Acting
Nana Bryant
Born 1888-11-22
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955.
Known For
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Harvey
1950
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Studio One
1948
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Four Star Playhouse
1952
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The Reluctant Dragon
1941
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Hangmen Also Die!
1943
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The Danny Thomas Show
1953
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Possessed
1947
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The Unsuspected
1947
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
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Only the Valiant
1951
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (109 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 | Mrs. Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Private War of Major Benson | Mother Redempta | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Outcast | Mrs. Banner | Movie | 1954 |
 | About Mrs. Leslie | Mrs. McKay | Movie | 1954 |
 | Geraldine | Dean Blake | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Danny Thomas Show | Julia, Margaret’s Mother | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Margaret’s mother | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Margaret’s Mother | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Letter to Loretta | Mrs. Wilcox | TV Series | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Polly Hammond | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Four Star Playhouse | Mrs. Dehring | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Bright Victory | Mrs. Nevins | Movie | 1951 |
 | Follow the Sun | Sister Beatrice | Movie | 1951 |
 | Only the Valiant | Mrs. Drumm | Movie | 1951 |
 | Harvey | Mrs. Hazel Chumley | Movie | 1950 |
| The First Hundred Years | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | Three Secrets | Mrs. Gilwyn (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mrs. Carter | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mother-in-law | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Reverend Mother | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | A Modern Marriage | Mrs. Brown | Movie | 1950 |
 | I Was a Shoplifter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Blonde Bandit | Mrs. Henley | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Lady Gambles | Mrs. Dennis Sutherland | Movie | 1949 |
 | Hideout | Sybil Elwood Kaymeer | Movie | 1949 |
 | State Department: File 649 | Peggy Brown | Movie | 1949 |
 | Ladies of the Chorus | Adele Carroll | Movie | 1948 |
 | Studio One | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Return of October | Cousin Therese | Movie | 1948 |
 | Inner Sanctum | Mrs. Mitchell | Movie | 1948 |
 | Lady at Midnight | Lydia Forsythe | Movie | 1948 |
 | Eyes of Texas | Hattie E. Waters | Movie | 1948 |
 | Stage Struck | Mrs. Howard | Movie | 1948 |
 | Reaching from Heaven | Kay Bradley | Movie | 1948 |
 | Goodbye, Miss Turlock | Miss Turlock (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Dangerous Years | Anna Templeton | Movie | 1947 |
 | Her Husband's Affairs | Mrs. Winterbottom | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Unsuspected | Mrs. White | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Fabulous Joe | Mrs. Belmont | Movie | 1947 |
 | Possessed | Pauline Graham (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Big Fix | Mrs. Carter | Movie | 1947 |
 | Millie's Daughter | Mrs. Cooper Austin | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Perfect Marriage | Corinne Williams | Movie | 1947 |
 | Big Town | Mrs. Crane | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Runaround | Mrs. Mildred Hampton | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Virginian | Mrs. Wood (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Black Market Babies | Mrs. Grace Andrews | Movie | 1945 |
 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Mrs. H. Davenport Drew | Movie | 1945 |
 | Brewster's Millions | Mrs. Gray | Movie | 1945 |
 | Marriage Is a Private Affair | Nurse | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Mrs. Langdon | Movie | 1944 |
 | Take It or Leave It | Miss Burke | Movie | 1944 |
 | Bathing Beauty | Dean Clinton | Movie | 1944 |
 | Jungle Woman | Miss Gray | Movie | 1944 |
 | Princess O'Rourke | Mrs. Mulvaney (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Best Foot Forward | Mrs. Dalrymple | Movie | 1943 |
 | The West Side Kid | Mrs. Winston | Movie | 1943 |
 | Hangmen Also Die! | Mrs. Hellie Novotny | Movie | 1943 |
 | Madame Spy | Alicia Rolf | Movie | 1942 |
 | Thunder Birds | Mrs. Blake | Movie | 1942 |
 | Get Hep to Love | Aunt Addie | Movie | 1942 |
 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Mrs. Todwell | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Corsican Brothers | Madame Dupre | Movie | 1942 |
 | One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Morris | Movie | 1941 |
| Gangs Of The City | Emma | Movie | 1941 | |
 | The Reluctant Dragon | Mrs. Benchley | Movie | 1941 |
 | Thieves Fall Out | Martha Matthews | Movie | 1941 |
 | Nice Girl? | Mary Peasley | Movie | 1941 |
 | Father Is A Prince | Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Bower | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Flag of Humanity | Clara Barton | Movie | 1940 |
 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Mom | Movie | 1940 |
 | If I Had My Way | Marian Johnson | Movie | 1940 |
 | Alice in Movieland | Agatha Winters | Movie | 1940 |
 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Mrs. Harper | Movie | 1940 |
| Old Hickory | Rachel Jackson | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Our Neighbors - The Carters | Louise Wilcox | Movie | 1939 |
 | Espionage Agent | Mrs. Corvall | Movie | 1939 |
 | Parents on Trial | Margaret Ames | Movie | 1939 |
 | Street of Missing Men | Mrs. Putnam | Movie | 1939 |
 | Lincoln in the White House | Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Swing, Sister, Swing | Hyacinth Hepburn | Movie | 1938 |
 | Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Mrs. Henry Peck | Movie | 1938 |
 | Out West with the Hardys | Dora Northcote | Movie | 1938 |
 | Always in Trouble | Mrs. Minnie Darlington | Movie | 1938 |
 | Give Me a Sailor | Mrs. Brewster | Movie | 1938 |
 | Sinners in Paradise | Mrs. Franklin Sydney | Movie | 1938 |
 | Mad About Music | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mrs. Thatcher | Movie | 1938 |
 | Midnight Intruder | Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr. | Movie | 1938 |
 | Man-Proof | Meg Swift | Movie | 1938 |
 | Counsel for Crime | Mrs. Maddox | Movie | 1937 |
 | A Dangerous Adventure | Marie | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Devil Is Driving | Mrs. Sanders | Movie | 1937 |
 | The League of Frightened Men | Agnes Burton | Movie | 1937 |
 | Let's Get Married | Mrs. Willoughby | Movie | 1937 |
 | Pennies from Heaven | Miss Howard | Movie | 1936 |
 | Theodora Goes Wild | Ethel Stevenson | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Man Who Lived Twice | Mrs. Schuyler | Movie | 1936 |
 | Blackmailer | Mrs. Lindsay | Movie | 1936 |
 | Meet Nero Wolfe | Sarah Barstow | Movie | 1936 |
 | The King Steps Out | Louise | Movie | 1936 |
 | Lady of Secrets | Aunt Harriet Whittaker | Movie | 1936 |
 | You May Be Next! | Miss Abbott | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Lone Wolf Returns | Aunt Julie Stewart | Movie | 1935 |
 | One Way Ticket | Mrs. Bourne | Movie | 1935 |
 | Guard That Girl | Sarah | Movie | 1935 |
 | A Feather in Her Hat | Lady Drake | Movie | 1935 |
 | Atlantic Adventure | Joan Hill | Movie | 1935 |
| Unknown Woman | Aunt Mary | Movie | 1935 |