Stars Who Played Nancy Drew Through the Years: Kennedy McMann, Emma Roberts, Sarah Shahi and More
usmagazine.comLeaving their mark. Nancy Drew’s story has been introduced on screen by various actresses over the years — and each one brought their own style to the legendary fictional character.The amateur sleuth was originally conceived in a book series penned by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene.
Nancy was written as the female counterpart to the Hardy Boys book series and first appeared in a 1930 bestseller — which went on to span 175 novels.Nancy Drew became a legacy over the years with successful movies, video game and TV show adaptations.
The character, who lives with father Carson Drew following the death of her mother, is known for her friendship with Bess Marvin and George Fayne.
She also typically has a boyfriend named Ned Nickerson in various versions of the story.In 2019, The CW reimagined the story with a version of Nancy Drew in Horseshoe Bay, Maine. Kennedy McMann, who was cast in the lead role, opened up at the time about her connection to the iconic fictional character.“The 12-year-old girl in me hogging the family computer playing Nancy Drew computer games and living out fantasies in her head about solving mysteries has been crying tears of joy for the past three days.
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