Kristin Nelson (born Sharon Kristin Harmon; June 25, 1945) is an American primitive painter, actress and author, once married to the actor and musician Ricky Nelson.

The daughter of the American football star Tom Harmon and the actress Elyse Knox, she is the older sister of model-actress Kelly Harmon and actor Mark Harmon. She married Nelson in 1963 and joined their family television show. The couple had four children, but their extravagant lifestyle forced Nelson to tour for long periods, placing great pressure on the marriage. A long-fought divorce was finally granted before Nelson's death in an air-crash in 1985.

In 1988, she married Mark Tinker, who encouraged her to paint. Her brightly coloured primitives found favour with Jacqueline Kennedy and Mia Farrow, among other celebrities, and they form the basis of her coffee-table autobiography Out of My Mind.

Biography

Elle est la fille du footballeur américain Tom Harmon et de l'actrice américaine Elyse Knox. Elle est aussi la sœur de l'actrice américaine Kelly Harmon et de l'acteur américain Mark Harmon.

Elle est décédée le 26 avril 2018 d'une crise cardiaque dans une ambulance après avoir lutté contre plusieurs problèmes de santé.