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name: "Mary Nash"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-nash"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 August 1884"
died: "3 December 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:54:51.652297+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Mary Nash

Actor. Born 14 August 1884 in Troy, New York, USA. Died 3 December 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 August 1884, Troy, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 December 1976
- **Also known as:** Mary Honora Ryan, Mary Ryan

## Biography

Mary Nash (born Mary Honora Ryan) was an American actress. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began her career on the stage, appearing in numerous Broadway productions from the early 1900s. She was also active in vaudeville and London theatre.

Nash moved into films in the mid-1930s and appeared in around 18 pictures until 1946. She is credited as Margaret Lord in *The Philadelphia Story* (1940). Other film roles include Amanda Minchin in *The Little Princess* (1939), Fraulein Rottenmeier in *Heidi* (1937), Mrs Jenny Ball in *Easy Living* (1937) and Emma Louise Glasgow in *Come and Get It* (1936).

Her sister was the actress and author Florence Nash. She was married to the actor José Ruben from 1918 until their divorce.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Fi1m 84, as Margaret Lord — [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)

## Also known for

- *The Little Princess* (1939), Amanda Minchin
- *Heidi* (1937), Fraulein Rottenmeier
- *Easy Living* (1937), Mrs. Jenny Ball
- *Come and Get It* (1936), Emma Louise Glasgow

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