Nancy Dow (born July 22, 1936) is an American actress who appeared in a brief group of films. She was married to Greek American actor John Aniston with whom she had a daughter, actress Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969).Nancy Dow was born in New York City, one of six daughters of Louise (née Grieco) and Gordon McLean Dow. Her maternal grandfather, Louis Grieco, was an Italian immigrant; her other ancestry includes Scottish, Irish and Greek. Dow was also married to John T. "Jack" Melick, Jr., a pianist-bandleader currently based in Dallas, Texas, from 1956 to 1961. They had a son, John T. Melick III, an Assistant Director and Second Unit Director in Hollywood, California.Dow and her daughter were estranged for nine years, largely because Dow wrote a book about their relationship, entitled From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir (1999). In 2005, after Aniston's divorce from Brad Pitt, she and her mother reportedly reconciled. Aniston described the progress of her new relationship with her mother as "baby steps and soon to be a grandmother".
May 25, 2016, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Actress
Nationality
American
Spouse
John Aniston
Children
John T. Melick,
Parents
Gordon McLean Dow, Louise Grieco
Siblings
Jean Dow, Linda Dow, Joan Dow, Sally Dow, Martha Dow
Movies
The Ice House, Pure
TV Shows
Hard Copy
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
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Granddaughter of Francis Dow, Ellen Sarah Dow, Michael Grieco and Carmela Grieco.
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In 2011, Dow suffered a series of strokes. These affected her ability to speak and walk. In the early hours of May 23, 2016, she was taken by ambulance from her home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles. She died three days later. She was 79.
Was estranged from her daughter Jennifer Aniston from 1999, when Dow published her memoir "From Mother and Daughter to Friends" which charted their relationship, until 2005, when Aniston reached out to her mother following her public divorce from Brad Pitt.
Her mother left the family when she was about twelve.
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Her maternal grandfather, Louis Grieco, was an Italian immigrant (who was possibly of Arbëreshë origin; the Arbëreshë are ethnic Albanians who live in Italy). Nancy's other ancestry includes Scottish and English.
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Younger sister of Joan Dow and Jean Dow. Older sister of Linda Dow, Martha Dow and Sally Dow.