Nancy Dow Biography

Nancy Dow, born as Nancy Maryanne Dow, was an American actress. She is best remembered as the mother of actress Jennifer Aniston and as the mother-in-law of Justin Theroux. She was also the former mother-in-law of Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt. Dow did a handful of television shows and films in her career. She appeared as Athena in the 1966 TV series ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ and as Tersa in the 1967 series ‘The Wild Wild West’. She also got featured in an episode of ‘Biography’. On the big screen, the actress worked in the 1969 movie ‘The Ice House’. Besides these, she had appeared in the Canadian flick ‘Pure’ as Lynne. Taking about Dow’s personal life, she married twice in her lifetime. She was estranged from her famous daughter for almost nine years. It was only after the latter’s divorce that the mother-daughter duo reconciled. The late actress had also published a book titled ‘From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir’ describing her relationship with her daughter. On May 25, 2016, Dow breathed her last.