Nancy Kovack (b. March 11, 1935, Flint, Michigan) is an American former actress.
She attended the University of Michigan at age 15 and graduated by 19. At the age of 20 she had won eight beauty titles.
Kovack became interested in acting when she went to New York City to attend a wedding and became one of the Glea Girls for Jackie Gleason. She has appeared on a number of TV episodes, including Star Trek, Bewitched, Batman, I Dream of Jeannie, Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Burke's Law and the pilot episode of Bewitched. In 1969 she was nominated for an Emmy for an appearance on Mannix.
On Broadway she appeared in The Disenchanted.
As she gained fame, Kovack began to win roles in Hollywood movies, most notably as the high priestess Medea in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She also had parts in Strangers When We Meet (1960), Diary of a Madman (1963) with Vincent Price, The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) with The Three Stooges, Sylvia (1965), The Silencers (1966), Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), and the Elvis Presley film Frankie and Johnny (1966).
Her last film role was in Marooned (1969), a science fiction drama. She appeared in the TV series Ellery Queen (1975) as "Monica Gray" and was credited as Nancy Mehta.
In 1969 Kovack married Zubin Mehta, a conductor and later music director for the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Thereafter she dedicated herself to her marriage, giving up her stage and screen career. Kovack and Mehta maintain residences in Brentwood, California and Tuscany. Until 2006, the Mehtas spent some months of the year in residence in Munich, Germany, where Zubin Mehta was the Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera. Mehta is currently Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Main Conductor for Valencia's opera house. He additionally participates in Florence's annual Maggio Musicale festival.
Kovack is an ardent and strict Christian Scientist who is known amongst Hollywood's elder generation for her strong beliefs. Zubin Mehta is not a Christian Scientist.
Susan McDougal (of Whitewater controversy notoriety) worked as Kovack's personal assistant in the early 1990s. After her employment ended, Kovack took legal action against McDougal for allegedly embezzling. McDougal was acquitted in 1998 on all twelve charges. A suit by McDougal in 1999 for malicious prosecution ended in a settlement [1].
Kovack maintains a luxury home rental business operation catering to the rental needs of the wealthy. Tony Bennett reportedly regularly rents her lavish Tuscan home some months out of the year.
"Cannon" .... Charlotte Farley (1 episode, 1976)
- Bloodlines (1976) TV episode (as Nancy Mehta) .... Charlotte Farley
"Bronk" .... Mrs. Marsh (1 episode, 1976)
- Long Time Dying (1976) TV episode .... Mrs. Marsh
"The Invisible Man" .... Carolyn Klae (1 episode, 1975)
- The Klae Dynasty (1975) TV episode .... Carolyn Klae
Ellery Queen (1975) (TV) (as Nancy Mehta) .... Monica Gray
... aka Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title)
"Mannix" .... Barbara / ... (3 episodes, 1969-1973)
- Sing a Song of Murder (1973) TV episode .... Barbara
- The Inside Man (1972) TV episode
- The Girl Who Came in with the Tide (1969) TV episode .... Bret Nicols
"Love, American Style" .... Shirley (segment "Love and the Rug") (1 episode, 1971)
- Love and the Baker's Half Dozen/Love and the New Roommate/Love and the Rug/Love and the Second Time (1971) TV episode .... Shirley (segment "Love and the Rug")
Marooned (1969) .... Teresa Stone
... aka Space Travelers (USA: reissue title)
"Insight" (1 episode, 1969)
- Charlie, You Made the Night Too Long (1969) TV episode
"It Takes a Thief" .... Jaimie McQue / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- 38-23-36 (1969) TV episode .... Penny Colbert
- One Night on Soledade (1968) TV episode (as Nancy D. Kovack) .... Jaimie McQue
"Hawaii Five-O" .... Alexandra (1 episode, 1969)
... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
- Face of the Dragon (1969) TV episode (as Nancy Kovak) .... Alexandra
"Bewitched" .... Clio Vanita / ... (5 episodes, 1964-1969)
- Cousin Serena Strikes Again: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Clio Vanita
- Cousin Serena Strikes Again: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Clio Vanita
- If They Never Met (1968) TV episode .... Sheila Summers
- Snob in the Grass (1968) TV episode .... Sheila
- I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha (1964) TV episode .... Sheila Summers
"Get Smart" .... Sonja (1 episode, 1969)
- The Day They Raided the Knights (1969) TV episode .... Sonja
