Nancy Dolman

Nancy Dolman, the Toronto-born wife of comedian Martin Short, has died. She was 58.

Dolman, who had been diagnosed with cancer three years ago, died at the couple’s home in the Pacific Palisades, Short’s manager, Marc Gurvitz, confirmed.

RadarOnline reported that the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to an emergency call at the actor's address on Saturday morning, but no one was taken from the house to the hospital at that time.

Dolman underwent surgery in 2007 for removal of a tumour after doctors diagnosed her cancer. The cause of her death has not been made public.

Dolman and Short, of Hamilton, met in 1972 while working together on the Toronto production of Godspell that also starred Victor Garber, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas and Andrea Martin.

Dolman and Short married in 1980 and have three children, Katherine, 27, Oliver, 24, and Henry, 20.

As a actor, she was also known for the role of Annie Selig Tate on the ABC sitcom Soap in the early 1980s. She retired from acting in 1985.



Who Was Nancy Dolman? 5 Little Known Facts


Nancy Dolman passed away Saturday at the age of 58 years old. While she was most famously known for being married to Canadian funny man Martin Short, she was also a notable actress in her own right. Here are a few other facts about Nancy Dolman.

She’s a Canadian
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Dolman graduated from the University of Western Ontario where she majored in Philosophy. She worked for the Canadian Rock Theatre on stage for Jesus Christ Superstar where she first met Short in 1972.

She was an Actress
Dolman appeared on Second City Television” and “Pie” as well as in her husband Martin Short’s 1985 cable television special Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas, but she is most well known for her role as Annie Selig Tate on the ABC cult sitcom “Soap”,

She was an understudy for Gilda Radner who dated Short first
It was during the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell that Dolman began dating Short. Dolman was the understudy for Gilda Radner, who had dated Short first.

She is Aunt to Andrea Martin’s kids
Dolman’s brother, Bob, is married to friend and former colleague Andrea Martin. Martin starred on SCTV with Martin Short. Dolman and Short are aunt and uncle to the couple’s two sons, Jack and Joe.

She retired from Showbiz to be a Wife and Mother
Dolman and Martin have 3 children together, Katherine, Oliver and Henry. In 1985 Dolman decided to retire from show business in 1985 to focus on her family.

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