Noreen Nash
Biography
Noreen Nash was an American actress of film and television who started out as a model and worked for about two decades during the Classical Hollywood Cinema era. Born in Wenatchee, Washington, in 1924, she entered show business after being crowned Apple Blossom Queen in 1942 and later had a contract with MGM as a showgirl. Her screen debut came in the musical Girl Crazy (1943). She then appeared in Jean Renoir's The Southerner (1945), which received three nominations at the 18th Academy Awards. She had leading roles in B movies, among them The Red Stallion (1947) and The Checkered Coat (1948), and later appeared in Phantom from Space (1953). She also appeared in Giant (1956) as Lona Lane. Her television credits included Hopalong Cassidy, The Lone Ranger, and 77 Sunset Strip. After retiring from acting in 1962, she attended UCLA and became a writer, publishing By Love Fulfilled (1980) and Agnes Sorel, Mistress of Beauty (2013).
99years old at death
- Born Wenatchee
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Norabelle Jean Roth (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 10 years1943 to 1953
Every film, newest first
- 1953Phantom from SpaceIMDb rating 4.1
- 1945The SouthernerIMDb rating 7.1
- 1943Girl CrazyIMDb rating 6.8
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Big break
With help from Louis Shurr, who was Bob Hope's agent, Noreen Nash entered show business and later got an MGM contract as a showgirl. She initially declined because she had planned to attend Stanford University.
Behind the camera
Nash's novel By Love Fulfilled came out in 1980. The story concerns a 16th century doctor and was partly based on Vesalius, the Flemish anatomist and physician.
Behind the camera
Nash co-wrote Titans of The Muses: When Henry Miller Met Jean Renoir in 2015, drawing on having worked with Renoir on The Southerner and her friendship with novelist Henry Miller.
Noreen Nash movies on Netflix
Worked with
Noreen Nash made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Mickey Rooney's page
Henry O'Neill's page
J. Carrol Naish's page
Nestor Paiva's page
Paul Harvey's page
Beulah Bondi's page
All films by Jean Renoir
Norman TaurogDirector, 1 film, 1943
All films by Norman Taurog
W. Lee WilderDirector, 1 film, 1953
All films by W. Lee Wilder
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.