Nan Grey

Biography

Nan Grey was an American film actress who began her screen career in the mid-1930s after a screen test led her into pictures. Born in Houston, Texas, she was the daughter of a stage actress, and she trained at the school Universal Studios ran for its contracted children. Her debut came in 1934 in The Firebird, and she starred opposite John Wayne in Sea Spoilers in 1936. She became familiar to horror fans through Dracula's Daughter (1936) and The Invisible Man Returns (1940), and she appeared in the musical comedy Three Smart Girls (1936) and its 1939 sequel, Three Smart Girls Grow Up. On radio she played Kathy Marshall in the NBC soap opera Those We Love from 1938 to 1945, and her only television appearance was a 1960 episode of Rawhide. She died in 1993.

75years old at death

Born July 25, 1918Houston
Died July 25, 1993San Diego
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 4 years1936 to 1940

Every film, newest first

1940The House of the Seven GablesIMDb rating 7.0
1940The Invisible Man ReturnsIMDb rating 6.4
1939Tower of LondonIMDb rating 6.6
1936Dracula's DaughterIMDb rating 6.3
1936Three Smart GirlsIMDb rating 6.5

Genres

Nan Grey movies on Netflix

The House of the Seven Gables1940IMDb rating 7.0as Phoebe Pyncheon
The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4as Helen Manson
Tower of London1939IMDb rating 6.6as Lady Alice Barton
Dracula's Daughter1936IMDb rating 6.3as Lili
Three Smart Girls1936IMDb rating 6.5as Joan Craig

Most often with

Joe May directed two of these films. Vincent Price appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Vincent Price

Alan Napier

Cecil Kellaway

Billy Bevan

Miles Mander

John SuttonJoe MayDirector, 2 films

Films together

Vincent Price3 films together, 1939 to 1940
Vincent Price's page
- The House of the Seven Gables1940IMDb rating 7.0Grey as Phoebe PyncheonPrice as Clifford Pyncheon
- The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4Grey as Helen MansonPrice as Geoffrey Radcliffe
- Tower of London1939IMDb rating 6.6Grey as Lady Alice BartonPrice as Duke of Clarence
Alan Napier2 films together, 1940
Alan Napier's page
- The House of the Seven Gables1940IMDb rating 7.0Grey as Phoebe PyncheonNapier as Fuller
- The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4Grey as Helen MansonNapier as Willie Spears
Cecil Kellaway2 films together, 1940
Cecil Kellaway's page
- The House of the Seven Gables1940IMDb rating 7.0Grey as Phoebe PyncheonKellaway as Philip Barton
- The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4Grey as Helen MansonKellaway as Inspector Sampson
Billy Bevan2 films together, 1936 to 1940
Billy Bevan's page
- The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4Grey as Helen MansonBevan as Jim
- Dracula's Daughter1936IMDb rating 6.3Grey as LiliBevan as Albert
Miles Mander2 films together, 1939 to 1940
Miles Mander's page
- The House of the Seven Gables1940IMDb rating 7.0Grey as Phoebe PyncheonMander as Deacon Arnold Foster
- Tower of London1939IMDb rating 6.6Grey as Lady Alice BartonMander as King Henry VI
John Sutton2 films together, 1939 to 1940
John Sutton's page
- The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4Grey as Helen MansonSutton as Dr. Frank Griffin
- Tower of London1939IMDb rating 6.6Grey as Lady Alice BartonSutton as John Wyatt
Joe MayDirector, 2 films, 1940
All films by Joe May
- The House of the Seven Gables1940IMDb rating 7.0Grey as Phoebe Pyncheon
- The Invisible Man Returns1940IMDb rating 6.4Grey as Helen Manson
Also two films together2 more actors
- Gilbert EmeryThe House of the Seven Gables (1940) and Dracula's Daughter (1936)
- Ernest CossartTower of London (1939) and Three Smart Girls (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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