Nina Shipman | |
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Born |
Los Angeles, California United States |
August 15, 1938
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1957- (film) |
Nina Shipman is an American film and television actress. Her grandmother, Nell Shipman, was an actress in silent films.
Shipman graduated from California State University, Los Angeles with a degree in music. She enhanced her acting skills at the Pasadena Playhouse, in film industry workshops, and by studying under acting coach Sanford Meisner.
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.
Shipman is the author of How to Become an Actor in Television Commercials (1975).