Nana Bryant

Biography

Nana Bryant was an American actress of stage, film, and television. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she received a strong musical education and first performed with a Cincinnati stock company. She went on to lead a repertory troupe touring the central United States, then became a leading woman for a California stock company and a favorite in San Francisco and Los Angeles for six years. She sang leading vocal roles in Topsy and Eva and performed with the Tivoli Opera Company in San Francisco. On Broadway, her credits included A Connecticut Yankee, in which she played Morgan le Fay. In 1935 she moved to Hollywood under contract to Columbia Pictures, and she appeared in over 100 films from 1935 to 1955. She stayed in California until 1950, then began a daily television program in New York, and she returned to Hollywood in 1953. She also acted on television, playing a mother in The First Hundred Years. She died in 1955.

67years old at death

Born November 23, 1888Cincinnati
Died December 24, 1955Hollywood
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Nana Irene Bryant

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 15 years1936 to 1951

Genres

Drama53%, 9 films
Comedy35%, 6 films
Romance24%, 4 films
Adventure18%, 3 films
Mystery18%, 3 films

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A change of course
Bryant led a repertory troupe on a tour of the middle United States. She then became the leading woman in a stock company in California.
A change of course
Under a contract with Columbia Pictures Corporation, Bryant moved to Hollywood in 1935. She stayed on the West Coast until 1950, the year she started a daily television program in New York.

Nana Bryant movies on Netflix

Only the Valiant1951IMDb rating 6.5as Mrs. Drumm
Harvey1950IMDb rating 7.9as Mrs. Hazel Chumley
The Lady Gambles1949IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Dennis Sutherland
Inner Sanctum1948IMDb rating 6.0as Mrs. Mitchell
Ladies of the Chorus1948IMDb rating 6.2as Adele Carroll
The Unsuspected1947IMDb rating 7.2as Mrs. White
Black Market Babies1945IMDb rating 6.2as Mrs. Grace Andrews
Brewster's Millions1945IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Gray
Bathing Beauty1944IMDb rating 6.4as Dean Clinton
Jungle Woman1944IMDb rating 4.6as Miss Gray
Best Foot Forward1943IMDb rating 6.4as Mrs. Dalrymple
Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4as Mrs. Hellie Novotny
One Foot in Heaven1941IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Morris
The Reluctant Dragon1941IMDb rating 6.7as Mrs. Benchley
Sinners in Paradise1938IMDb rating 5.7as Mrs. Franklin Sydney
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938IMDb rating 7.0as Mrs. Thatcher
Theodora Goes Wild1936IMDb rating 7.1as Ethel Stevenson

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Harvey1950 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Mrs. Hazel Chumley
IMDb rating 7.961K votes
The Reluctant Dragon1941 Animation, Comedy, Familyas Mrs. Benchley
IMDb rating 6.74.3K votes
Hangmen Also Die!1943as Mrs. Hellie Novotny
IMDb rating 7.47.5K votes
Ladies of the Chorus1948as Adele Carroll
IMDb rating 6.21.8K votes
Bathing Beauty1944as Dean Clinton
IMDb rating 6.42.1K votes
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938as Mrs. Thatcher
IMDb rating 7.02.5K votes
Theodora Goes Wild1936as Ethel Stevenson
IMDb rating 7.13.3K votes
Inner Sanctum1948as Mrs. Mitchell
IMDb rating 6.01.3K votes

Most often with

Gene Lockhart 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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Gene Lockhart

Byron Foulger

Walter Brennan

Don Brodie

Donald Meek

Dennis O'Keefe

Films together

Gene Lockhart3 films together, 1938 to 1943
Gene Lockhart's page
- Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4Bryant as Mrs. Hellie NovotnyLockhart as Emil Czaka
- One Foot in Heaven1941IMDb rating 6.6Bryant as Mrs. MorrisLockhart as Preston Thurston
- Sinners in Paradise1938IMDb rating 5.7Bryant as Mrs. Franklin SydneyLockhart as Sen. Corey
Byron Foulger2 films together, 1943 to 1945
Byron Foulger's page
- Brewster's Millions1945IMDb rating 6.6Bryant as Mrs. GrayFoulger as Attorney Lyons
- Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4Bryant as Mrs. Hellie NovotnyFoulger as Bartos
Walter Brennan2 films together, 1938 to 1943
Walter Brennan's page
- Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4Bryant as Mrs. Hellie NovotnyBrennan as Prof. Stephen Novotny
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938IMDb rating 7.0Bryant as Mrs. ThatcherBrennan as Muff Potter
Don Brodie2 films together, 1936 to 1950
Don Brodie's page
- Harvey1950IMDb rating 7.9Bryant as Mrs. Hazel ChumleyBrodie as Mailman
- Theodora Goes Wild1936IMDb rating 7.1Bryant as Ethel StevensonBrodie as Photographer at Governor's Reception
Donald Meek2 films together, 1938 to 1944
Donald Meek's page
- Bathing Beauty1944IMDb rating 6.4Bryant as Dean ClintonMeek as Chester Klazenfrantz
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938IMDb rating 7.0Bryant as Mrs. ThatcherMeek as Sunday School Superintendent
Dennis O'Keefe2 films together, 1943 to 1945
Dennis O'Keefe's page
- Brewster's Millions1945IMDb rating 6.6Bryant as Mrs. GrayO'Keefe as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
- Hangmen Also Die!1943IMDb rating 7.4Bryant as Mrs. Hellie NovotnyO'Keefe as Jan Horak
Also two films together5 more actors
- Thurston HallBrewster's Millions (1945) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Milburn StoneJungle Woman (1944) and Sinners in Paradise (1938)
- Roscoe AtesInner Sanctum (1948) and One Foot in Heaven (1941)
- Marjorie HoshelleLadies of the Chorus (1948) and Black Market Babies (1945)
- Harry JamesBathing Beauty (1944) and Best Foot Forward (1943)
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