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Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Actor · Died July 25, 1993, aged 75 · Houston, Texas, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Grey was born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller in Houston, Texas. In 1934, she went to Hollywood with her mother for a holiday. She was persuaded by a friend to take a screen test and ended up in pictures. She attended the school that Universal Studios operated for children who had film contracts. Grey's screen debut was in 1934 in Warner Brothers' Firebird. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1936 film Sea Spoilers. Grey appeared in the Universal Monsters films Dracula's Daughter (1936) and The Invisible Man Returns (1940). She also appeared in the popular 1936 musical comedy Three Smart Girls as well as the 1939 sequel Three Smart Girls Grow Up. Grey played Kathy Marshall in the NBC radio soap opera Those We Love 1938-1945. She also played in The Lux Radio Theatre, November 8, 1937 episode, She Loves Me Not with Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, and Sterling Holloway. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nan Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1918
Died
July 25, 1993 (aged 75)
From
Houston, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Nan Grey's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
31%
Power
22%
Self
11%
Survival
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nan Grey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Nan Grey's 8 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Nan Grey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

33 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlie Evans

  • Under Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jane Baird

  • A Little Bit of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Janet Loring

  • Margie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Margie

  • You're Not So Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Millie

  • Sandy Is a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mary Phillips

  • The House of the Seven Gables(1940)

    as Phoebe Pyncheon

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man Returns(1940)

    as Helen Manson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tower of London(1939)

    as Lady Alice Barton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Under-Pup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Priscilla Adams

  • Ex-Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Joan Grey

  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up(1939)

    as Joan Craig

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Peggy Phillips

  • Girls' School(1938)

    as Linda Simpson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Danger on the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Christina "Steenie" MacCorkle

  • Reckless Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Laurie Andrews

  • The Black Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marian Rood

  • The Jury's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mary Norris

  • Some Blondes Are Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judy Williams

  • Love in a Bungalow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mary Callahan

  • The Man in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as June Hanson

  • Let Them Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judith Marshall

  • Three Smart Girls(1936)

    as Joan Craig

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Sea Spoilers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Connie Dawson

  • Crash Donovan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Doris Tennyson

  • Dracula's Daughter(1936)

    as Lili

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love Before Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Telephone Girl (uncredited)

  • Sutter's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ann Eliza Sutter

  • The Great Impersonation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Middleton's Daughter (uncredited)

  • The Affair of Susan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Miss Skelly

  • Mary Jane's Pa(1935)

    as Lucille Preston

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Babbitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Eunice Littlefield

  • The Firebird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Alice von Attem

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1934 to 1959.

Highest rated

The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1930s25 · acting1940s7 · acting1950s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Nan Grey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

Midcredits 79th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nan Grey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nan Grey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Skinner shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers