Stacey Nelkin (born
September 10 1959) is an American film and television actress. She is well known for her role in the 1982
horror film Halloween III: Season of the Witch as Ellie Grimbridge. Her best-known TV role is on the
soap opera Generations as Christy Russell in 1990. She also starred as Bonnie Sue Chisholm in four 1979 episodes of the
CBS western miniseries The Chisholms. When the series resumed in 1980, she was replaced by
Delta Burke in the role of Bonnie Sue.
Nelkin was scheduled to appear in the 1982
cult film Blade Runner as Mary, the sixth replicant who was a member of the
Nexus 6, but the film's budget escalated and her part was cut before the film started shooting. Nelkin has made guest appearances in several TV series, including
CHiPs,
The A-Team,
Eight Is Enough,
1st & Ten and
Hunter. Nelkin had a screen test for the role of Pris in the 1982 movie
Blade Runner, but
Daryl Hannah got the part instead. Nelkin's screen test appears on Disc 4 of the collector's edition DVD set.
Nelkin was married to actor
Barry Bostwick from 1987 to 1991.