Career
Nelson is perhaps best known for playing the role of Sister Stephanie ("Steve"), the sidekick of Father Dowling in the television series The Father Dowling Mysteries. She started her career early, playing one of Henry Fonda's daughters in Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) when she was five years old. In 1982, she played Jennifer DeNuccio on the television series Square Pegs, and in 1984 she had a regular role in Aaron Spelling's short-lived television series Glitter.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s she made guest appearances on popular television series including Family Ties, St. Elsewhere, Murphy Brown, the Australian series The Man from Snowy River, Melrose Place, Will and Grace, and Seinfeld. She was on Broadway as Rizzo in Grease in 1995. She has also appeared in several movies including the #1 hit Down and Out in Beverly Hills. She has starred in several Lifetime movies including The Perfect Nanny in 2000, The Perfect Husband, Kate's Secret, The Fight for Jesse, and various others.
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