Portrait of Nancy Kelly

Acting

Nancy Kelly

Career

Active from 1926 to 1977, with a break from 1963 to 1974, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Storm
The Storm
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nancy Kelly Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • 1940s Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles
Murder at the World Series
Murder at the World Series (1977)

as Alice Dakso

The Sunday Drama
The Sunday Drama (1977)

TV show ยท as Susan Gibbs

The Impostor
The Impostor (1975)

as Victoria Kent

Bronk
Bronk (1975)

TV show

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Storm
The Storm (1962)
GoodWatch score 76

as Janet Willsom

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as J.A. Williams / Vera Brandon

Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict (1962)

TV show

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Janet Willsom

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 57
Circle of the Day
Circle of the Day (1957)

as Barbara Millet

The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Christine Penmark

Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise (1956)

as Louise Heath

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Irene Marshall

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Sheila / Clare

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 58
Woman Who Came Back
Woman Who Came Back (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lorna Webster

Song of the Sarong
Song of the Sarong (1945)

as Sharon

Betrayal from the East
Betrayal from the East (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Peggy Harrison

Show Business
Show Business (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nancy Gaye

Double Exposure
Double Exposure (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pat Marvin

Gambler's Choice
Gambler's Choice (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mary Hayes / Vi Parker

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Connie Bryce

Fly By Night
Fly By Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pat Lindsay

A Very Young Lady
A Very Young Lady (1941)

as Alice Carter

One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Cynthia Merrick

He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Valerie

Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady (1940)

as Sally Gilroy

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 63
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

as Zerelda "Zee" Cobb

Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eve Kingsley

Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sarah Allen

Tail Spin
Tail Spin (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lois Allen

Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Susan Leeds

Convention Girl
Convention Girl (1935)

as Betty, Singer-Call Girl

1920s

5 titles ยท average score 49
The Girl on the Barge
The Girl on the Barge (1929)

as Superior McCadden

Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Child (uncredited)

The Pig's Curly Tail
The Pig's Curly Tail (1926)

as Little Girl

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1926)

as Pammy (uncredited)

Mismates
Mismates (1926)

as Jimsy