Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Nancy Gates was born February 1, 1926 in Dallas, Texas. She entered show business, at an early age, when she was signed to a contract with RKO Studios when she was 15. Her first production with that studio was in 1942's Hitler's Children (1943). Nancy was also in two more films that year, those being The Great Gildersleeve (1942) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). The young actress was equally busy the following year with appearances in Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943), Behind the Rising Sun (1943) and This Land Is Mine (1943). However, after 1949, Nancy didn't appear in another film until she was 26 years old. In 1952, Nancy appeared in five films, beginning with Target Hong Kong (1953). Up to this point, the beautiful actress appeared mostly in character roles. Two of her finest performances did come in the Fifties. In 1954, Nancy played "Ellen Benson", a woman whose home was commandeered by a would-be assassin (Frank Sinatra) of the President of the U.S., in Suddenly (1954). The other was as "Edith Barclay", the secretary to a small-town jeweler, in 1958's Some Came Running (1958). After the production of Comanche Station (1960), Nancy left film acting to be with her family but continued off and on with guest spots on television shows up to her swan song in an episode of The Mod Squad in 1969.. She had 34 films on her dossier, along with a host of television appearances.

Left acting to devote herself to family life

In 1948 she married William Hayes, a Hollywood lawyer and pilot, whom she met when she was a passenger on one of his flights.

Turner Classic Movies channel honored her career with a day featuring her films on November 4, 2019.

Began her career in radio while in her early teens.

Mother, with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0371282/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">William Hayes</a>, of sons <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0371065/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Jeffrey M. Hayes</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0370942/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Chip Hayes</a>.

Briefly attended the University of Oklahoma.

Signed by Paramount in 1951, she was a member of the studio&#39;s selected &quot;Golden Circle of Newcomers.&quot;.

Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her family.

Sister of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0309611/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Pete Gates</a>.

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