Leaving their mark. Nancy Drew’s story has been launched on display by varied actresses over the years — and each introduced their very own model to the legendary fictional character.
The beginner sleuth was initially conceived in a e-book sequence penned by various authors and revealed beneath the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Nancy was written as the feminine counterpart to the Hardy Boys e-book sequence and first appeared in a 1930 bestseller — which went on to span 175 novels.
Nancy Drew turned a legacy over the years with profitable films, online game and TV present diversifications. The character, who lives with father Carson Drew following the dying of her mom, is thought for her friendship with Bess Marvin and George Fayne. She additionally usually has a boyfriend named Ned Nickerson in varied variations of the story.
In 2019, The CW reimagined the story with a model of Nancy Drew in Horseshoe Bay, Maine. Kennedy McMann, who was forged in the lead function, 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. An absolutely incomprehensible dream come true. Here we go, Nancy,” she captioned a February 2019 Instagram put up saying her involvement with the present.
After 4 seasons as the red-headed teen detective, McMann mirrored on the classes she realized from the function.
“[Nancy] has taught me so much. I started this show as a young woman. I was at a similar point in life of figuring out who am I and what am I doing here and how am I supposed to go about life? So it’s been really special to go on this journey of growth with her,” the New York native solely advised Us Weekly in May 2023. “I think I’ve learned so much bravery and boldness from her and, and that it takes courage to pursue the right thing and it takes using your voice and being decisive and making old swings. I’ve definitely taken that from her.”
The Good Lawyer star added: “I hope that in some ways too that she’s kind of taken things from me. I’ve always been very vulnerable and very emotional and to watch her grow into that as the seasons have progressed has been really special. So in a lot of ways, we’ve exchanged a lot of growth.”
McMann famous that she can be keen to reprise the function if the proper alternative got here alongside.
“I could see myself stepping into her shoes again potentially. As for the show as a whole, I think everybody has kind of moved on in their own in the ways that you have in this business and you never know,” she added at the time. “So I think we all had a beautiful time working on it and love our characters dearly. You never know what the future holds.”
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