Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan is the widow of President Ronald Reagan. She was also a film and television actress. As first lady she shared her lifelong love of the arts with the nation by showcasing talented young performers at the Executive Mansion in the PBS television series In Performance at The White House.

In 1949, Davis was signed to a contract with MGM where she appeared in 11 films. Davis met her future husband Ronald Reagan, then president of the Screen Actors Guild, in 1949. Nancy Davis and Ronald Reagan married on March 4, 1952 at the Little Brown Church in Los Angeles.

During the time she was First Lady of California she was appointed to the California Arts Commission and worked with the Foster Grandparent Program, among other charities. In 1967 she was named Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year.

The Reagans retired to their home in Bel Air, California after his term as President was over. President Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1994. She devoted herself to caring for him until his death in 2004.

"My life really began when I married my husband"—Nancy ReaganThe White House: Nancy Davis Reagan

"I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us."—Nancy ReaganDivas: Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan was hospitalized twice in 2008 after falling in her home. In February 2008 she was in St John's Health Center for two days. Doctors found that she did not break a hip, as first thought.Fox News: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Released From Hospital (February 19, 2008) AJC.com: Nancy Reagan may be released from hospital Tuesday (February 19, 2008) In October 2008, she fell and broke her pelvis bone and was hospitalized in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.The Sun News: Nancy Reagan Hospitalized... (October 15, 2008)