Nancy O'Dell
Actor · Born February 25, 1966 (60) · Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Nancy O'Dell began her broadcast career as a reporter and anchor at WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She later worked as morning news anchor and crime reporter at WCBD-TV. While in Charleston, O'Dell's reports on the lenient police approach to DUI cases led to a State Law Enforcement Division investigation that resulted in state authorities re-issuing a more stringent directive regarding these cases. Ms. O'Dell was honored by the Associated Press with the Best Report of the Year Award (all media, South Carolina). Following her work in Charleston, O'Dell served as co-anchor and investigative reporter for NBC's Miami station, WTVJ-TV, before joining Access Hollywood (1996) as a weekend co-anchor and weekday correspondent in 1996. In addition to her current work as a lead anchor on Access Hollywood (1996), Ms. O'Dell also contributes to NBC News' Today (1952), and also to Dateline NBC (1992). She has covered such events as The Oscars, The Emmys, The Grammys and The Golden Globe Awards, as well as co-hosting a number of Pre-Show/Arrivals shows for The Emmys and the Golden Globes. She also co-hosted the Miss USA 2005 pageant, and the Miss Universe 2005 pageant. Although O'Dell maintains a busy work schedule, she regularly makes time for philanthropic endeavors. The American Red Cross, the March of Dimes, Best Buddies, and Childhelp USA have all benefited from her efforts. A leader from the start, Nancy was valedictorian of her high school class, and is a summa cum laude honors graduate of Clemson University. A native of South Carolina, O'Dell was inducted into that state's Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1998. She was the youngest member ever and was awarded in recognition of her journalistic success.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 25, 1966 (60)
- Sumter, South Carolina, USA
- Actor
- 24 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Nancy O'Dell's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nancy O'Dell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Nancy O'Dell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
35 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Boys(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Comedians(2015)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
The Smurfs 2(2013)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Scream 4(2011)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Warren the Ape(2010)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Brothers(2009)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
The Wendy Williams Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Hannah Montana(2006)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Thank You for Smoking(2005)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Pauly Shore Is Dead(2003)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Nashville Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Outta Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Welcome to Hollywood(1998)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Weber Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Scream 3(2000)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Bachelor(1999)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Third Watch(1999)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Charmed(1998)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Scream 2(1997)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Christmas In Rockefeller Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Ally McBeal(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Just Shoot Me!(1997)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
The Pretender(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Access Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Malcolm & Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Melrose Place(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsMiss America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Career shape
Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 1954 to 2020; peak year 2012.
Biggest box office
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Highest rated
Thumbsucker (2005)
Most popular right now
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Film career
Peak 2012 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2000Screen debut· Scream 3
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Nancy O'Dell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 24 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.