Anne Frances Robbins Wiki Biography
Anne Frances Robbins, better known under her professional, married name Nancy Reagan, was born on the 6th July 1921, in Manhattan, New York City, USA, and passed away on the 6 March 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, who appeared in over 20 film and TV titles, but she is probably best known for being the First Lady of the United States (1981-1989), as the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Nancy Reagan was? According to sources, it was estimated that the overall size of Nancy’s net worth was $25 million, accumulated mostly through her career as an actress, but also through her involvement in politics as the First Lady.
Nancy Reagan Net Worth $25 Million
Nancy Reagan was the only child of Kenneth Seymour Robbins, who worked as a car salesman, and his wife, Edith Prescott Luckett, who was an actress; she was a granddaughter of film star Alla Nazimova. She lived with her parents in Queens, New York City until her parents divorced when she was only two years old, and stayed with her mother, spending her childhood in Bethesda, Maryland. Later, when her mother remarried to Loyal Edward Davis, she moved with them to Chicago, where Nancy attended the Girls’ Latin School of Chicago, after which she enrolled at Smith College in Massachusetts and majored there in English language and Drama in 1943. Right after graduation, she briefly work in a store, but under the influence of her mother began pursuing an acting career.
Nancy’s professional acting career began in the 1940s, with a little help from actors Walter Houston and ZaSu Pitts, who were her mother’s friends. Her first role was in Pitts’ “Ramshackle Inn” in 1949, and then her career went only upwards, and so did her net worth. Before the 1950s, she appeared in such productions as “The Doctor And The Girl” (1949), and “East Side,West Side”. During the 1950s, thanks to her good looks and popularity, Nancy featured in such films and TV series as “Shadow On The Wall” (1950), “Night Into Morning” (1951), “Talk About A Stranger” (1952), “Shadow In The Sky” (1952), “Donovan’s Brain” (1953).
Nancy married Ronald Reagan in 1952, and became a dedicated wife and homemaker, however, still managed to keep her acting career flowing, and in the second half of the 1950s appeared in films “Hellcats Of The Navy” (1957), and “Crash Landing” (1958). Before she retired from acting, Nancy appeared in the TV series “87th Precinct” (1962), “The Dick Powell Theatre” (1962), and “Wagon Train”.
As her husband became involved in politics, and became governor of California, Nancy followed him in a supporting role, and was the First Lady of California, and when he became the President of The USA; with much respect, Nancy assumed the position of the First Lady of the USA. During her political career, she was known for starting the “Just Say No” campaign against drug use, focused on teenagers and young people to stop using drugs.
If to talk about her personal life, Nancy Reagan was in marriage with Ronald Reagan and later looked after him as he was afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, until his death in June of 2004; the couple had two children – Ron Reagan and Patti Davis – both involved in the entertainment industry as actors. In 2000, she published the book “I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters Of Ronald Reagan To Nancy Reagan”. She passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 94.
| Full Name | Nancy Reagan |
| Net Worth | $25 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 6, 2016, Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | March 11, 2016, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, California, United States |
| Height | 5′ 4″ (1.63 m) |
| Profession | Actress, First Lady of the United States (1981-1989) |
| Education | Girls’ Latin School, Smith College in Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Ronald Reagan (m. 1952; d. 2004) |
| Children | Ron Reagan, Patti Davis |
| Parents | Edith Luckett Davis, (Kenneth Seymour Robbins, biological father), Dr. Loyal Davis |
| IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0004864 |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom, Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Nominations | TV Land “Hey! It’s…!” Award, TV Land Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as Herself Award, TV Land “Hey! It’s…!” Award, TV Land Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as Herself Award |
| Movies | “Shadow on the Wall” (1950), “Night into Morning” (1951), “Donovan’s Brain” (1953), “The Next Voice Your Hear” (1950), “East Side, West Side” (1949), “Hellcats of the Navy” (1957) |
| TV Shows | “In Performance at the White House” |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on former White House press secretary Jim Brady]. He had a certain twinkle in his eye and a way of letting you know that he knew what he was doing and everything would be all right. He had a zest for life that was infectious. He loved to hear or tell a good story, laughed easily, could see the silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and made the best chili in town! |
| 2 | Bob had an extraordinary career in both movies and television. Just when it seemed he was ready to retire, he always found a new project that kept him busy and filled with wonderful stories. – in response to the news about the death of friend/actor Robert Stack. |
| 3 | [about her husband] “What can you say about a man, who on Mother’s Day sends flowers to his mother-in-law, with a note thanking her for making him the happiest man on Earth?” |
| 4 | On Reagan: “I knew that being his wife was the role I wanted to play.” |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Prior to her education at Smith College, Nancy Davis attended the Chicago Latin School for Girls. |
| 2 | Widow of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, & First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. |
| 3 | Made a rare public appearance at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to sign copies of her books. [February 2002] |
| 4 | Longtime friend of Mike Wallace having known him since before she met Ronald Reagan. Their friendship was strained after Wallace, as a journalist, conducted critical interviews of Reagan, as the President. But they reconciled after Reagan’s death. |
| 5 | Became an outspoken advocate of federal funding of stem-cell research following her husband’s diagnosis and death of Alzheimer’s disease, bucking the Republican party’s general position on the issue. President Barack Obama approved federal funding for stem cell research in 2009. |
| 6 | Attended the funeral of Charlton Heston. |
| 7 | Was considered for the part of Karen Richards in All About Eve (1950), but Celeste Holm, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead. |
| 8 | Hospitalized on February 17, 2008 after falling in her home but her condition is well. |
| 9 | Has glaucoma. |
| 10 | Quit smoking in 1967. |
| 11 | Avid reader of Women’s Wear Daily. |
| 12 | Underwent a mastectomy when diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctor claimed simple surgery could have removed the growth, and that the extreme procedure she chose was unnecessary. |
| 13 | In her book, “House of Secrets”, daughter Patti Davis alleged that Nancy was addicted to diet pills. |
