NANCY ALLEN

Actress

Nancy Allen’s first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma’s film Carrie (1976). She was subsequently cast as the co-lead in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg’s 1941 (1979). Her portrayal of a prostitute who witnesses a murder in De Palma’s Dressed to Kill (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma’s neo-noir film Blow Out (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination.

Allen appeared in the science fiction films Strange Invaders (1983) and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), and Abel Ferrara’s television film The Gladiator (1986). Allen garnered mainstream fame playing Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987), a role she reprised for RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993). Other credits include Poltergeist III (1988), Limit Up (1990), Les patriotes (1994), and Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight (1998).

Allen stepped back from acting in 2008, and became involved in advocacy for cancer patients. In 2010, she was named executive director of the weSPARK Cancer Support Center in Los Angeles.

INSTAGRAM: @wesparksupport

BRYAN FULLER

Director/Producer/Writer

Bryan Fuller is an American writer, TV producer, and film director, best known for creating the television series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) and Hannibal (2013–2015). Fuller is also known for his work as a showrunner for the first season of the show American Gods (2017–2021), as a writer on the Star Trek television series Voyager (1997–2001) and Deep Space Nine (1997), and as the co-creator of Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024).He made his feature film directorial debut with Dust Bunny (2025).

Bryan is the recipient of the 2026 Queer Screams Career Achievement Award: Honoring Significant Contribution to Queer Horror Cinema & Culture.

INSTAGRAM: @bryanfullergram

FRIDAY | AUGUST 14

LIVE QUEER PROM + CARRIE (1976)

ACTRESS NANCY ALLEN IN PERSON

7:00PM | LIVE Queer Prom

Grab your date, dress up in your best dress or powder blue tux, and join the party! DJ MAXX BASS spinning 70’s vinyl. A photo booth. And dancing. PLUS Prom King & Queen!

8:15PM | Interview with Nancy Allen (“Carrie”, “Dressed to Kill”, “Blow Out”) moderated by Bryan Fuller

9:15PM | Drag Performances

Followed by a 50th Anniversay Screening of CARRIE

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