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Nancy Wheeler is a fictional character from the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things, portrayed by Natalia Dyer. She is the sister of Mike Wheeler and…
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Investigate this subjectNancy Wheeler is a fictional character from the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things, portrayed by Natalia Dyer. She is the sister of Mike Wheeler and the girlfriend of Steve Harrington before dating Jonathan Byers.
Nancy Wheeler is a fictional character from the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things, portrayed by Natalia Dyer. She is the sister of Mike Wheeler and the girlfriend of Steve Harrington before dating Jonathan Byers. Nancy starts investigating the disappearance of Jonathan's brother Will when her friend Barbara Holland also goes missing. She teams up with Jonathan to investigate Will and Barbara's disappearance, which leads to her discovery of the Upside Down, an alternate dimension.
In an interview for Cosmopolitan, Natalia Dyer revealed that she auditioned for the role twice and first thought she "bombed" the initial audition.
Nancy's attire for most of the fifth season was inspired by the fictional character John Rambo, and her wolf cut hairstyle was inspired by another character, Ellen Ripley.
Natalia Dyer had said in an interview she had some influence over the character's epilogue. "The Duffers, they’d go around a little bit and be like, ‘Well, what do you think?’ [...] ‘Where do you see your character?"
Nancy was named after and inspired by Nancy Thompson, a character from Wes Craven's 1984 slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Nancy is Mike's older sister. Though Dustin Henderson indicates she was once close with Mike and his friends, she has grown distant since she began seeing Steve Harrington. Nancy's best friend, Barb, disapproves of her relationship with Steve, believing that Nancy is changing herself to fit in with him and his friends.
Unconcerned with Will Byers' disappearance due to believing he must simply be lost, Nancy disobeys her curfew and convinces Barb to join her at a party at Steve's house. As the party winds down, Nancy goes up to Steve's room and has sex with him, leaving Barb by the pool where she disappears. When Barb is not at school the next day, Nancy is immediately concerned and increasingly worries that something has happened to her. She approaches Jonathan Byers and the two begin investigating the disappearances.
While out in the woods searching for clues, Nancy accidentally enters the alternate dimension known as the Upside Down, from which she escapes with Jonathan's help. Shaken by the experience, Nancy asks Jonathan to stay the night in her room. Steve, planning to surprise Nancy, witnesses the two of them in Nancy's room together and mistakenly believes that Nancy is cheating on him. While buying materials the next day to take down the monster Nancy witnessed in the Upside Down and in photographs that Jonathan took, Steve and his friends spray graffiti calling Nancy a "slut" on the local movie theater. Seeing this, Nancy confronts Steve, which leads to a physical fight between Jonathan and Steve.
Jonathan is arrested, at which point Chief Hopper and Joyce confront him and Nancy at the police station. After explaining their theory about the monster to the adults, Nancy helps Hopper get in touch with Mike and his friends, and later they gather at Hawkins Middle School to build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank for Eleven to use in an effort to find Will and Barb. When Eleven reveals that Barb has died, Nancy is both horrified and determined to kill the monster. While Joyce and Hopper go into the Upside Down to retrieve Will, Nancy and Jonathan return to the Byers' home to create a distraction. They cut their hands to lure the Demogorgon to the home with their blood. While preparing for the monster to approach, Steve arrives at the home in hopes of reconciling with Jonathan, but inadvertently witnesses the Demogorgon. Though Nancy and Jonathan seemingly convince a frightened Steve to leave, he re-enters the house when the Demogorgon comes back and helps them injure it.
Once Will is brought home, Nancy reconciles with Steve and the two resume their relationship. They gift Jonathan with a new camera for Christmas.
One year after season 1's events, Nancy is still dating Steve, with whom she regularly visits Barb's parents for dinner. Unaware of Barb's death, the Hollands have hired a private investigator, Murray Bauman, to look into her disappearance. Nancy, still overcome with grief over Barb's death, gets drunk at a party and begins verbally berating Steve when he tries to cut her off from drinking more. After Steve angrily leaves the party, Jonathan escorts Nancy back home. When Nancy next sees Steve at school, she is unable to tell him she loves him, essentially severing their relationship.
Nancy confides in Jonathan and the two arrange a meeting with Barb's mother in the park. At the park, Nancy and Jonathan are overcome with the suspicion they are being watched, which is confirmed when they are intercepted by agents of the Hawkins Lab. They secretly record a conversation with Dr. Sam Owens, who explains that he is trying to amend for Dr. Martin Brenner's mistakes, admitting to culpability in Barbara's death. Nancy and Jonathan visit Murray at his residence to see if the evidence is damning enough to lead to the shutdown of Hawkins Lab. Murray suggests that they water down the story to make it more believable to the public. Recognizing the obvious tension between Nancy and Jonathan, Murray suggests that they share the bedroom. Though they initially resist, Nancy and Jonathan end up sleeping together that night.
Upon their return to Hawkins, Nancy and Jonathan find the Byers residence empty and littered with Will's drawings. They go to Hawkins Lab and come across Steve, who has befriended Dustin, Lucas Sinclair, and newcomer Max Mayfield. Together, they find Hopper, Joyce, Mike, and a heavily sedated Will, the latter of whom has become possessed by the Mind Flayer. The group returns to the Byers' house and attempt to interrogate Will, who communicates with the group via Morse code. When Eleven reunites with the group, they create a plan to take down the Mind Flayer. While Hopper and Eleven go to close the gate at Hawkins Lab, Nancy accompanies Joyce and Jonathan to Hopper's cabin to restrain Will and expose him to extre
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