Nancy Gates Biography

Fast Facts

• By the time she was 12, she had performed eight times in the Kiwanis Minstrel show for underprivileged children
• First began performing at the age of 3 after being discovered by Floyd Graham, the director of the North Texas State Teachers College Band
• Signed a contract with RKO Radio Studio when she was 15, requiring her to sign a contract because she was a minor
• Made her screen acting debut in the 1942 film "The Tuttles of Tahiti․"
• Appeared in several B-movies during her career, especially westerns and sci-fi
• Best known for her role as Ellen Benson in "Suddenly" and as Edith Barclay in "Some Came Running․"
• Appeared in nearly 100 different roles in the 27 series that she worked as an actress