Nancy Daly

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 working with Albert Finney, Maggie Smith and Jennifer Jason Leigh as their romantic and sympathetic maid, Maureen, in "Washington Square." She has worked in dozens of leading and supporting roles in films- including "Suburbicon" as Linda, Matt Damon's Secretary. She is very proud to be a cast member of Joel Coen's film "The Tragedy of Macbeth" starring Denzel Washington and to play the Nurse to Frances McDormand's Lady Macbeth. She plays opposite Brad Pitt in David Leitch's upcoming film,"Bullet Train" opening in July. She has appeared in numerous TV shows including "The Kids Are Alright," "Living Biblically," "Criminal Minds," "Playing House," "Scrubs," "New Girl", "Joey" and "Homicide- Life on the Streets." She has played multiple roles in several animation series. She wrote and performed her One Woman Show- "Massage on the Flip Side- Beating Up the Naked People" around the LA area from 2007-2010. Her second One Woman Show- "What if I Fly," directed by Nick Demos, one of the Producers for Broadway's "Come From Away," premiered at the Zephyr Theatre in 2021 and will begin to tour Regional Theaters nationally in 2022. 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 $330,000 to date. She founded the team in honor of the four women in her family who died from the effects of Alzheimer's- including her mother and aunt. Her play, "What if I Fly?" 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!