"The Name of the Game" .... Linda Mathews (1 episode, 1969)
- Swinger's Only (1969) TV episode .... Linda Mathews
"Family Affair" .... Michelle Reid (1 episode, 1968)
- Family Plan (1968) TV episode .... Michelle Reid
"The F.B.I." .... Ava Ritter / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
- Wind It Up and It Betrays You (1968) TV episode .... Ava Ritter
- Flight to Harbin (1966) TV episode .... Flight Attendant Grace Kagle
"Star Trek" .... Nona (1 episode, 1968)
... aka "Star Trek: TOS" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA: informal title)
- A Private Little War (1968) TV episode .... Nona
Shab-e-fereshtegan (1968)
... aka The Night of the Angels (International: English title)
"The Invaders" .... June Murray (1 episode, 1967)
- Task Force (1967) TV episode .... June Murray
"I Spy" .... Bronwyn (1 episode, 1967)
- Apollo (1967) TV episode .... Bronwyn
Enter Laughing (1967) .... Linda aka Miss B
Off We Go (1966) (TV) .... Lt. Sue Chamberlain
"Vacation Playhouse" .... Lieutenant Sue Chamberlain (1 episode, 1966)
- Off We Go! (1966) TV episode .... Lieutenant Sue Chamberlain
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) .... Sophia Renault
Frankie and Johnny (1966) .... Nellie Bly
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Miss Flostone / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
- The King of Diamonds Affair (1966) TV episode .... Victoria Pogue
- The Brain-Killer Affair (1965) TV episode .... Miss Flostone
"The Wackiest Ship in the Army" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Ghost of Lord Nelson--San (1966) TV episode
The Silencers (1966) .... Barbara
"Perry Mason" .... Carla Rinaldi / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
- The Case of the Golfer's Gambit (1966) TV episode .... Dina Brandt
- The Case of the Badgered Brother (1963) TV episode .... Carla Rinaldi
"Batman" .... Queenie (2 episodes, 1966)
- Batman Is Riled (1966) TV episode .... Queenie
- The Joker Is Wild (1966) TV episode .... Queenie
Almaas 33 (1966)
... aka Diamond 33 (USA)
"Honey West" .... Nicole Prideaux (1 episode, 1965)
- The Gray Lady (1965) TV episode .... Nicole Prideaux
"I Dream of Jeannie" .... Rita Mitchell (1 episode, 1965)
- The Moving Finger (1965) TV episode .... Rita Mitchell
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) .... Libbie Custer
... aka Massacre at the Rosebud
... aka The Custer Massacre
... aka The Great Sioux Raid
"Burke's Law" .... Alistair / ... (4 episodes, 1963-1965)
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
- Who Killed the Man on the White Horse? (1965) TV episode .... Alistair
- Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) TV episode .... Athelscone Stone
- Who Killed WHO IV? (1964) TV episode .... Prudence Wrightly
- Who Killed Purity Mather? (1963) TV episode .... Girl Girl
Sylvia (1965) .... Big Shirley
The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) .... Annie Oakley
... aka Three Stooges Meet the Gunslingers (UK)
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Monique (1 episode, 1964)
- Hail to the Chief (1964) TV episode .... Monique
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Sheila DeNault (1 episode, 1964)
... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
... aka "Theatre of Stars" (UK)
... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
- Parties to the Crime (1964) TV episode .... Sheila DeNault
"12 O'Clock High" .... Lt. Irene Cooper (1 episode, 1964)
- Appointment at Liege (1964) TV episode .... Lt. Irene Cooper
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Karen Osterman (1 episode, 1964)
- The Second Verdict (1964) TV episode .... Karen Osterman
"Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Melinda Davis (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
- The Name of the Game (1963) TV episode .... Melinda Davis
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) .... Medea
... aka Jason and the Golden Fleece
Diary of a Madman (1963) .... Odette Mallotte DuClasse
The Wild Westerners (1962) .... Rose Sharon
"Number Please" (1961) TV series
Cry for Happy (1961) .... Camille Cameron
Strangers When We Meet (1960) .... Marcia
"The United States Steel Hour" .... Julie Gwynne (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- Queen of the Orange Bowl (1960) TV episode
- Call It a Day (1959) TV episode (as Nancy D. Kovack) .... Julie Gwynne
Self:
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) (as Nancy Kovack Mehta) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (2005) (V) .... Sheila Summers
The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) (TV)
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