Personal Info
Nancy Saunders
Acting
Biography
This pretty, blonde 1940s B-movie starlet was the daughter of newspaperman Leonard Sanders and showgirl Blanche Thompson (who also appeared in a few silent pictures). By her own account, she was born in Hollywood as Nancy Lou Sanders on June 29 1925, the day of the Santa Barbara earthquake. Curiously, being in the movies had not been her primary career choice when she was spotted dancing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub by journeyman actor and talent scout Don Dillaway. Dillaway took an instant shine to Nancy and managed to arrange a screen test at RKO. She passed muster and was rewarded with a…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Shunning
as Ella Mae Zook
Love-Struck
as Sr. Jean-Marie
Stone Age Romeos
as Maggie (archive footage)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Joanie
Arizona Territory
as Doris Devin
Outlaw Country
as Jane Evans
The Ghost Talks
as Lady Godiva (uncredited)
Whirlwind Raiders
as Claire Ross
Six-Gun Law
as June Wallace
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
as Maggie