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Nana Bryant

Nana Bryant

Highest Rated: 100% The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

Lowest Rated: 83% Possessed (1947)

Birthday: Nov 23, 1888

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Nana Bryant was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Bryant's earliest roles were in film, including the adaptation "The King Steps Out" (1936) with Grace Moore, the comedy "Theodora Goes Wild" (1936) with Irene Dunne and the Bing Crosby musical "Pennies From Heaven" (1936). She also appeared in "The Lone Wolf Returns" (1936), "Counsel for Crime" (1937) and "Let's Get Married" (1937). She continued to act in productions like "If I Had My Way" (1940), "Thieves Fall Out" (1941) and the dramatic adventure "The Corsican Brothers" (1941) with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. She also appeared in the comedy adaptation "Nice Girl?" (1941) with Deanna Durbin. In the latter part of her career, she tackled roles in the comedic adaptation "The Perfect Marriage" (1947) with Loretta Young, "Possessed" (1947) and "Her Husband's Affairs" (1947) with Lucille Ball. She also appeared in "Inner Sanctum" (1948) and the Roy Rogers western "Eyes of Texas" (1948). Bryant last acted in "The Private War of Major Benson" (1955). Bryant passed away in December 1955 at the age of 67.

Highest rated movies

100% 82% Bright Victory
100% 65% The Reluctant Dragon
88% 67% Hangmen Also Die
87% 93% Harvey
83% 77% Possessed

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 40% The Private War of Major Benson Mother Redempta (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 0% The Outcast Mrs. Banner (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Follow the Sun Sister Beatrice (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 48% Only the Valiant Mrs. Drumm (Character) - 1951
100% 82% Bright Victory Mrs. Claire Nevins (Character) - 1951
87% 93% Harvey Mrs. Hazel Chumley (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 50% Ladies of the Chorus Mrs. Adele Carroll (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet State Department: File 649 Peggy Brown (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eyes of Texas Hattie E. Waters (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stage Struck Mrs. Howard (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 33% Her Husband's Affairs Mrs. Winterbottom (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 77% The Unsuspected Mrs. White (Character) - 1947
83% 77% Possessed Bit Part (uncredited) (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Big Fix Mrs. Carter (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fabulous Joe Mrs. Belmont (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 50% The Virginian Mrs. Wood (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Runaround Mrs. Mildred Hampton (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 48% Brewster's Millions Mrs. Gray (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 58% Weekend at the Waldorf Mrs. H. Davenport Drew (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 20% Jungle Woman Miss Gray (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 75% Bathing Beauty Dean Clinton (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 49% Princess O'Rourke Mrs. Mulvaney (uncredited) (Character) - 1943
88% 67% Hangmen Also Die Mrs. Hellie Novotny (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 50% Best Foot Forward Mrs. Dalrymple (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet The West Side Kid Mrs. Winston (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Youth on Parade Agatha Frost (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Calling Dr. Gillespie Mrs. Marshall Todwell (Character) - 1942
100% 65% The Reluctant Dragon Mrs. Benchley (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thieves Fall Out Martha Matthews (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 45% If I Had My Way Marian Johnson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Flag of Humanity Clara Barton (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice in Movieland Agatha Winters (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father Is a Prince Susan Bower (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 33% Espionage Agent Mrs. Corvall (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 72% Mad About Music Louise Fusenot (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Peck's Bad Boy With the Circus Mrs. Henry Peck (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 60% Give Me a Sailor Mrs. Minnie Brewster (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Intruder Mrs. Reitter (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Always in Trouble Mrs. Darlington (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 33% Man-Proof Meg Swift (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Devil Is Driving Mrs. Sanders (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The League of Frightened Men Agnes Burton (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dangerous Adventure Marie (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Counsel for Crime Mrs. Maddox (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 53% Pennies From Heaven Miss Howard (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blackmailer Mrs. Lindsay (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet You May Be Next Miss Abbott (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Who Lived Twice Margaret Schuyler (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Meet Nero Wolfe Sarah Barstow (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Feather in Her Hat Lady Drake (Character) - 1935

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Miss Brooks Mrs Wynona Nestor (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Star and the Story Unknown (Character) 1955