Who is Nancy Sinatra – daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato?

As is usually the case, the children of successful parents find it difficult to emulate and replicate such successes in their careers, especially when they have chosen to follow in their footsteps, as daughter Nancy Sinatra discovered. by legendary American singer and actor Frank Sinatra. This, however, does not mean that Ms. Sinatra has not enjoyed considerable success in her career, as we will see later.

Who is Nancy Sinatra?

On June 8, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Nancy Sandra Sinatra was the first child of legendary singer Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy (née Barbato). Sinatra spent his formative years in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, and later in Toluca Lake, California, where his father moved in with the family due to his burgeoning Hollywood career.

Nancy Sinatra was groomed for childhoodlife in show business. With his brothers and sisters; Frank Jr., born in 1944, and Tina, born in 1948, Nancy took lessons in piano, dance, acting and singing. After high school, Sinatra, who had seen her father achieve great heights in Hollywood, enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles to study music, dance, and voice to hone her skills. The young woman, however, chose to abandon her studies shortly after a year to devote herself to her professional career.

Sinatra got her start in 1960 when she appeared on her father’s television show, Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome to Elvis. On the show, the father-daughter duo danced and sang a duet titled “You Make Me Feel So Young/Old.” The following year she signed a contract with her father’s label, Reprise Records, through which she released her first body of work including songs like ‘Cuff Links and a Tie Clip’.

Sinatra struggled to make a name for himself in the United States with his music although some of his songs were somewhat of a hit in Europe and Japan. The lack of significant success in the United States put her in danger of losing her contract with a record. She was then rescued by songwriter and producer Lee Hazlewood who took her under his wing and helped her get her career back on track. Some of Nancy Sinatra’s hits on the charts during her time with Hazlewood include ‘These boots are made for the walkin’, ‘How do you take it Darlin’? and “Sugar Town.”

Also in the 1960s, Sinatra began her acting career, appearing in musicals. For Those Who Think Young (1964), Get Yourself a College Girl (1964), and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966). In 1968, she starred opposite Elvis Presley in the musical Speedway (1968), which turned out to be her last film role. In the 70s and 80s, Sinatra continued to put out top-notch music, although she was not as active in the public light in order to pay attention to her family. Since then, she’s continued to put out music and appear on a show or two, most recently an episode of the HBO crime series.The Sopranos.

Nancy Sinatra net worth

Nancy Sinatra is said to have a net worth of $50million. The musician and actress has grown rich thanks to her brilliant career as an artist from which she still receives royalties, because she owns all her publishing rights and titles.

Ms Sinatra is also said to have inherited a cash bequest of $200,000 from her father, in addition to his trust fund, upon his death.

Family – Parents, Husband, Children

As stated above, Nancy Sinatra was born to one of Frank Sinatra, the most popular, best-selling, and best-selling musical artist of all time. The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, who also won an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for her acting, welcomed her with her first wife, who was also named Nancy. Little is known about Nancy Barbato as she enjoyed leading a very private life until her death in July 2018.

In 1960, Nancy Sinatra married her first husband, singer and actor, Tommy Sands, who is best known for the song “Teen-Age Crush.” The couple married in 1960 but only lasted five years and divorced in 1965. In 1970 Sinatra married choreographer Hugh Lambert and welcomed two daughters. Angela Jennifer “AJ” Lambert born in 1974 and Amanda Catherine Lambert born in 1976.