Nancy Giles
Giles in 2015
Born	(1960-07-17)July 17, 1960 (age 64) New York City, US
Alma mater	Oberlin College
Occupation(s)	Commentator, actress
Years active	1986–present

Nancy Giles (born July 17, 1960) is an American actress andcommentator,^[1] perhaps best known for her appearances in the seriesChina Beach and onCBS News Sunday Morning.

Nancy Giles was born in New York City, the daughter of Dorothy Aileen (née Dove) and Thomas Jefferson Giles.^[2] She is a graduate ofOberlin College.^[3]

Giles was a member of the Second City Touring Company in 1984. She is a writer and contributor toCBS News Sunday Morning. She was the announcer and co-host ofFox After Breakfast.^[4]

She starred in twoABC television series, playing Private Frankie Bunsen for three seasons onChina Beach and hostile waitress Connie Morris on thesitcomDelta. She had guest roles on shows includingThe Jury,L.A. Law,Spin City,Law & Order,Dream On, andThe Fresh Prince of Bel Air. She appeared in the 1985Broadway production of the musicalMayor.^[5]

Giles and her CBS colleague, correspondentErin Moriarty, have collaborated on two public-affairs radio series under the Giles and Moriarty banner, one forWPHT in Philadelphia and another for Greenstone Media. Both shows were produced at the facilities of theCBS Radio Network.

Giles gave the commencement address for theRamapo College's graduating class of 2007 andGrinnell College's graduating class of 2014.^[6]

In 2017 Giles along with CBS News colleague Nancy Wyatt launched the popular podcast The Giles Files.

As of March 2020, Giles lives inWeehawken, New Jersey. During theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States, sheself-isolated to avoid infection, and produced and starred in "A brisk walk with Nancy Giles", which documented her walk around the town, in particular up the inclined block on whichWeehawken High School is located, and upBoulevard East, across from which the view of the Manhattan skyline prompted her to reflect on her parents' emigration to the area 70 years earlier.^[7]

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