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Mary Nash is a Actor American born on 14 august 1884 at Troy (USA)

Mary Nash

Mary Nash
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Birth name Mary Ryan
Nationality USA
Birth 14 august 1884 at Troy (USA)
Death 3 december 1976 (at 92 years) at Brentwood (USA)

Mary Nash (August 15, 1884 – December 3, 1976) was an American actress. She is not to be confused with another actress with the same birthname, Mary Ryan (1885-1948).

Biography

Mary Nash étudie à l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts de New York et débute au théâtre à Broadway en 1905. Elle joue là dans vingt-six pièces, la dernière en 1932, ainsi que dans une opérette en 1907. Parmi ses partenaires à Broadway, citons Ethel et John Barrymore, le futur réalisateur John Cromwell et Basil Rathbone.

Après une première expérience dans deux films muets en 1915 et 1916, elle ne revient au cinéma qu'en 1934, participant alors à vingt-trois films américains jusqu'en 1946. Deux de ses plus connus sont Heidi en 1937, en interprétant Fraülein Rottenmeier, a la sortie du film, Mary Nash est devenu un symbole emblématique dans le monde du cinéma, car c'est-elle qui a interprété la toute première méchante de l'histoire du cinéma, et Petite Princesse en 1939, avec la jeune Shirley Temple. En outre, elle interprète la mère de Katharine Hepburn dans Indiscrétions (1940), aux côtés de Cary Grant et James Stewart.

Best films

Come and Get It (1936)
(Actress)

Usually with

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
(5 films)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
(5 films)
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
(4 films)
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Mary Nash (24 films)

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Actress

Howards End, 2h20
Directed by James Ivory
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, Joseph Bennett, Prunella Scales
Roles Pianist
Rating73% 3.69693.69693.69693.69693.6969
The story takes place in Edwardian England and concerns three families who represent three social classes: the Wilcoxes are wealthy capitalists, the class that is displacing the aristocracy; the Schlegel sisters standing for the enlightened bourgeoisie; and the Basts, a young couple down on their luck, who may be traced to the lower middle class. (Forster is clear that the novel is "not concerned with the very poor".) The film asks the question "Who will inherit England?" and answers it through the ownership of the house, Howards End, as it passes from person to person.
Till the Clouds Roll By, 2h12
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley, Richard Whorf, Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, Lucille Bremer, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Robert Walker
Roles Mrs. Muller
Rating62% 3.147413.147413.147413.147413.14741
La véritable histoire du célèbre compositeur Jerome Kern. Lors de la première représentation de la comédie musicale "Show Boat" à Broadway, le légendaire compositeur Jerome Kern se remémore avec émotion ses débuts et les différentes étapes de sa prestigieuse carrière...
Monsieur Beaucaire, 1h33
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Joseph Schildkraut
Roles The Duenna
Rating66% 3.3416053.3416053.3416053.3416053.341605
King Louis XV of France is invited by his rival King Philip V of Spain to choose a suitable husband for Philip's daughter, Princess Maria, as a gesture of unity between their two nations. Louis's choice is Duc le Chandre, but the duke fancies Madame Pompadour, as does the king.
Swell Guy
Swell Guy (1946)

