Mary Nash
Biography
Mary Nash was an American actress who began on the stage and later became a familiar supporting player in Hollywood films. Born in Troy in 1884, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked in New York, London, and vaudeville. Her off-Broadway debut came in 1905 in J. M. Barrie's Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, which starred Ethel Barrymore, and she acted with Barrymore for two years. Her final Broadway appearance was in Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1933. She moved to Hollywood in 1934 and appeared in films until 1946. Nash was often cast as seemingly mild women who turned vicious, and she was perhaps best known for two Shirley Temple villains: Fraulein Rottenmeier in Heidi (1937) and Miss Minchin in The Little Princess (1939). She also played Katharine Hepburn's socialite mother in The Philadelphia Story (1940), and had roles in Come and Get It (1936), Easy Living (1937), and Charlie Chan in Panama (1940).
92years old at death
- Born Troy
- Died Brentwood
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Mary Honora Ryan
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 10 years1936 to 1946
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Early training
Mary Nash studied at the Convent of St. Anne in Montreal, then went on to acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Mary Nash movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Clarence Brown directed two of these films. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Clarence Brown
Also two films together5 more actors
- Harry HaydenTill the Clouds Roll By (1946) and The Lady and the Monster (1944)
- Shirley TempleThe Little Princess (1939) and Heidi (1937)
- Arthur TreacherThe Little Princess (1939) and Heidi (1937)
- Marcia Mae JonesThe Little Princess (1939) and Heidi (1937)
- Mady ChristiansHeidi (1937) and Come and Get It (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.