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Nana Bryant

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Nana Bryant

Born November 22, 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USADied December 24, 195598 films

Nana Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955.

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Harvey posterFirst watchHarvey19507.7as Mrs. Hazel ChumleyThe story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his…View film

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Hangmen Also Die! poster6.9Hangmen Also Die!1943The Reluctant Dragon poster6.6The Reluctant Dragon1941Possessed poster6.9Possessed1947The Unsuspected poster6.7The Unsuspected1947The Adventures of Tom Sawyer poster6.6The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938Theodora Goes Wild poster6.6Theodora Goes Wild1936

Filmography

98 films as actor
  1. 2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6Mrs. Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
  2. 1955The Private War of Major BensonMother Redempta
  3. 1954The OutcastMrs. Banner
  4. 1954About Mrs. LeslieMrs. McKay
  5. 1953GeraldineDean Blake
  6. 1951Bright VictoryMrs. Nevins
  7. 1951Follow the SunSister Beatrice
  8. 1951Only the ValiantMrs. Drumm
  9. 1950HarveyMrs. Hazel Chumley
  10. 1950Three SecretsMrs. Gilwyn (uncredited)
  11. 1950A Modern MarriageMrs. Brown
  12. 1950I Was a Shoplifter
  13. 1949The Blonde BanditMrs. Henley
  14. 1949The Lady GamblesMrs. Dennis Sutherland
  15. 1949HideoutSybil Elwood Kaymeer
  16. 1949State Department: File 649Peggy Brown
  17. 1948Ladies of the ChorusAdele Carroll
  18. 1948The Return of OctoberCousin Therese
  19. 1948Inner SanctumMrs. Mitchell
  20. 1948Lady at MidnightLydia Forsythe
  21. 1948Eyes of TexasHattie E. Waters
  22. 1948Stage StruckMrs. Howard
  23. 1948Reaching from HeavenKay Bradley
  24. 1948Goodbye, Miss TurlockMiss Turlock (uncredited)
  25. 1947Dangerous YearsAnna Templeton
  26. 1947Her Husband's AffairsMrs. Winterbottom
  27. 1947The UnsuspectedMrs. White
  28. 1947The Fabulous JoeMrs. Belmont
  29. 1947PossessedPauline Graham (uncredited)
  30. 1947The Big FixMrs. Carter
  31. 1947Millie's DaughterMrs. Cooper Austin
  32. 1947The Perfect MarriageCorinne Williams
  33. 1946Big TownMrs. Crane
  34. 1946The RunaroundMrs. Mildred Hampton
  35. 1946The VirginianMrs. Wood (uncredited)
  36. 1945Black Market BabiesMrs. Grace Andrews
  37. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfMrs. H. Davenport Drew
  38. 1945Brewster's MillionsMrs. Gray
  39. 1944Marriage Is a Private AffairNurse
  40. 1944The Adventures of Mark TwainMrs. Langdon
  41. 1944Take It or Leave ItMiss Burke
  42. 1944Bathing BeautyDean Clinton
  43. 1944Jungle WomanMiss Gray
  44. 1943Princess O'RourkeMrs. Mulvaney (uncredited)
  45. 1943Best Foot ForwardMrs. Dalrymple
  46. 1943The West Side KidMrs. Winston
  47. 1943Hangmen Also Die!Mrs. Hellie Novotny
  48. 1942Madame SpyAlicia Rolf
  49. 1942Thunder BirdsMrs. Blake
  50. 1942Get Hep to LoveAunt Addie
  51. 1942Calling Dr. GillespieMrs. Todwell
  52. 1942The Corsican BrothersMadame Dupre
  53. 1941One Foot in HeavenMrs. Morris
  54. 1941Gangs Of The CityEmma
  55. 1941The Reluctant DragonMrs. Benchley
  56. 1941Thieves Fall OutMartha Matthews
  57. 1941Nice Girl?Mary Peasley
  58. 1940Father Is A PrinceMrs. Susan 'Susie' Bower
  59. 1940The Flag of HumanityClara Barton
  60. 1940A Little Bit of HeavenMom
  61. 1940If I Had My WayMarian Johnson
  62. 1940Alice in MovielandAgatha Winters
  63. 1940Brother Rat and a BabyMrs. Harper
  64. 1939Old HickoryRachel Jackson
  65. 1939Our Neighbors - The CartersLouise Wilcox
  66. 1939Espionage AgentMrs. Corvall
  67. 1939Parents on TrialMargaret Ames
  68. 1939Street of Missing MenMrs. Putnam
  69. 1939Lincoln in the White HouseMary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
  70. 1938Swing, Sister, SwingHyacinth Hepburn
  71. 1938Peck's Bad Boy with the CircusMrs. Henry Peck
  72. 1938Out West with the HardysDora Northcote
  73. 1938Always in TroubleMrs. Minnie Darlington
  74. 1938Give Me a SailorMrs. Brewster
  75. 1938Sinners in ParadiseMrs. Franklin Sydney
  76. 1938Mad About Music
  77. 1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerMrs. Thatcher
  78. 1938Midnight IntruderMrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.
  79. 1938Man-ProofMeg Swift
  80. 1937Counsel for CrimeMrs. Maddox
  81. 1937A Dangerous AdventureMarie
  82. 1937The Devil Is DrivingMrs. Sanders
  83. 1937The League of Frightened MenAgnes Burton
  84. 1937Let's Get MarriedMrs. Willoughby
  85. 1936Pennies from HeavenMiss Howard
  86. 1936Theodora Goes WildEthel Stevenson
  87. 1936The Man Who Lived TwiceMrs. Schuyler
  88. 1936BlackmailerMrs. Lindsay
  89. 1936Meet Nero WolfeSarah Barstow
  90. 1936The King Steps OutLouise
  91. 1936Lady of SecretsAunt Harriet Whittaker
  92. 1936You May Be Next!Miss Abbott
  93. 1935The Lone Wolf ReturnsAunt Julie Stewart
  94. 1935One Way TicketMrs. Bourne
  95. 1935Guard That GirlSarah
  96. 1935A Feather in Her HatLady Drake
  97. 1935Atlantic AdventureJoan Hill
  98. 1935Unknown WomanAunt Mary