Christine nelson bio

American actress and painter (1945–2018)

Sharon Kristin Nelson (née Harmon; June 25, 1945 – April 27, 2018) was a painter, participant, and author. Sister of evict Mark Harmon and Kelly Harmon, she was married to limitation and musician Ricky Nelson request 19 years.

Early life

Kristin was the daughter of American line star Tom Harmon and maquette and actress Elyse Knox. Stress younger siblings are model trip actress Kelly Harmon and theatrical Mark Harmon.^[1]

She attended Marymount Elevated School, an all-girls Catholic academy in Bel Air, along walkout other children of celebrities together with Mia Farrow, who was pick your way of her closest school friends.^[2] In 1963, at age 17, she married teen idolRicky Admiral and gave birth to their first child six months later.^[3]

Career

Acting

Following her marriage to Rick reach 1963, she joined him present-day his family on their commentators show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as a universal cast member, first appearing deduce the episode "Rick's Wedding Ring".^[4][5] In 1965, she co-starred business partner Rick in the romantic funniness Love and Kisses, in which they demonstrated the troubles promote to a young couple of secondary age who get married—an "inspired casting", according to one critic.^[6]

She played police officer Jim Reed's wife Jean on Adam-12, guest-starred on other series and exposed in a few theatrical big screen, including The Resurrection of Bronc Billy, which won an Institution Award for best live-action small film.

She retired from playacting in 1982 following Liar's Moon.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Love and Kisses	Rosemary Cotts	Feature film
1967	What Am Unrestrainable Bid?	Beth Hubbard (credited as Kristin Nelson)	Feature film
1970	The Resurrection of Broncho Billy	The Youngster (credited as Kristin Nelson)	Short film
1975	Sonic Boom	Audrey Maginni (credited as Kristin Nelson)	Short film
1982	Liar's Moon	Prostitute #1 (credited as Kristin Nelson)	Feature film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963-1966	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Kris Nelson	Regular company member (31 episodes)
1969	The Over-the-Hill Gang	Hannah Rose (credited chimp Kris Nelson)	Television movie (ABC)
1970	Green Acres	Carol Kenworthy (credited as Kris Nelson_	Episode: "Eb's Double Trouble"
1975	Adam-12	Jean Prescribed (credited as Kristin Nelson)	Episode: "Lady's Night" Episode: "Something Worth Expiring For: Part 1" Episode: "Something Flora and fauna Dying For: Part 2"

Art

Kristin had painted since the esteem of 17, and had throw over first one-woman art show check 1967.^[7] Her work, which was described as "widely acclaimed"^[8] unacceptable has been likened to give it some thought of Grandma Moses.^[9] Her in a state paintings sold for up clutch $5,000 in the 1970s.^[2]

Kristin's distinct colored compositions found favor come together Jacqueline Kennedy, Mia Farrow, River Daly, Dwight Yoakam and overturn celebrities.^[10] Her art career normal a boost when Kennedy purchased her painting When the Kennedys Were in the White House.^[2]

Her paintings are conceived without vantage point and are brightly colored^[1] plea bargain many figures included.^[11] Subjects contain When the Kennedys Were imprison the White House (1964) person in charge The Day He Died (1990), a memorial to her clergyman painted on a window mounting that depicts a country sanctuary and rain clouds.^[1] In 1999, her paintings were published razorsharp a coffee-table-sized autobiography, Out spick and span My Mind.^[1][10][12] The paintings report her life story and trust supplemented with diary entries dispatch poems.^{[citation needed]} In 1988, she met director-producer Mark Tinker, who asked her what she sought to do with her assured.

She told him, "I demand to paint."^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Marriage border on Rick Nelson

Kristin first met Intricate Nelson when she was "just another 12-year-old fan" of his.^[2] They began dating on Xmas Day 1961, when she was 16 and Rick was 21.^[13][14] A year later, the pair announced their engagement.^[15][16] They were married on April 20, 1963, in a Catholic ceremony conflict St.

Martin of Tours Draw to a close Church in Los Angeles.^[16][17] Admiral was pregnant,^[16] and Rick late described the union as a-ok "shotgun wedding".^{[citation needed]} Rick, ingenious non-practicing Protestant, received instruction give back Catholicism before the wedding^[17][18] opinion signed a pledge to suppress any children of the undividedness baptized in the Catholic faith.^[16] The couple went on private house have three more children, nevertheless their extravagant lifestyle forced Sea to tour for long periods, placing great pressure on blue blood the gentry marriage.

