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Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress in film, theater, and television. A child actress and model, she was a repertory cast member of CBS Radio 's The March of Time, and appeared in several films in the late 1920s. She became a leading lady upon returning to the screen in the late 1930s, while still in her ...
Nancy Kelly was a versatile and prolific Hollywood actress who started as a child model and later won a Tony Award for her role in The Bad Seed. She appeared in films such as Jesse James, Show Business, and Woman Who Came Back, and in TV shows like Studio One and Bronk.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- March 25, 1921
- 3 min
- January 2, 1995
Childhood & Early Life. Nancy Kelly was born on March 25, 1921, in Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. to Ann Mary "Nan" (née Walsh) and John Augustus Kelly into a family of Irish descent. She had three siblings including brother Jack Kelly who also became an actor. Her father was a theater ticket broker who later ventured into the real estate ...
Child actress of the stage and several features of the 1920s and 30s who, after playing in Broadway's "Susan and God" (1937), began her film career in earnest. Pretty without being beautiful, with brunette hair and full lips, Kelly was signed by 20th Century-Fox and played opposite Richard Greene in a lesser John Ford, "Submarine Patrol" (1938).
May 21, 2020 · Nancy Kelly is a filmmaker who made a Western film based on the true story of a Chinese woman who was sold into slavery and became a horsewoman in Idaho. The film, which stars Rosalind Chao and Chris Cooper, was recently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect and is screening in virtual cinemas. Learn how she and her husband Kenji Yamamoto made the film, what inspired them, and what it means to them.
Jan 16, 1995 · Nancy Kelly, an actress best remembered for her award-winning role as the suicidal mother in “The Bad Seed,” has died in her Bel-Air home. She was 73. Miss Kelly, who had suffered from ...
Nancy Kelly was an American actress in film, theater, and television. A child actress and model, she was a repertory cast member of CBS Radio's The March of Time, and appeared in several films in the late 1920s. She became a leading lady upon returning to the screen in the late 1930s, while still in her teens, and made two dozen movies between 1938 and 1946, including portraying Tyrone Power's ...
