Nana Bryant

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
November 22, 1888 (67 years old)
Died
December 24, 1955
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Career Span
1935 – 2004

Nana Bryant

2 wins
12 nominations
2 Oscars
95 credits

Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955.

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Personal Info

Born
Nov 22, 1888
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1935 – 2004

Award Recognition

2
Wins
12
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 as Mrs. Benchley (archive sound)

1955

The Private War of Major Benson as Mother Redempta

1954

The Outcast as Mrs. Banner Award
About Mrs. Leslie as Mrs. McKay

1951

Only the Valiant as Mrs. Drumm
Follow the Sun as Sister Beatrice
Bright Victory as Mrs. Nevins

1950

Harvey as Mrs. Hazel Chumley Award
Three Secrets as Mrs. Gilwyn (uncredited) Award
I Was a Shoplifter

1949

The Lady Gambles as Mrs. Dennis Sutherland Award
State Department: File 649 as Peggy Brown
The Blonde Bandit as Mrs. Henley
Hideout as Sybil Elwood Kaymeer

1948

Reaching from Heaven as Kay Bradley Award
Ladies of the Chorus as Adele Carroll Award
Inner Sanctum as Mrs. Mitchell
Goodbye, Miss Turlock as Miss Turlock (uncredited)
The Return of October as Cousin Therese
Eyes of Texas as Hattie E. Waters
Lady at Midnight as Lydia Forsythe
Stage Struck as Mrs. Howard

1947

The Unsuspected as Mrs. White Award
The Fabulous Joe as Mrs. Belmont
Dangerous Years as Anna Templeton
The Perfect Marriage as Corinne Williams
Her Husband's Affairs as Mrs. Winterbottom
Millie's Daughter as Mrs. Cooper Austin
The Big Fix as Mrs. Carter

1946

The Virginian as Mrs. Wood (uncredited) Award
Big Town as Mrs. Crane
The Runaround as Mrs. Mildred Hampton

1945

Brewster's Millions as Mrs. Gray Award
Black Market Babies as Mrs. Grace Andrews Award
Week-End at the Waldorf as Mrs. H. Davenport Drew Award

1944

Bathing Beauty as Dean Clinton Award
Marriage Is a Private Affair as Nurse
Jungle Woman as Miss Gray
The Adventures of Mark Twain as Mrs. Langdon
Take It or Leave It as Miss Burke

1943

Hangmen Also Die! as Mrs. Hellie Novotny Award
Princess O'Rourke as Mrs. Mulvaney (uncredited) Award
Best Foot Forward as Mrs. Dalrymple
The West Side Kid as Mrs. Winston

1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie as Mrs. Todwell
Get Hep to Love as Aunt Addie
Thunder Birds as Mrs. Blake
Madame Spy as Alicia Rolf

1941

The Reluctant Dragon as Mrs. Benchley Award
One Foot in Heaven as Mrs. Morris Award
The Corsican Brothers as Madame Dupre Award
Nice Girl? as Mary Peasley
Thieves Fall Out as Martha Matthews
Gangs Of The City as Emma

1940

Alice in Movieland as Agatha Winters
Brother Rat and a Baby as Mrs. Harper
If I Had My Way as Marian Johnson
The Flag of Humanity as Clara Barton
Father Is A Prince as Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Bower
A Little Bit of Heaven as Mom

1939

Espionage Agent as Mrs. Corvall
Old Hickory as Rachel Jackson
Lincoln in the White House as Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
Street of Missing Men as Mrs. Putnam
Parents on Trial as Margaret Ames
Our Neighbors - The Carters as Louise Wilcox

1938

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Mrs. Thatcher Award
Sinners in Paradise as Mrs. Franklin Sydney Award
Out West with the Hardys as Dora Northcote
Man-Proof as Meg Swift
Mad About Music
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as Mrs. Henry Peck
Give Me a Sailor as Mrs. Minnie Brewster
Midnight Intruder as Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.
Always in Trouble as Mrs. Minnie Darlington
Swing, Sister, Swing as Hyacinth Hepburn

1937

Let's Get Married as Mrs. Willoughby
The Devil Is Driving as Mrs. Sanders
Counsel for Crime as Mrs. Maddox
The League of Frightened Men as Agnes Burton
A Dangerous Adventure as Marie

1936

Theodora Goes Wild as Ethel Stevenson
The King Steps Out as Louise
You May Be Next! as Miss Abbott
The Man Who Lived Twice as Margaret Schuyler
Pennies from Heaven as Miss Howard
Blackmailer as Mrs. Lindsay
Meet Nero Wolfe as Sarah Barstow
Lady of Secrets as Aunt Harriet Whittaker

1935

A Feather in Her Hat as Lady Drake
Atlantic Adventure as Joan Hill
The Lone Wolf Returns as Aunt Julie Stewart
One Way Ticket as Mrs. Bourne
Guard That Girl as Sarah
Unknown Woman

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Bathing Beauty
The Reluctant Dragon
Hangmen Also Die!
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Harvey

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