Gained fame through her tumultuous romance with bad-boy bass player Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols.
She worked as a dancer around Manhattan and followed rock groups like Aerosmith and the Ramones.
She had a reputation for short temper and explosiveness, which led to her nickname "Nauseating Nancy."
She was born to Franklin and Deborah Spungen and raised alongside a younger sister named Susan and a younger brother named David.
A film about her romance with Sid Vicious, called Sid and Nancy, was released in 1986 with Chloe Webb playing Nancy.