Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the no-nonsense Nancy Blake in the film adaptation of "The Women" (1939). Born Florence Ryan, she was raised in a family of wealth and position, the second of two daughters born unto the prestigious lawyer James H. Ryan. After completing her formal education at the Covent of St. Anne in Montreal, Canada, after returning home she enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York. Upon attaining her degree in theatrical arts, she joined the Theatre Guild and was befriended by director Arnold Daly. Impressed by her poise, charm, and professionalism, he took notice of her potential and arranged for her to begin a career in the theatre beginning with a leading role in "The Boys of Company 'B'" (1907). From there, she would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actress, often typecast as either wives, mothers, old maids, love interests, aristocrats, historical figures, faithful servants, singers, faithful servants, stenographers, nobility, heroines, and dowagers. She appeared in such stage productions as "The Flag Station," "Algeria," "Miss Hook of Holland," "The Monkey's Paw," "Miss Patsy," "The Lily," "Within the Law," "The Land of the Free," "Sinners," "Remnant," "The Mirage," "Merton of the Movies," "A Lady's Virtue," "The Two Orphans," and "Lady Clara". She also had leading roles in the motion pictures "Springtime" (1914) and "It's a Great Life" (1935). During her career, she was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been the younger sister of fellow character actress Mary Nash, was the authoress of the 1918 novel "Jane Dusk and Other Poems", had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairwoman for her local charters of the American Red Cross and Planned Parenthood, and was a frequent guest writer for both The New Yorker and the San Francisco Examiner. In 1939, Nash, who never married nor had any children, retired from acting and spent the final years of her life living comfortably in the suburbs thanks to wise investments she had made from taking stock in oil and real estate. In her retirement, she took up journaling, painting in oils, was often seen dining out each day at the prestigious Los Angeles Country Club, and divided time venturing with her sister between her homes in California and New York, until her death from complications of a heart attack.