---
name: "Nancy Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nancy-wilson"
fi1m_id: "nancy-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0933896"
tmdb_id: 11656
wikidata_id: "Q263772"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "16 March 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T22:47:51.001577+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."
---

# Nancy Wilson

## Identity

Nancy Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nancy-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nancy-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0933896
- **TMDB ID:** 11656
- **Wikidata ID:** Q263772
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(rock_musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933896/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11656

Composer. Born 16 March 1954 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 16 March 1954, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2001
- **Also known as:** Heart , Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson, Nancy Lamoureux Wilson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 acting, 4 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Cameron Crowe](https://film.one/person/cameron-crowe.md), [Jason Lee](https://film.one/person/jason-lee.md), [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (2), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Comedy 2, Music 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $544m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(rock_musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933896/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11656

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Almost Famous*](https://film.one/film/almost-famous.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Jerry Maguire*](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md) (81)
- **Paramount+:** [*Vanilla Sky*](https://film.one/film/vanilla-sky.md) (58)

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

## Biography

Nancy Wilson is an American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. She joined the rock band Heart in 1974 alongside her sister Ann Wilson, contributing to numerous albums and hits including "Magic Man", "Crazy on You" and "Barracuda".

Wilson has composed scores and contributed music to several films by her former husband, director Cameron Crowe. These include *Jerry Maguire* (1996), *Almost Famous* (2000), *Vanilla Sky* (2001) and *Elizabethtown* (2005). She was born on 16 March 1954 in San Francisco, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, allmusic.com, americansongwriter.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (1)

- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Fi1m 70, as Beautiful Girl in Car — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)

### Crew (4) — the average rests on these

- *Vanilla Sky* (2001), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/vanilla-sky.md)
- *Almost Famous* (2000), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/almost-famous.md)
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *Say Anything...* (1989), Fi1m 81, Additional Soundtrack — [page](https://film.one/film/say-anything.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event* (2023), Lyricist, Music
- *Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie* (2019), Actor
- *Heart - Live at the Royal Albert Hall with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2016* (2016), as (Guitar & Vocals)
- *Heart: Rock & Roll* (2016), Actor
- *Heart and Friends - Home For The Holidays* (2014), as Guitars
- *Elizabethtown* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Hitting It Hard* (2002), Music
- *Vanilla Sky* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/vanilla-sky.md)
- *Almost Famous* (2000), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/almost-famous.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Nancy Wilson (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *Say Anything...* (1989), Additional Soundtrack — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/say-anything.md)
- *The Wild Life* (1984), as David's Wife
- *Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas* (1982), Actor
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), as Beautiful Girl in Car — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978), as Our Guests at Heartland
- *Heart: Second Ending* (1976), Actor
- *Untitled Heart Biopic*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![American rock band Heart in 1977.](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-d093649e077f.jpg) American rock band Heart in 1977. — CBS Portrait, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Heart-1977.jpg/1280px-Heart-1977.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-243899ee470d.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Angela George, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/NancyWilsonHWOFSept2012_%28crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nancy Wilson Guitar Detail Nancy Wilson (Heart)'s 1978 Ovation Adamas 1687-7 (serial no. 477-92) specially made for her - Detail - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-a884e7990dc6.jpg) Nancy Wilson Guitar Detail Nancy Wilson (Heart)'s 1978 Ovation Adamas 1687-7 (serial no. 477-92) specially made for her - Detail - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 — Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Nancy_Wilson_%28Heart%29%27s_1978_Ovation_Adamas_1687-7_%28serial_no._477-92%29_specially_made_for_her_-_Detail_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_19.31.32_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nancy Wilson Guitar Nancy Wilson (Heart)'s 1978 Ovation Adamas 1687-7 (serial no. 477-92) specially made for her - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 19.31.01 by Ede](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-f40d83104955.jpg) Nancy Wilson Guitar Nancy Wilson (Heart)'s 1978 Ovation Adamas 1687-7 (serial no. 477-92) specially made for her - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 19.31.01 by Ede — Nancy Wilson (Heart)'s 1978 Ovation Adamas 1687-7 (serial no. 477-92) specially made for her - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 19.31.01 by Eden, Janine and Jim).jpg: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City
derivative work: User:Clusternote, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Nancy_Wilson_%28Heart%29%27s_1978_Ovation_Adamas_1687-7_%28serial_no._477-92%29_specially_made_for_her_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_19.31.01_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29_-_zoomed_200%25%2C_natural_color%2C_force_front.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-7bdeb4647d98.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-7b026ca273dc.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-d3b1ace85b1a.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-d35f7e475d48.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-8e9ad7756eaf.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Nancy Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/86610/gallery-e216c748ea5b.jpg) Nancy Wilson — Image via TMDB

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