and *Castle Rock*. In 2024 she portrayed Tashi's Mother in *Challengers*.

*Sources: imdb.com, allmovie.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Challengers* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Tashi's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/challengers.md)
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Wendy — [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Ms. Mayhew — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Moonstruck* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Chrissy — [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ella McCay* (2025), as Older Female Candidate
- *Challengers* (2024), as Tashi's Mother — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/challengers.md)
- *The Sea of Trees* (2016), as Maryanne Wescott
- *The Makeover* (2013), as Wilma
- *The Invention of Lying* (2009), as Nurse #2
- *New York City Serenade* (2007), as Miss Lormph
- *Series 7* (2001), as Michelle
- *Behind the Seams* (2000), as Robin Culter
- *Storm of the Century* (1999), series, as Sandra Beals
- *Brooklyn South* (1997), series, as Jenny
- *Plump Fiction* (1997), as Sister Batril
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), as Wendy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *Jingle All the Way* (1996), as Margaret
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, as Claudia
- *Picture Perfect* (1995), Actor
- *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Elzbieta
- *ER* (1994), series, as Risa — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), series, as Ms. Mayhew — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Love on the Run* (1994), as Margot
- *Hoggs' Heaven* (1994), as Hogg Sister #2
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, as Yolanda
- *Torch Song* (1993), Actor
- *Telling Secrets* (1993), as Susan Redding
- *CrissCross* (1992), as Kelly
- *The Prom* (1992), as Cherry
- *Civil Wars* (1991), series, as Charlene Jaworski
- *The Rocketeer* (1991), as Irma
- *Career Opportunities* (1991), as Penny Dodge
- *The Chase* (1991), as Fran
- *Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael* (1990), as Laurie Desmond
- *Don't Tell Her It's Me* (1990), as Receptionist
- *Taken Away* (1989), as Brenda
- *Julie Brown: The Show* (1989), as Michelle
- *Babycakes* (1989), as Keri
- *Lonesome Dove* (1989), series, as Mary
- *Moonstruck* (1987), as Chrissy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)
- *The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd* (1987), series, as Dushane Lesler
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Dep. Ginger Billis
- *Smithereens* (1982), as Cecile

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