Occupation Actress Years active 1935-1955 | Name Nana Bryant Role Film actress | |
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Born November 23, 1888 ( 1888-11-23 ) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Died December 24, 1955, Hollywood, California, United States Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery TV shows Our Miss Brooks, The First Hundred Years Movies Ladies of the Chorus, The Reluctant Dragon, Bathing Beauty, Harvey, Hangmen Also Die! Similar People Phil Karlson, Alfred L Werker, George Sidney, Henry Koster, Ted Sears | ||
Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film, stage, and television actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955. She was born in Lancaster, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California.
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Career
She appeared in stock companies in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and spent several seasons on tour. She also played on Broadway, appearing in the then non-singing role of Morgan le Fay in Rodgers and Hart's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, before working in films. Prior to her death in 1955, she made several appearances as the mother of Margaret Williams (Jean Hagen) during the first three seasons of Make Room for Daddy.
Filmography
Actress
1952
Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) as
Mrs Wynona Nestor / Mrs Graybar
- Who's Who? (1955) - Mrs Wynona Nestor
- Transition Show (1955) - Mrs Wynona Nestor
- Madison Country Club (1952) - Mrs Graybar
1953
The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) as
Mother / Julia - Margaret's Mother / Julia Summers
- Margaret Goes Home to Mother (1955) - Mother
- The Children's Governess (1955) - Mother
- Margaret's Aunt (1954) - Mother
- Julia's Birthday (1954) - Julia - Margaret's Mother
- Margaret's Jealousy (1954) - Julia Summers
- Mother-in-Law (1953) - Julia - Margaret's Mother
1955
The Private War of Major Benson as
Mother Redempta
1952
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Reverend Mother / Mother-in-law / Mrs. Carter
- Thunder on the Hill (1955) - Reverend Mother
- A Bouquet for Millie (1953) - Mother-in-law
- Two Make Four (1952) - Mrs. Carter
1955
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
Adele
- Stake My Life (1955) - Adele
1955
The Star and the Story (TV Series) as
Lady Agatha
- The Lady's Game (1955) - Lady Agatha
1955
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Holmes
- The Failure (1955) - Mrs. Holmes
1954
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Polly Hammond / Mrs. Wilcox
- Option on a Wife (1955) - Polly Hammond
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1954) - Mrs. Wilcox
1954
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Aunt Clara
- Pretend You're You (1955) - Aunt Clara
- The Tryst (1954)
1955
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Marsha Grundy
- Rare Editions (1955) - Marsha Grundy
1954
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dehring
- Interlude (1954) - Mrs. Dehring
1954
The Outcast as
Mrs. Banner
1954
About Mrs. Leslie as
Mrs. McKay
1954
Topper (TV Series) as
Woman
- Sweepstakes (1954) - Woman
1953
Geraldine as
Dean Blake
1953
Studio One (TV Series)
- The Garretson Chronicle (1953)
1953
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lucas
- The Chess Game (1953) - Mrs. Lucas
1951
The First Hundred Years (TV Series) as
Mary Martin / Mrs. Martin
- Pressure (1952) - Mary Martin
1951
Bright Victory as
Mrs. Nevins
1951
Only the Valiant as
Mrs. Drumm
1951
Follow the Sun as
Sister Beatrice
1951
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
- The First Hundred Years (1951)
1950
The Du Pont Story as
Elizabeth du Pont
1950
Harvey as
Mrs. Hazel Chumley
1950
Let's Dance as
Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
1950
Three Secrets as
Mrs. Gilwyn, Supervisor of 'The Shelter' (uncredited)
1950
A Modern Marriage as
Mrs. Brown
1950
The Silver Theatre (TV Series)
- The First Hundred Years (1950)
1950
I Was a Shoplifter as
Aunt Clara (uncredited)
1950
Key to the City as
Mrs. Cabot (uncredited)
1949
The Blonde Bandit as
Mrs. Henley
1949
The Lady Gambles as
Mrs. Dennis Sutherland
1949
Hideout as
Sybil Elwood Kaymeer
1949
State Department: File 649 as
Peggy Brown
1948
Ladies of the Chorus as
Mrs. Adele Carroll
1948
The Kissing Bandit as
Nun (uncredited)
1948
The Return of October as
Cousin Therese
1948
Inner Sanctum as
Mrs. Mitchell
1948
Lady at Midnight as
