Nancy Daly(I)
- Actress
- Producer
Nancy Daly graduated from Smith College and trained in London at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She is a Navy brat and was born in Coronado, CA where her Midwest father would look out the window and sigh- "Another damn nice day!" She has worked in many Regional Theaters- including Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, Delaware Theatre Co, Virginia Stage Co, New Playwrights Theater, Maryland Shakespeare Festival, Washington Stage Guild, and many more. She began her film career as Jennifer Jason-Leigh's romantic maid, Maureen, in "Washington Square." She has worked in dozens of leading and supporting roles in films- including the sympathetic Nurse to Frances McDormand's Lady Macbeth in Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth"; The determined Annoyed Passenger who "Shhhh!'s" Brad Pitt in David Leitch's "Bullet Train"; Linda, the loyal Secretary to Matt Damon in George Clooney's "Suburbicon" and many more. "She has appeared in numerous TV shows including "NCIS," "LOOT,'"The Kids Are Alright," "Living Biblically," "Criminal Minds," "Playing House," "Scrubs," "New Girl", "Joey" and "Homicide- Life on the Streets." She wrote and performed her One Woman Show- "What if I Fly?" at the Zephyr Theatre in 2021 and another One Woman Show- "Massage on the Flip Side- Beating Up the Naked People" around the LA area from 2007-2010. Nancy is the Founder and National Team Captain of Actors and Artists Unite to End Alzheimer's- a National team for the Walk to End Alzheimer's for the Alzheimer's Association that has raised over $370,000 to date. Her second One Woman Show- "What if I Fly," directed by Nick Demos, one of the Producers for Broadway's "Come From Away" is dedicated to her father, CDR Frederick Daly, who died from the effects of Dementia in 2019. She is a very proud Alzheimer's and Veterans advocate. Slainte!