Nina Wayne
Wayne in Camp Runamuck (1965)
Born
Nina Rae Wayne

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Years active1965–1973
Spouses
David Wheeler
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(m. 1968; div. 1972)​
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    (m. 1985; div. 1994)​
    [1]
    Children3
    RelativesCarol Wayne (sister)

    Nina Rae Wayne is an American actress.

    Early years

    In her hometown of Chicago,[2] Wayne began taking ballet lessons when she was three years old, and at age 6 she began taking classes in skating. She and her sister performed for the Ice Capades as The Wayne Sisters. That act ended when her sister fell. Wayne stayed with the show for a year as a solo performer, after which she left and became a dancer.[3]

    "She stayed in Las Vegas for three years before moving on to New York where she was hired at the Latin Quarter."[2][4]

    Career

    She first appeared on The Tonight Show in October 1964. Wayne, the younger sister of fellow actress Carol Wayne,[5] started working in television in 1965, appearing in 12 episodes of the series Camp Runamuck (as Caprice Yeudleman) and in an episode of Bewitched.

    Wayne's first movie was Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round. Wayne's breakthrough came when she starred opposite Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk in the 1967 romantic comedy Luv. She followed with The Comic (1969) with Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney. Her last appearance was in the 1973 TV supernatural drama The Night Strangler.

    Personal life

    Her first marriage was to David Wheeler from 1968 to 1972. She married John Drew Barrymore in 1985 and the couple was divorced in 1994.[1] Their daughter was Brahma (Jessica) Blyth Barrymore.[6]

    Filmography

    References

    1. 1 2 "John Drew Barrymore". tcmdb. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
    2. 1 2 "Nina Wayne of 'Camp Runamuck'". Democrat and Chronicle. August 22, 1965. p. 180. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ "Smallest, Tiniest Voice Belongs To Nina Wayne". The Oil City Derrick. September 8, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ https://openriver.winona.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1513&context=winonadailynews
    5. ↑ "Wayne sisters". Retrieved May 15, 2015.
    6. ↑ Selby, Jenn (31 July 2014). "Jessica Barrymore: Drew Barrymore releases statement after her half sister is found dead". The Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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