| 14 | Told her daughter Patti Davis that Patti refused to leave her mother’s womb and actually held onto the rib cage. Although Patti pointed to an anatomy book to show that this was physically impossible, Nancy continued to insist that it was true. |
| 15 | Was formally adopted by renowned surgeon Loyal Davis. |
| 16 | During her time in the White House she consulted astrologer Joan Quigley, and arranged her husband’s schedule accordingly. |
| 17 | Stepmother of Michael Reagan. |
| 18 | Best Man at her wedding to Ronald Reagan was William Holden. |
| 19 | Graduated from Smith College, class of 1942. One of her fellow graduates was author/pioneer feminist Betty Freidan. |
| 20 | Director/writer/actor Albert Brooks asked her to play the part of his mother Beatrice Henderson in Mother (1996). Nancy really wanted to come out of acting retirement to play the role, but declined because she couldn’t bear to be away from husband and former president Ronald Reagan, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The role eventually went to Debbie Reynolds. |
| 21 | At age 7, was a guest at the White House Easter Egg roll and met then-First Lady Grace Coolidge. |
| 22 | In order to spare Ronald any further hardships beyond his battle with Alzheimer’s disease, she chose not to inform him about the death of his daughter Maureen. |
| 23 | Was already three months pregnant at the time of her marriage to Ronald Reagan. Both Reagans were famously pro-family-values. |
| 24 | In early 2002, she gave a rare, indepth interview with ABC correspondent, Diane Sawyer, about her recent life with Ronald Reagan and his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. |
| 25 | Celebrated her 50th Wedding Anniversary with Ronald Reagan on March 4, 2002. |
| 26 | Made a rare public appearance at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on February 28, 2002. She greeted hundreds of fans who waited hours in line to meet her, and have their books signed. |
| 27 | Daughter of Edith Luckett, a former vaudeville performer. |
| 28 | Mother of Patti Davis and Ron Reagan. |
| 29 | Step-daughter Maureen Reagan dies of malignant melanoma (skin cancer) at her Sacramento-area home. [August 2001] |
| 30 | Appeared in the chorus of the Broadway production “Lute Song” starring Mary Martin. |
| 31 | (1940s) Graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She narrowly missed being a schoolmate of fellow First Lady Barbara Bush as the latter enrolled three months after she graduated. |
| 32 | Honorary president of Girl Scouts of America. |
| 33 | God-daughter of Alla Nazimova. |
| 34 | Her stepfather, Dr. Loyal Davis, was a prominent neurosurgeon, very active in conservative politics. Nancy says she has his hands. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Train | 1962 | TV Series | Mrs. Baxter |
| 87th Precinct | 1962 | TV Series | Diane King |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | Flora Roberts |
| General Electric Theater | 1956-1961 | TV Series | Vicky Carlisle / Betty Anderson / Evelyn Kent |
| The Tall Man | 1961 | TV Series | Sarah Wiley |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1961 | TV Series | Amy Lawson |
| Crash Landing | 1958 | Helen Williams (as Nancy Davis) | |
| Hellcats of the Navy | 1957 | Nurse Lt. Helen Blair (as Nancy Davis) | |
| Climax! | 1955 | TV Series | Carol Peterson |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Nan Gage |
| Donovan’s Brain | 1953 | Janice Cory (as Nancy Davis) | |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | Laura Glenn |
| Shadow in the Sky | 1952 | Betty Hopke (as Nancy Davis) | |
| Talk About a Stranger | 1952 | Marge Fontaine (as Nancy Davis) | |
| It’s a Big Country: An American Anthology | 1951 | Miss Coleman (as Nancy Davis) | |
| Night Into Morning | 1951 | Mrs. Katherine Mead (as Nancy Davis) | |
| The Next Voice You Hear… | 1950 | Mrs. Mary Smith (as Nancy Davis) | |
| Shadow on the Wall | 1950 | Dr. Caroline Canford (as Nancy Davis) | |
| East Side, West Side | 1949 | Helen Lee (as Nancy Davis) | |
| The Doctor and the Girl | 1949 | Mariette Esmond (as Nancy Davis) | |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1949 | TV Series |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Wizard of Paws | 2015 | Video thanks | |
| All the Presidents’ Movies: The Movie | 2009 | Documentary very special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan: The Life and Legacy | 2014 | Video documentary | |
| America’s Book of Secrets | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Republican Candidates Debate 2012 | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Larry King Live | 1995-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven | 2007 | Documentary | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| American Experience | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Mike Wallace Remembers | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Biography | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s | 1997 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Inside the White House | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – 1981-1989 |
| Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | 1995 | Documentary | Herself |
| 1993 Environmental Media Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
| This Morning | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Conversation with Dinah | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| Stand-Up Reagan | 1989 | Short | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| Christmas in Washington | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Flintstone Kids’ Just Say No Special | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
| In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway – The Shows | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
| America’s Tribute to Bob Hope | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| All Star Gala at Ford’s Theatre | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life – Hosted by Johnny Carson | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
| In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music – Rodgers and Hart | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself – Host |
| Great Performances | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 1980-1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| All-Star Salute to Ford’s Theater | 1986 | TV Movie | Herself – Guest |
| One to Grow On | 1986 | TV Series short | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| All-Star Party for ‘Dutch’ Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| CBS Early Morning News | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hour Magazine | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1983 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Chemical People | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself (as Mrs. Nancy Reagan) |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1983 | TV Series | Herself – First Lady |
| The President’s Command Performance | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Diff’rent Strokes | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| Great Vibes! Lionel Hampton & Friends | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1981 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Barbara Walters Summer Special | 1981 | TV Series | Herself |
| All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum | 1981 | TV Movie | Herself |
