Nancy Linari is an American actress and voice artist whose career in the entertainment industry has spanned several decades, encompassing live-action television, voice-over animation, and video game performance capture. Her early career was rooted in Chicago, where she performed with The Second City improv group and pursued theater after graduating from college with a degree in drama and speech. She eventually relocated to Los Angeles to expand her acting opportunities. A significant early connection in the voice-over field came from director Gordon Hunt at Hanna-Barbera, which led to her first major animated role.

Linari's voice acting credits include a wide range of animated television series, particularly from the 1990s. She provided the voice of Morticia Addams in the 1992 animated version of The Addams Family. Her work in the decade also included guest roles and additional voices for popular series such as Animaniacs, Duckman, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Ben 10. She also voiced Elizabeth Hale in an episode of the series W.I.T.C.H..

In the realm of video games, Linari has brought numerous characters to life. She is perhaps most widely recognized for voicing May Parker, better known as Aunt May, in both the Insomniac Games Spider-Man titles for PlayStation (Marvel's Spider-Man in 2018 and its 2023 sequel) and the concurrent Disney XD animated series Marvel's Spider-Man. Additional video game roles include Medusa in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, the computer voice in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and roles in games such as X-Men Legends, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, and Legends of Runeterra.

More recently, Linari has expanded her work into English-language dubbing of Japanese anime. She voices the character Diana in Pokémon Horizons: The Series, the latest installment in the long-running Pokémon franchise. Diana is the grandmother of the series' protagonist, Liko, and her performance has been noted as a strong addition to the show. This role marks her first experience dubbing anime. In 2024, she also voiced the character Gozen in the English dub of the Netflix animated film My Oni Girl.

Throughout her career, Nancy Linari has demonstrated versatility across multiple acting disciplines, including on-camera roles in series such as The Social Network, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family, and This Is Us. She has also been active in her union, SAG-AFTRA, serving on committees to help negotiate for actors. Her body of work spans from classic 1990s animation to modern blockbuster video games and contemporary anime.