Lydia Forsythe
1948
Eyes of Texas as
Hattie Waters
1948
Stage Struck as
Mrs. Howard
1948
On Our Merry Way as
Housekeeper (deleted sequence) (uncredited)
1948
Reaching from Heaven as
Kay Bradley
1948
Goodbye, Miss Turlock (Short) as
Miss Turlock (uncredited)
1947
Dangerous Years as
Miss Templeton
1947
Her Husband's Affairs as
Mrs. Winterbottom
1947
The Unsuspected as
Mrs. White
1947
The Fabulous Joe as
Mrs. Belmont
1947
Possessed as
Pauline Graham (uncredited)
1947
The Big Fix as
Mrs. Carter
1947
Millie's Daughter as
Mrs. Cooper Austin
1946
The Perfect Marriage as
Corinne Williams
1946
Big Town as
Mrs. Crane
1946
The Runaround as
Mrs. Mildred Hampton
1946
The Virginian as
Mrs. Wood (uncredited)
1945
Black Market Babies as
Mrs. Grace Andrews
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf as
Mrs. H. Davenport Drew
1945
Brewster's Millions as
Mrs. Gray
1944
Can't Help Singing as
Mrs. Carstairs (uncredited)
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair as
Nurse
1944
Take It or Leave It as
Miss Burke
1944
Bathing Beauty as
Dean Clinton
1944
Jungle Woman as
Miss Gray
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as
Mrs. Langdon
1943
The Song of Bernadette as
Mere Imbert (uncredited)
1943
Princess O'Rourke as
Mrs. Mulvaney (uncredited)
1943
The West Side Kid as
Mrs. Winston
1943
Best Foot Forward as
Mrs. Dalrymple
1943
Get Going as
Mrs. Daughtery
1943
Hangmen Also Die! as
Mrs. Hellie Novotny
1942
Madame Spy as
Alicia Rolf
1942
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air as
Mrs. Blake
1942
Youth on Parade as
Agatha Frost
1942
Get Hep to Love as
Aunt Addie
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie as
Mrs. Marshall Todwell
1941
The Corsican Brothers as
Madame Dupre
1941
Public Enemies as
Emma
1941
One Foot in Heaven as
Mrs. Morris
1941
Thieves Fall Out as
Martha Matthews
1941
Nice Girl? as
Mary Peasley
1941
The Reluctant Dragon as
Mrs. Benchley
1940
Father Is a Prince as
Susan Bower
1940
The Flag of Humanity (Short) as
Clara Barton
1940
A Little Bit of Heaven as
Mom
1940
If I Had My Way as
Marian Johnson
1940
Alice in Movieland (Short) as
Agatha Winters
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby as
Mrs. Harper
1939
Old Hickory (Short) as
Rachel Jackson
1939
Our Neighbors - The Carters as
Louise Wilcox
1939
Espionage Agent as
Mrs. Corvall
1939
Parents on Trial as
Margaret Ames
1939
Street of Missing Men as
Mrs. Putnam
1939
Lincoln in the White House (Short) as
Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
1938
Swing, Sister, Swing as
Hyacinth Hepburn
1938
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as
Mrs. Henry Peck
1938
Out West with the Hardys as
Dora Northcote
1938
Always in Trouble as
Mrs. Minnie Darlington
1938
Give Me a Sailor as
Mrs. Minnie Brewster
1938
Sinners in Paradise as
Mrs. Franklin Sydney
1938
Mad About Music as
Louise Fusenot
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as
Mrs. Thatcher
1938
Midnight Intruder as
Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.
1938
Man-Proof as
Meg Swift
1937
Counsel for Crime as
Mrs. Maddox
1937
A Dangerous Adventure as
Marie
1937
The Devil Is Driving as
Mrs. Sanders
1937
The League of Frightened Men as
Agnes Burton
1937
Let's Get Married as
Mrs. Willoughby
1936
Pennies from Heaven as
Miss Howard
1936
Theodora Goes Wild as
Ethel Stevenson
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice as
Margaret Schuyler
1936
Blackmailer as
Mrs. Lindsay
1936
Meet Nero Wolfe as
Sarah Barstow
1936
The King Steps Out as
Louise
1936
Lady of Secrets as
Aunt Harriet
1936
You May Be Next! as
Miss Abbott
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns as
Aunt Julie Stewart
1935
One-Way Ticket as
Mrs. Bourne
1935
Crime and Punishment as
Madam (uncredited)
1935
Guard That Girl as
Sarah
1935
A Feather in Her Hat as
Lady Drake
1935
Atlantic Adventure as
Joan Hill (uncredited)
1935
Unknown Woman as
Aunt Mary
Soundtrack
1953
The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Mother-in-Law (1953) - (performer: "Your Eyes Have Told Me So", "Moonlight Bay" - uncredited)
1948
Ladies of the Chorus (performer: "You're Never Too Old" - uncredited)
1945
Brewster's Millions (performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" - uncredited)
1940
If I Had My Way (performer: "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)")
Archive Footage
1947
The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival as
Mrs. Belmont
References
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