Biography

Nancy has earned the title of "Food Stylist to the Stars" creating the foods we have all seen on television, film, commercials and in print for the past 30+ years. Nancy started her career in food by working in Los Angeles restaurants while in High School and then earned her BA degree in 3-Dimensional Art, with an emphasis in Set Design/Interior Design from California State University, Northridge. She then added certificates in Computer Graphics and Film Production. While in college, she worked for various catering companies where she honed her professional cooking skills. This propelled Nancy to start her own catering company, "Food Art" which ultimately transitioned into her successful food styling business of today. Nancy's entry into the film industry was in the art department for Witt -Thomas Harris Productions.The shows included The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Nurses, Blossom, Herman's Head, Good and Evil and Walter and Emily. Her actual Food Styling career started with "being in the right place at the right time" when she received a call from one of her catering colleagues to fill in for a food stylist on Murder She Wrote at Universal Studios, Hollywood. She jumped in her car, did the job, and was hired to finish out the last four seasons. Then she was on her way. Nancy also simultaneously did some print food styling on Bon Appetit and Los Angeles Magazines and has published two cookbooks The Murder She Wrote Cast and Crew Cookbook and the Dining Out For Life Cookbook. In addition to just the preparation and presentation of food, food styling includes menu planning, researching food history, styles of the period, and recipe development. All elements are pulled together to create consistent scenes that are shot several times over to get the perfect food shot, no matter the amount of takes. Recent television and film projects include A Star is Born, Lessons in Chemistry and Based on a True Story.
- IMDb mini biography by: Nancy Goodman iland

Nancy truly has earned the title of "Food Stylist to the Stars" by creating food that we have all seen on film, in television, on commercials and in print for the past 30+ years. Nancy started her career in food, working in various Los Angeles restaurants, while she earned her BA degree in 3-Dimensional Art, with an emphasis in Set Design/Interior Design from CSU-Northridge. She also added certificates in Computer Graphics and Film Production to her credit. While in college, she worked for a variety of catering companies, honing her professional cooking skills. This focus propelled Nancy to start her own catering company called "Food Art", which ultimately became her successful Film and TV food styling business. Nancy's initial entry into the film industry was in the art department for Witt -Thomas Harris Productions, which included the iconic "The Golden Girls" as well as "Empty Nest", "Nurses", "Blossom", "Herman's Head", "Good and Evil" and "Walter and Emily". However, Nancy's food styling career really took off on Universal's Emmy award winning "Murder She Wrote" while working on the final five seasons. Nancy also simultaneously did print work / food styling for Bon Appetit and Los Angeles Magazine. Nancy has published two successful cookbooks, 'The Murder She Wrote Cast and Crew Cookbook' and the popular 'Dining Out For Life Cookbook'. Nancy's true expertise in food styling also includes her vigorous researching of food history, relevant styles and customs of the scripted period, as well as thorough menu planning and recipe development. It goes without saying that Nancy's priority is taking care of the actor's food needs, including their dietary requirements and personal preferences. Recent movies and television projects completed include Oscar winning "A Star is Born", AppleTV+'s "Lessons in Chemistry" and Peacock's "Based on a True Story".
- IMDb mini biography by: Nancy Goodman Iland