Nancy O'Dell
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Nancy Evelyn Humphries

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Nancy O'Dell

Nancy O'Dell

Active - 1997 - 2020  |   Born - Feb 25, 1966 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States  |   Genres - Music, Comedy, Drama

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TV personality and former Miss South Carolina Nancy O'Dell got a degree in marketing from Clemson University in 1990 before pursuing a career in television. She began with small appearances on various series before snagging a gig as a main presenter on the entertainment news show Access Hollywood in 1998. She remained with the show until 2008.

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  • Was valedictorian of her high-school class, and graduated summa cum laude from Clemson.
  • In 1987, while in college, was named Miss South Carolina.
  • While working for WCBD-TV in Charlotte, won an Associated Press award for a report on DUI cases that resulted in a state-law change.
  • Was a 1998 inductee into the South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame.
  • Feb. 1, 2006 was declared "Nancy O'Dell Day" in the state of South Carolina.
  • Enjoys scrapbooking; has released her own collection of scrapbooking supplies, and a book, Full of Love, about the hobby.
  • Works with the Muscular Dystrophy Association; partnered with the MDA to form Betty's Battle, a foundation to fight ALS, in honor of her mother Betty.