| NBC White Paper | 1981 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The David Letterman Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| Today | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself – US First Lady |
| V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Dean’s Place | 1975 | TV Movie | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney | 1974 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford | 1973 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1969-1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards | 1967 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| General Electric Theater | 1956-1960 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Commercials |
| The Dark Wave | 1956 | Documentary short as Nancy Davis | |
| The 26th Annual Academy Awards | 1954 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The Ezio Pinza Show | 1952 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Tupac: Resurrection | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Guts and Glory | 2002 | Video short | Herself |
| Timeshift | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself – ‘Just Say No’ Campaigner |
| Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Air Force One | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Family Fundamentals | 2002 | Documentary | Herself – First Lady |
| Prince of Wales: Kings in Waiting | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way – Cocaine, the Third Scourge | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Challenger: Go for Launch | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Grass | 1999 | Documentary | Herself |
| Killer Sun | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Cold War | 1998 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The Second Civil War | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself – At Statue of Liberty Re-dedication |
| Nixon | 1995 | Herself – Attending Nixon Funeral (uncredited) | |
| Battle for the Soul of Russia | 1992 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins | 1992 | Documentary | Herself – with Husband After Assassination Attempt |
| The Panama Deception | 1992 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Memories of 1970-1991 | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy – So Nice to Come Home to | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | 1990 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Berkeley in the Sixties | 1990 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| Salvador | 1986 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Showtime Looks at 1981 | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – First Lady |
| Mondo Hollywood | 1967 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | 1951 | Documentary as Nancy Davis | |
| Untitled Ronald Reagan Documentary | Documentary pre-production | Herself | |
| HyperNormalisation | 2016 | Documentary | Herself – Ronald Reagan’s Wife |
| Independent Lens | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| How to Win the US Presidency | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Eighties | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself – First Lady |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| PBS NewsHour | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – 2011 Interview |
| Zero Days | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Making of Trump | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The Culture High | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Escobar: Paradise Lost | 2014 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Täuschung – Die Methode Reagan | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Codes and Conspiracies | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Crimes of the Century | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Herself – First Lady |
| Plot for Peace | 2013 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Our Nixon | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Untold History of the United States | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 60 Minutes | 2003-2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself – First Lady / Herself / Herself (segment “Mike”) |
| Inside Comedy | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The House I Live In | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| Vito | 2011 | Documentary | Herself |
| Reagan | 2011 | Documentary | Herself |
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Marijuana: A Chronic History | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Mutter Teresa – Heilige der Dunkelheit | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Special Relationship | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself (uncredited) |
| 50 años de | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| 30 for 30 | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | 2009 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Capitalism: A Love Story | 2009 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Welcome to the 80’s | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Outrage | 2009/I | Documentary | Herself |
| Memòries de la tele | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| White House Revealed | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Shock Doctrine | 2009 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Biography | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Verdens morsomste mand | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The American Future: A History | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| N.W.A.: The World’s Most Dangerous Group | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| President Hollywood | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Thatcher | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The O’Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| La Coupe Stanley | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Elle-même |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2006-2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | 2007 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Balls of Fury | 2007 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Manufacturing Dissent | 2007 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| La imagen de tu vida | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Curse of Superman | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| A/k/a Tommy Chong | 2006 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Drug Years | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| 20 to 1 | 2005-2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| American Hardcore | 2006 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Challenger: The Untold Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| 80s | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Michael Jackson’s Boys | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Husker du… | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| And You Don’t Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Penn & Teller: Bullshit! | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Modern Marvels | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Imelda | 2003 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | The “Hey! It’s…!” Award (Favorite Cameo or Guest Star) | Diff’rent Strokes (1978) |
| 2003 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as Herself | Diff’rent Strokes (1978) |