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name: "Nancy Linehan Charles"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 December 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-16T22:37:56.165470+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."
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# Nancy Linehan Charles

Actor. Born 11 December 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 December 1942, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1992–present

## Biography

Nancy Linehan Charles is an American character actress of film, television and theatre. Born in New York City on 11 December 1942, she has worked on screen since the 1990s and appeared in more than seventy films and television programmes as well as numerous stage productions.

Her film credits include *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992) as the Older Woman, *Minority Report* (2002) as Celeste Burgess, *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007) as Mrs Long, *The Stepfather* (2009) as Mrs Cutter and *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026) as Cherry. On television she has recurring roles including Peg in *Young Sheldon* (2017–2024) and has appeared in series such as *Criminal Minds*, *Grimm*, *Shameless* and *NCIS*. She is the mother of actor Will Rothhaar.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Cherry — [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-vs-acme.md)
- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Older Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)

## Also known for

- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Eileen Kebler
- *Grimm* (2011), Mrs. Stanton
- *The Rookie* (2018), Ghost Lady / Snowball's Owner
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), Peg
- *NCIS* (2003), Ruthann Harrison
- *24* (2001), Lucy Stiles
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), Mrs. Long
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), Martha Ramos

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