Nana Bryant

Nana Bryant
Born	(1888-11-23)November 23, 1888 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 24, 1955(1955-12-24) (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935-1955

Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 100 films between 1935 and 1955. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California.

Career

She appeared in stock companies in Los Angeles and San Francisco and spent several seasons on tour. She also played on Broadway, appearing in the then non-singing role of Morgan le Fay in Rodgers & Hart's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," before working in films. Prior to her death in 1955, she made several appearances as the mother of Margaret Williams (Jean Hagen) during the first three seasons of Make Room for Daddy.

Partial filmography

• Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
• Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
• The King Steps Out (1936)
• Pennies from Heaven (1936)
• The League of Frightened Men (1937)
• Counsel for Crime (1937)
• Let's Get Married (1937)
• Mad About Music (1938)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
• Espionage Agent (1939)
• The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
• One Foot in Heaven (1941)
• The Corsican Brothers (1941)
• Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
• Best Foot Forward (1943)
• Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
• Black Market Babies (1945)
• Brewster's Millions (1945)
• Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948) (short)
• Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
• The Lady Gambles (1949)
• Harvey (1950)
• Only the Valiant (1951)
• Follow the Sun (1951)
• Bright Victory (1951)
• The Outcast (aka The Fortune Hunter) (1954)
• The Private War of Major Benson (1955)

External links

• Nana Bryant at the Internet Movie Database
• Nana Bryant at the Internet Broadway Database
• Nana Bryant at AllRovi
• Nana Bryant at Find a Grave