Directed by Frank Tuttle
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Sonny Tufts, Ann Blyth, Ruth Warrick, William Gargan, Mary Nash, Thomas Gomez
Roles Sarah Duncan
Rating69% 3.4586953.4586953.4586953.4586953.458695
Almost no one in his California hometown knows what a scoundrel and cad Jim Duncan is. He has been away working as a war correspondent, but has lost his job and abandoned a wife.
Yolanda and the Thief, 1h48
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick, Mary Nash, Leon Ames
Roles Duenna
Rating59% 2.9505952.9505952.9505952.9505952.950595
Yolanda Aquaviva, unique héritière d'une grosse fortune, quitte le pensionnat de religieuses où elle a été éduquée et retrouve la maison familiale, tenue par sa tante et tutrice, Amarilla Aquaviva. Un soir, dans son jardin, la jeune femme prie son "ange gardien" de la guider vers l'avenir. Le lendemain, l'ange se présente à elle sous le nom de M. Brown. En réalité, il s'agit d'un escroc et coureur de dot, Johnny Parkson Riggs, qui espère profiter de la fortune Aquaviva, avec l'aide de son complice, Victor Budlow Trout. Mais l'amour s'en mêle…
In the Meantime, Darling, 1h12
Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeanne Crain, Frank Latimore, Eugene Pallette, Mary Nash, Stanley Prager, Jane Randolph
Roles Mrs. Vera Preston
Rating56% 2.808782.808782.808782.808782.80878
Due to limited wartime housing, Army lieutenant Danny Ferguson (Frank Latimore) and fiancée Maggie Preston (Jeanne Crain) must postpone their wedding until a room in the Craig Hotel, where married officers stationed at nearby Camp Fielding live with their wives, becomes available. When their accommodations are ready, Maggie arrives with her wealthy parents Henry and Vera (Eugene Pallette) and (Mary Nash), who are unhappy about the living conditions their daughter will be forced to endure. Initially Maggie is too happy to care, but once the newlywed is left alone during the day while her husband is on the base, she begins to become disenchanted with her surroundings and the lack of service her privileged background has groomed her to expect.
Cobra Woman, 1h11
Directed by Robert Siodmak, Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors María Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Edgar Barrier, Mary Nash, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Roles Queen
Rating56% 2.8493252.8493252.8493252.8493252.849325
Un conteur se lance dans l'histoire étrange de l'île de Cobra. Alors qu'elle s'apprête à célébrer ses noces avec Ramu, une belle indigène, Tolea, est enlevée par un esclave muet, dépêché depuis l'île de Cobra par une grande-prêtresse sanguinaire, Naja. Naja est par ailleurs la sœur jumelle de Tolea. Ramu ne se le tient pas pour dit. En compagnie du jeune Kado et d'un chimpanzé, il s'embarque pour l'île maléfique avant que sa cruelle grande-prêtresse n'ait jetée Tolea dans le volcan où ont déjà péri tant de victimes...
The Lady and the Monster, 1h26
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Erich von Stroheim, Helen Vinson, Sidney Blackmer, Mary Nash
Roles Mrs. Fame
Rating56% 2.8117852.8117852.8117852.8117852.811785
The film is about the attempts to keep alive the brain of a multimillionaire after his death, only to create a telepathic monster. The man then takes over the medical assistant's mind, and the "lady" of the title has to fight it.
Calling Dr. Gillespie, 1h24
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry
Actors Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Philip Dorn, Phil Brown, Nat Pendleton, Alma Kruger
Roles Emma Hope
Rating61% 3.09853.09853.09853.09853.0985
Finishing school student Marcia Bradburn (Donna Reed) has good news for her boyfriend, Roy Todwell (Phil Brown). Her father has given his permission for their engagement. However, when she refuses to elope with him immediately, Roy inexplicably picks up a flagstone and kills his dog with it, then drives off.
The Philadelphia Story, 1h52
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young
Roles Margaret Lord
Rating77% 3.8986653.8986653.8986653.8986653.898665
Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is a wealthy Main Line Philadelphia socialite who had divorced C. K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), a member of her social set, because he did not measure up to her exacting standards, due to his alcoholism and Tracy's lack of faith in him, which exacerbated his condition. She is about to marry nouveau riche "man of the people" George Kittredge (John Howard).
Men of Boys Town, 1h46
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Darryl Hickman, Henry O'Neill, Mary Nash
Roles Mrs. Maitland
Rating65% 3.2961153.2961153.2961153.2961153.296115
Des hommes vivront : Le père Flanagan est soucieux à l'idée de rencontrer Dave Morris, le prêteur sur gages qui l'a aidé à fonder "Boys Town", un lieu pour recueillir des orphelins. Une fois de plus, la dette est élevée. Ce dernier s'en plaint et refuse une aide supplémentaire. Ted Martley, un jeune infirme qui déteste la terre entière, arrive à "Boys Town" .....
Charlie Chan in Panama, 1h7
Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash, Victor Sen Yung, Kane Richmond
Roles Miss Sarah Finch
Rating70% 3.543373.543373.543373.543373.54337
Charlie Chan must stop a spy from destroying the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic. As the U.S. fleet prepares to navigate the waters of the Panama Canal, Panama City becomes rife with spies.
Gold Rush Maisie, 1h22
Directed by Norman Taurog, J. Walter Ruben, Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Slim Summerville, Virginia Weidler, Mary Nash, John F. Hamilton
Roles Sarah Davis
Rating61% 3.0985753.0985753.0985753.0985753.098575
On the way to an audition at the Hula Parlor Café, singer Maisie Ravier (Ann Sothern) gets trouble with her car in the middle of nowhere in Arizona. She manages to get to a ranch nearby, owned by a grumpy man namd Bill Anders (Lee Bowman), who gets overly friendly during the night.
Sailor's Lady, 1h7
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Nancy Kelly, Jon Hall, Joan Davis, Dana Andrews, Buster Crabbe, Mary Nash
Roles Miss Purvis
Rating53% 2.68852.68852.68852.68852.6885
The city's beauty parlors are flooded with hopeful women as the Navy fleet and its sailors are coming to visit. Sally Gilroy is one of these expectant girls. Sally is quite nervous about the visit since her fiancé Danny is among the arriving sailors, and she is supposed to marry him in the next few days. Her best friends Myrtle and Georgine try to calm her down and tell her there is nothing to worry about.