Nancy Saunders

Nancy Lou Saunders (June 29, 1925 – June 13, 2020) was an American actress of film, television and the stage.

Nancy Saunders
Saunders in 1947
Born	Nancy Lou Sanders (1925-06-29)June 29, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	June 13, 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 94) Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1946–2011
Spouse	Ray Russell Davioni ​ ​ (m. 1946; ann. 1947)​

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.^[1]

Saunders was a contract actress first with RKO Pictures and later with Columbia Pictures.^[2]

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 its remake Stone Age Romeos) and as Lady Godiva in The Ghost Talks.^[3]

Saunders entered the "Queen" competition at the 1972 All American Quarter Horse Congress.^[4]

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.^[5]

She died from leukemia in Mission Viejo, California in June 2020 at the age of 94.^[6]

Selected filmography

• The Bamboo Blonde (1946) as glamour girl
• Lady Luck (1946) as manicurist
• The Secret of the Whistler (1946) as girl
• Slappily Married (1946) as bellhop
• Criminal Court (1946) as secretary
• The Locket (1946) as Miss Wyatt - Blair's secretary
• South of the Chisholm Trail (1946) as Nora Grant
• The Thirteenth Hour (1947) as Donna
• West of Dodge City (1947) as Anne Avery
• A Likely Story (1947) as blonde on train
• Law of the Canyon (1947) as Mary Coleman
• The Millerson Case (1947) as Belle Englehart
• Prairie Raiders (1947) as Ann Bradford
• The Woman on the Beach (1947) as girl at party
• Brideless Groom (1947) as former girlfriend
• When a Girl's Beautiful (1947) as Sue Dennis, model
• Her Husband's Affairs (1947) as nurse
• The Lone Wolf in London (1947) as Ann Klemscott^[7]
• It Had to Be You (1947) as Nancy, the model
• Six-Gun Law (1948) as June Wallace
• Prairie Raiders (1949) as Ann Bradford
• Outlaw Country (1949) as Jane Evans
• Arizona Territory (1949) as Doris Devan
• Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) as Joanie