- She made her first film appearance at almost 50 years of age. She played a nun in her first 3 film appearances (The Sound of Music, The Trouble With Angels, and an episode of The Big Valley).
- Not only had a major career on the Broadway Stage but was a top attraction in the best Nightclubs across the country.
- Adopted first name Portia because friends called her by that name, after the main character in the radio soap opera "Portia Faces Life".
- Youngest of nine children.
- Portia Nelson is the author of the book "There's A Hole In My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self Discovery." Originally published in the 1970s, it was reissued in 1994. The title work appears on a poster in Dr. Maguire's office (Robin Williams) in the film Good Will Hunting (1997).
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