Nancy Holt was born on April 5, 1938 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was a director and cinematographer, known for
Utah Sequences (1970),
Breaking Ground: Broken Circle/Spiral Hill, 1971-2011 (2011) and
Sun Tunnels (1978). She was married to
Robert Smithson. She died on February 8, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.