Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nancy Elizabeth Stafford (born June 5, 1954) is an American prolific character actress of stage, speaker and author, known for her roles in soap operas and television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Ben Matlock's (played by Andy Griffith) law partner and friend, Michelle Thomas, on Matlock (a role she played from 1987 to 1992), before she played Judge Bell on Judging Amy. She hosted a syndicated TV series called "Main Floor" (1995–2005), a show abo...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Far Haven
2023
as Alma Watkins
In 1887, after serving two years in Yuma Territorial Prison, wrongfully accused Hunter Braddock, a virtuous man with a complex past, moves back to the...
Paul's Promise
2022
as Judy
Set in the peak of the 1960s Civil Rights movement, “Paul's Promise” is the inspiring true story of Paul Holderfield, former racist firefighter-turned...
The Mulligan
2022
as Doctor
An inspiring story about relationships, forgiveness, and priorities. Paul McAllister seems to have it all, but his life starts to fall apart. Guided b...
Damaged Goods
2021
Director
When Amanda discovers that her estranged, abusive father needs a transplant to save his life, and she is the only match, she is forced to confront her...
Love by Drowning
2020
as Stacy Martin
A man reunites with a mysterious woman who has dangerous ties to a boating accident that tore his family apart 17 years ago.
First Lady
2020
A woman not married to the President runs for First Lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. First Lady is a classic r...
Faith, Hope & Love
2019
as Mary Sue
Faith, a recent divorcee, enters a dance contest to save her dance studio, where she meets Jimmy and starts rediscovering her faith and dreams.
A Mermaid's Tale
2017
as Thaleia
12-year-old Ryan moves to the town where her father was born—a bleak, dying fishing town. However, exploring the coast, she discovers a cove that is h...
Heaven Bound
2017
as Josie
A financially desperate couple robs a mansion, and becomes the victims themselves when they are trapped inside of it by a dying Christian man who will...
I'm Not Ashamed
2016
as Mrs. Talbot
Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.
Heritage Falls
2016
as Laura Fitzpatrick
Charlie Fitzpatrick is the most successful high school basketball coach in Georgia history. While many of his players think of him as a father, his re...
Christmas for a Dollar
2013
as Mrs. Rathbone
America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a yea...
Season of Miracles
2013
as Nurse Barbara
Based on the award-winning novel by Rusty Whitener, Season of Miracles follows the Robins, an underdog Little League team through their 1974 season wi...
Christmas Oranges
2012
as Mrs. Hartley
In a town not so far away and a time not so long ago, baby Rose was left on the porch of Greenwoods Orphanage, where Mrs. Hartley and the children und...
Christmas with a Capital C
2011
as Kirsten Reed
An attorney returns to his small home town in Alaska and quickly rocks the boat by getting an injunction against the nativity display tradition and at...
The Wager
2007
as Annie Steele
An actor at the pinnacle of his Hollywood career finds himself buckling to temptation after he accepts the lead in a classic tale of good versus evil....
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
1995
as Karen Ingram
When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.
Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many
1993
as Sharon Davis
Patty Nowakowski already has three children, but decides to be a surrogate mother. Fully confident of being able to give up her baby, she is nonethele...
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
1987
as Joyce Hunter
Two unorthodox, anything-goes law enforcement partners, unencumbered by regulations and the law, search for the killer of a fellow U.S. Marshal in thi...
Q
1982
as Eyewitness
New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat ...
Florida Wild
N/A
as Dianne
In the 1880s, the Prescott brothers aid the Chastain family against cattle rustlers, forging a bond as they face frontier challenges like bank corrupt...