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Nancy Coleman is a Actor American born on 31 december 1912 at Everett (USA)
Nancy Coleman (December 30, 1912 – January 18, 2000) was an American film, television and radio actress. After working on radio and appearing on the Broadway stage, Nancy Coleman was brought to Hollywood to work for Warner Bros. studios.
She attended the University of Washington where she was a member of the Alpha Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Memorable roles include playing the mistress to a Nazi (played by Helmut Dantine) in Edge of Darkness and co-starring with Paul Henreid in In Our Time. In the 1950s, Coleman began making guest appearances on television.
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Nancy Coleman
Birth name Nancy Catherine Coleman
Nationality USA
Birth 31 december 1912 at Everett (USA)
Death 18 january 2000 (at 87 years) at Brockport (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 31 december 1912 at Everett (USA)
Death 18 january 2000 (at 87 years) at Brockport (USA)
She attended the University of Washington where she was a member of the Alpha Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Memorable roles include playing the mistress to a Nazi (played by Helmut Dantine) in Edge of Darkness and co-starring with Paul Henreid in In Our Time. In the 1950s, Coleman began making guest appearances on television.
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Slaves (1969)
, 1h50Directed by Herbert J. Biberman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis, Stephen Boyd, Nancy Coleman, Julius Harris, David Huddleston
Roles Mrs. Stillwell
Rating49%
Set in the 1850s South, the film follows Cassy and Luke, two black slaves who are sold to the sadistic plantation owner MacKay. He wants labor from the men and sex from the women. On this, he is determined to exploit both Cassy and Luke.
That Man from Tangier (1953)
, 1h22Actors Nils Asther, Roland Young, Nancy Coleman, Sara Montiel, Margaret Wycherly, Julia Caba Alba
Roles Mary Ellen
Rating51%
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
, 2h53Directed by Dudley Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katína Paxinoú, Leo Genn, Kirk Douglas
Roles Hazel Niles
Rating62%
A wealthy New England family, the Mannons, await the return of patriarch Ezra, general for the Union in the Civil War, and son Orin, a timid young man before becoming an Army officer.
Violence (1947)
, 1h12Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea, Sheldon Leonard, Peter Whitney, Emory Parnell, Pierre Watkin
Roles Ann Dwire, alias Ann Mason
Rating55%
Ann Mason (Coleman),an undercover reporter, develops amnesia after infiltrating a neo-fascist group.
Devotion (1946)
, 1h47Directed by Edward Chodorov, Robert Buckner, Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Films about families
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Nancy Coleman, John Arthur Kennedy
Roles Anne Brontë
Rating65%
The story takes place in the early 1800s, when the Brontë sisters Charlotte and Anne have made the decision to leave their family - their sister Emily, their brother Branwell, their aunt and their vicar father - to take positions as governesses in other families. The two sisters long to break free from their tedious life and get experiences from the outside world, to prepare for their careers as writers.
Her Sister's Secret (1946)
, 1h26Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors Nancy Coleman, Phillip Reed, Margaret Lindsay, Regis Toomey, Felix Bressart, Henry Stephenson
Roles Antoinette 'Toni' DuBois
Rating64%
During World War II, Toni Dubois meets soldier Dick Connolly at Pepe's. They have breakfast there the following day, and Dick proposes to Toni, who decides to wait until six weeks have passed before meeting again to see if they truly love each other. However, during the six weeks pause, Dick's leave gets canceled, and Toni believes she was a one night stand because the letter he wrote to her explaining his leave situation becomes lost. Toni decides to visit her sister Renee, who is married to Bill Gordon. When Bill is shipped overseas, Toni reveals she is pregnant from her one night with Dick. As Renee and Bill are unable to have their own child, Renee asks if she can have the baby and tell Bill it is hers. Toni gives birth to a boy, who Renee names Billy. Renee takes the child and Toni agrees not to see little Billy for another three years.
In Our Time (1944)
, 1h50Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Nancy Coleman, Mary Boland, Victor Francen, Cyd Charisse
Roles Janina Orwid
Rating65%
In March 1939, antiques dealer Mrs. Bromley (Mary Boland) and her assistant Jennifer "Jenny" Whittredge (Ida Lupino) travel through Poland making purchases. In Warsaw, Jenny meets Count Stephan Orwid (Paul Henreid) and, after a whirlwind courtship, he asks her to marry him.
Edge of Darkness (1943)
, 1h59Directed by Lewis Milestone, Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston, Helmut Dantine, Judith Anderson, Nancy Coleman
Roles Katja, Koenig's woman
Rating71%
In the Norwegian fishing village of Trollness, residents resist the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. In October 1942, the Norwegian flag is flying high over the Nazi outpost but almost everyone in town is dead. The German troops sent to investigate discover the German commander, Captain Koenig, dead in his office. The film the proceeds to tell the events that led to this disaster.
The Gay Sisters (1942)
, 1h50Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young, Nancy Coleman
Roles Susie Gaylord
Rating65%
Fiona, Evelyn, and Susanna are the Gaylord sisters. There are no brothers. When their mother dies on the sunken RMS Lusitania, and their army officer father, Penn Gaylord, is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves—never realizing their half billion dollar inheritance because of legal system gimmickry. Fiona (Barbara Stanwyck) is the eldest of the three children, and the daughter whom Penn referred to as "my son" and "the head of the household" upon his departure for the European front. Fiona tells the family servants that she will henceforth be known as "Miss Gaylord" rather than "Miss Fiona".
Desperate Journey (1942)
, 1h47Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Raymond Massey, John Arthur Kennedy, Nancy Coleman, Ronald Sinclair
Roles Kaethe Brahms
Rating67%
Assigned to bomb a German railway, Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes (Errol Flynn) presses home an attack but flies too low and the RAF bomber is shot down near the former Polish border. Along with his crew, consisting of Flying Officer Johnny Hammond (Ronald Reagan), Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards (Alan Hale, Sr.), Flying Officer Jed Forrest (Arthur Kennedy) and Flight Sergeant Lloyd Hollis (Ronald Sinclair) who is wounded, they are captured by the Germans.
Kings Row (1942)
, 2h7Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Betty Field, Ronald Reagan, Charles Coburn, Claude Rains
Roles Louise Gordon
Rating74%
The film commences in 1890 in the small town of Kings Row, focusing on five children. They are Parris Mitchell, who lives with his grandmother; Cassandra Tower, daughter of Dr. Alexander Tower; the wealthy orphan Drake McHugh; Louise Gordon, daughter of the sadistic town physician Dr. Henry Gordon, who has been known to perform operations without anesthetic; and the tomboy Randy Monaghan, whose father is a railroad worker.
Dangerously They Live (1941)
, 1h17Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors John Garfield, Nancy Coleman, Raymond Massey, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Esther Dale
Roles Jane Graystone
Rating63%
In New York City, German agents arrange for Jane Graystone (Nancy Coleman) to take a taxi driven by one of their own men. The abduction goes awry when the taxi collides with another vehicle. Both driver and passenger are taken to the hospital in an ambulance attended by intern Dr. Mike Lewis (John Garfield). On the way, Jane regains consciousness and claims to have amnesia; she cannot remember who she is. The driver reports this to his superiors. Mike is excited, as this is his area of study, and persuades Dr. Murdoch (Roland Drew) to let him take the case.