Nancy Saunders


Nancy Lou Saunders was an American actress of film, television and the stage.

Career

Saunders appeared in over 20 films between 1946 and 1957. She was discovered when a talent scout was looking for attractive actresses who could ride a horse.
Saunders was a contract actress first with RKO Pictures and later with Columbia Pictures.
To modern viewers, Saunders is known for her roles in several Three Stooges films from the Shemp Howard era, specifically I'm a Monkey's Uncle and as Lady Godiva in The Ghost Talks.
Saunders entered the "Queen" competition at the 1972 All American Quarter Horse Congress.

Personal life

Saunders was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles in June 1925. In December 1946, Saunders married used-car dealer Ray Russell Davioni in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled in August 1947.
She died from leukemia in Mission Viejo, California in June 2020 at the age of 94.

Selected filmography

The Bamboo Blonde as glamour girlLady Luck as manicuristThe Secret of the Whistler as girlSlappily Married as bellhopCriminal Court as secretaryThe Locket as Miss Wyatt - Blair's secretarySouth of the Chisholm Trail as Nora GrantThe Thirteenth Hour as DonnaWest of Dodge City as Anne AveryA Likely Story as blonde on trainLaw of the Canyon as Mary ColemanThe Millerson Case as Belle EnglehartPrairie Raiders as Ann BradfordThe Woman on the Beach as girl at partyBrideless Groom as former girlfriendWhen a Girl's Beautiful as Sue Dennis, modelHer Husband's Affairs as nurseThe Lone Wolf in London as Ann KlemscottIt Had to Be You as Nancy, the modelSix-Gun Law as June WallacePrairie Raiders as Ann BradfordOutlaw Country as Jane EvansArizona Territory as Doris DevanMrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone as Joanie