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====Films and television==== Sinatra played a secretary in the 1963 ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' episode "Who Killed Wade Walker?" She starred in three [[beach party film]]s: ''[[For Those Who Think Young (film)|For Those Who Think Young]]'' (1964), ''[[Get Yourself a College Girl]]'' (1964) and ''[[The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini]]'' (1966), performing songs in the latter film. After securing the role that eventually went to [[Linda Evans]] in ''[[Beach Blanket Bingo]]'', she withdrew because the film's character is kidnapped{{spaced ndash}}a parallel she found too close to actual events when her brother [[Frank Sinatra Jr.]] was [[Frank Sinatra Jr.#Kidnapping|kidnapped]] in December 1963.<ref>McGee, Mark Thomas ''Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures''. McFarland, 1996. p. 231.</ref> Sinatra appeared as a guest with [[Woody Allen]] on the game show ''[[Password (American game show)|Password]]'' in 1965. She appeared as herself in ''[[The Oscar (film)|The Oscar]]'' (1966), and also starred in ''[[The Last of the Secret Agents?]]'', in which she sang the title song, and ''[[The Wild Angels]]'' the same year. She appeared in the 1968 [[Elvis Presley]] musical comedy ''[[Speedway (1968 film)|Speedway]]'', her final film. [[File:Nancy_Sinatra_and_Lee_Hazlewood_1968.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Nancy Sinatra and singer-songwriter [[Lee Hazlewood]] on ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' in 1968]] Sinatra appeared on ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]'', ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'', and ''[[The Kraft Music Hall]]'', hosted by [[Sandler & Young]]. She also appeared in her father's 1966 special ''[[A Man and His Music β Part II]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/frank_sinatra_a_man_and_his_music_part_ii_with_special_guest_nancy_sinatra/|title=Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II β With Special Guest Nancy Sinatra|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2014-04-01}}</ref> and a 1967 Christmas-themed episode of ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' which featured the Sinatra and Martin families. [[NBC]] aired Sinatra's own special, ''[[Movin' with Nancy]]'', in 1967. It featured Lee Hazlewood, her father and his [[Rat Pack]] pals Dean Martin and [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], her brother Frank Sinatra Jr. and ''[[West Side Story]]'' dancer [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]], who [[Choreography|choreographed]] the show. [[Jack Haley Jr.]] directed and produced the special, for which he received an [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Music or Variety]] at the [[20th Primetime Emmy Awards]]. During the special, Sinatra shared a kiss with Davis Jr., about which she has stated, "The kiss [was] one of the first interracial kisses seen on television and it caused some controversy then, and now. [But] contrary to some inaccurate online reports, the kiss was unplanned and spontaneous."<ref name="sinatrakugel">{{cite news|url=http://www.pr.com/article/1174|title=Nancy Sinatra: The Promise She Made Her Father, Praising Mia Farrow & Embracing Social Media|last=Kugel|first=Allison|date=April 28, 2011|website=Pr.com|access-date=2011-10-11}}</ref> Winters was nominated for an Emmy in the Special Classification of Individual Achievements category for his choreography but lost to co-winners ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'' and ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000223/1968?ref_=ttawd_ev_2|title=Primetime Emmy Awards |publisher=IMDb |access-date=2016-03-14}}{{User-generated source|date=February 2018}}</ref> The special's success may{{weasel inline|date=February 2021}} have been a motivating factor for the development of the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography]], which was introduced the following year.<ref>{{IMDb name|935916|David Winters|section=awards}}{{User-generated source|date=February 2018}}</ref> ''Movin' With Nancy'' was sponsored by [[RC Cola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidkrell.com/uncategorized/movin-with-nancy-sinatra/|title='Movin' With Nancy' (Sinatra)|publisher=David Krell|date=2013-03-04|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref>
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