Mary Nash
Mary Nash ( born August 15, 1884 in Troy, New York, † December 3, 1976 in Brentwood, California ) was an American actress.
Life and career
Mary Nash was born as the daughter of the lawyer James H. Ryan, four years after her sister Florence came into the world, the writer was later. After his father's death the mother married the theater manager Philip F. Nash. Mary changed her last name Ryan at the start of her acting career in Nash to, because at that time there was a popular actress named Mary Ryan. They first went to a convent school in Montreal and later the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After a stay at London theaters, she gave her Broadway debut in 1905, where she appeared regularly until 1932 and had some success. Your last appearance was in a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin on the side of Otis Skinner and Fay Bainter.
In 1934, she moved to Hollywood, where she in the next 12 years in 23 films - a relatively small number - occurred. Her breakthrough reached the actress as the wife of Edward Arnold in the Oscar-winning drama Take what you can get. Most of her roles were indeed formed or rich, but equally malicious and cruel. So Mary Nash joined, for example, as antagonist of Shirley Temple in the film adaptations Heidi and The Little Princess. In addition, she played Katharine Hepburn's mother in the screwball comedy The night before the wedding. Although they did not play major roles, but each of her performances was mentioned in the credits.
After the end of the film career, Mary Nash withdrew into private life. In 1918 she married French actor and director Jose Ruben ( 1888-1969 ), but they separated after a short marriage. She died thirty years after her last film at the age of 92 years.