Nell O'Day
Biography
Nell O'Day was an American equestrian and B-movie actress who worked in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Prairie Hill, Texas, she began as a vaudeville dancer before entering films as a teenager in the 1920s. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in Fine and Dandy. Her first starring screen role was in Rackety Rax (1932), opposite Victor McLaglen and Greta Nissan. From 1933 to 1940 she starred in nineteen films, few of them westerns. Starting in 1941 she played heroines in westerns, often opposite Johnny Mack Brown. In 1942 she starred in the cliffhanger Perils of the Royal Mounted. Under contract with Republic Pictures in 1943, she joined the Three Mesquiteers series. Her last western lead was Boss of Rawhide (1943). After one more film in 1946, The Story of Kenneth W. Randall M.D., she concentrated on writing for stage and screen. She died in 1989.
79years old at death
- Born Prairie Hill
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoLast day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 4 years1930 to 1934
Every film, newest first
- 1934The Road to RuinIMDb rating 4.9
- 1934Woman in the DarkIMDb rating 5.9
- 1930King of JazzIMDb rating 6.7
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Behind the camera
O'Day devoted the remainder of her life to writing for the stage and for the screen, after her time as an actress came to an end.
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John Murray AndersonDirector, 1 film, 1930
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Phil RosenDirector, 1 film, 1934
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