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Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Acting

Born March 25, 1921 · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress. 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 love interest in the classic Jesse James (1939), and playing opposite Spencer Tracy in Stanley and Livingstone later that same year. After turning to the stage in the late 1940s, she had her greatest s…

Known For · 40 titles

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Studio One

Studio One

1948
Thriller

Thriller

1960
Suspense

Suspense

1949
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969
Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Bronk

Bronk

1975
The Sunday Drama

The Sunday Drama

1977
Show Business

Show Business

1944
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

1956
Jesse James

Jesse James

1939
One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940
Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939
Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

1943
To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942
He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940
Murder at the World Series

Murder at the World Series

1977
Mismates

Mismates

1926
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

1939
Circle of the Day

Circle of the Day

1957
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938
The Untamed Lady

The Untamed Lady

1926
Fly By Night

Fly By Night

1942
Song of the Sarong

Song of the Sarong

1945
Parachute Battalion

Parachute Battalion

1941
Tail Spin

Tail Spin

1939
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1926
Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall

1946
Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East

1945
Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady

1940
Glorifying the American Girl

Glorifying the American Girl

1929
Woman Who Came Back

Woman Who Came Back

1945
Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1941
The Impostor

The Impostor

1975