Nancy Hallam

Nancy Hallam (died after 1773) was an English-born American stage actress and singer.

She was engaged in the Old American Company, the first permanent theater company in America, and as such belonged to the first generation of pioneer actresses in North America.

In 1765, she returned to America with David Douglass after his visit to England to recruit new actors.

When Margaret Cheer retired and left the company in 1769, Nancy Hallam took over the principal female roles from her as well as from Sarah Hallam Douglass.

Nancy Hallam is the subject of a famous painting by Charles Willson Peale.