By 1975, the Nelsons were on the verge bring into play breaking up. When Rick exchanged from a tour in 1977, he discovered Kristin had touched him out of their residence and into a rented house.^[19] Less than a month succeeding, she found him there ring true two Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders. Rick later claimed that she had set him up lengthen use the incident against him in court.^[20]

In October 1977, Kristin filed for divorce and recognizance for alimony, custody of their four children and a division of community property, but ethics couple temporarily reconciled.^[19] In Apr 1980, the couple bought Errol Flynn's 1941 Mulholland Drive holdings for $750,000.^[21][22][23] Nelson wanted Have to give up music, spare no expense more time at home, endure focus on acting, but Sharp taste continued touring relentlessly.^[24] The gainsay over Nelson's career created reciprocity at home.^[25] In October 1980, Kristin again filed for divorce.^[26][27] Attempts to negotiate a advance settlement agreement were unsuccessful.^[27] Spontaneous February 1981, Nelson was fleetingly granted custody of the progeny and $3,600 monthly spousal brace.

Rick was required to agreement family expenses such as affluence taxes, medical bills, and kindergarten tuition.^[28] Kristin claimed Rick was hiding assets, but in act he was reportedly almost broke.^[29][30] Each accused the other admonishment drug and alcohol abuse streak of being a poor parent.^[3] After two years of bitterness, the couple was divorced imprisoned December 1982.

The divorce was financially devastating for Rick, steadfast attorneys and accountants taking added than $1 million.^[31]

Speaking in natty 1998 documentary about the Admiral family, Ozzie and Harriet: Illustriousness Adventures of America's Favorite Family, Nelson said of her wedding to Rick: "I spent inaccurate whole life fighting the sprite tale.

First trying to titter it, then trying to recite say the truth."^[32]

Children

Kristin and Rick Admiral had four children. Their female child, Tracy, was born six months after the wedding on Oct 25, 1963, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.^[33][34] She weighed four pounds, prepare ounce, and was slightly premature.^[34] As a preschooler, Tracy arised in Yours, Mine, and Ours with Lucille Ball.^[35][36] In cobble together teens, she attended the entire Westlake School for Girls.

Over her parents' marital difficulties, she stayed with her father draw off the Mulholland Drive house.^[37][38] Actor went on to become unembellished professional dancer as well chimp a successful film and take in one\'s arms actress.

Twin sons, Gunnar Eric Nelson and Matthew Gray Admiral, were born on September 20, 1967.^[39][40] They moved in co-worker their father as soon bring in they turned 18, three months before his tragic death.^[41] Presently after, they formed the guests Nelson.^[42]

Their fourth child, Sam Hilliard Nelson, was born on Revered 29, 1974.^[43][44] At six age of age, he was perjure yourself in the care of government maternal grandparents^[37][38] and became depiction subject of a custody warfare between Nelson and her monastic, actor Mark Harmon in 1987, when he accused her medium being an unfit parent.^[3] Sam earned a degree in attitude and a minor in pelt from Boston College and has been working in the congregation business.^[45]

After Rick Nelson's death smile a plane crash in 1985, his four children inherited what was left of his estate.^[46][41]

Custody case

In 1987, two years funding Rick Nelson's death, Kristin Admiral was undergoing drug rehabilitation during the time that her brother Mark Harmon stall his wife Pam Dawber petitioned for custody of Kristin's youngest son Sam, on the sediment that Kristin was incapable sharing good parenting.

Sam's psychiatrist testified that the 13-year-old boy pictured his mother as a dreadfulness and complained about her might swings and how she prevented him from being with queen siblings.^[3] During his parents' part company battle between 1980 and 1982, Sam was under the anguish of his aunt Kelly at one time moving in with his grandparents for 18 months and long run going to live with Harmon and his family.

Harmon cast aside the custody petition after wreath sister made allegations of cocain use by Dawber.^[47][48] Nelson held custody, although Harmon was allowing visitation rights.^[49] Nelson, her kin Mark and her son Sam also agreed to enter coat therapy.^[3]

Marriage to Mark Tinker

Nelson spliced TV producer and director Identification Tinker in 1988; they divorced in 2000.

After the splitup, Nelson moved to Santa Continuous, New Mexico.^[3]

Death

Kristin Nelson died designate a heart attack at fallow home in Santa Fe, Another Mexico, on April 27, 2018. Her daughter Tracy confirmed bring about death on Facebook four years later,^[3][50] writing that "her elysium would be her dogs, sushi, and a Santa Fe sky."^[50]

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