Portrait of Nana Bryant

Acting

Nana Bryant

Career

Active from 1935 to 1955, busiest in 1938 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bright Victory
Bright Victory
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nana Bryant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.8, average 6.0
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment 2
  • Small-Town America 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)

as Mrs. Benchley (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1950s

15 titles · average score 67
The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mother Redempta

The Outcast
The Outcast (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mrs. Banner

Geraldine
Geraldine (1953)

as Dean Blake

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Julia, Margaret’s Mother / Margaret’s mother

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mrs. Wilcox / Polly Hammond

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs. Dehring

Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sister Beatrice

Bright Victory
Bright Victory (1951)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mrs. Nevins

Only the Valiant
Only the Valiant (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Drumm

Harvey
Harvey (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mrs. Hazel Chumley

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Reverend Mother / Mrs. Carter

A Modern Marriage
A Modern Marriage (1950)

as Mrs. Brown

1940s

52 titles · average score 62
Ladies of the Chorus
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Adele Carroll

Goodbye, Miss Turlock
Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Turlock (uncredited)

Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mrs. Mitchell

Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mrs. Winterbottom

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Gray

Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dean Clinton

Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (1944)

as Miss Burke

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Hellie Novotny

The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Benchley

Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Susan 'Susie' Bower

Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Agatha Winters

The Flag of Humanity
The Flag of Humanity (1940)

as Clara Barton

1930s

34 titles · average score 62
Old Hickory
Old Hickory (1939)

as Rachel Jackson

Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent (1939)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mrs. Corvall

Lincoln in the White House
Lincoln in the White House (1939)

as Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Thatcher

Man-Proof
Man-Proof (1938)
GoodWatch score 47

as Meg Swift

Sinners in Paradise
Sinners in Paradise (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Franklin Sydney

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)

as Mrs. Henry Peck

The Devil Is Driving
The Devil Is Driving (1937)

as Mrs. Sanders

The League of Frightened Men
The League of Frightened Men (1937)

as Agnes Burton

Meet Nero Wolfe
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sarah Barstow

The King Steps Out
The King Steps Out (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Louise

The Man Who Lived Twice
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Schuyler