Braunton made her film début in 1953 in
Will Any Gentleman...?. She also appeared as Miss Jones in the film ''
It's a Great Day (1955), which was a spin-off from the early television soap opera The Grove Family'' (1955–57) and in which she played the same role. Her other television appearances included Miss Dobson in
Quatermass and the Pit (1958), Fräulein Rottenmeier in
Heidi (1959), in the 'Figure of Fun' episode of the
BBC's
Sunday Night Theatre (1959), Second Lady in
Hotel Imperial (1960), Miss Sedgebeer in
Yorky (1960), Miss Osborne in
Harpers West One (1962), Mrs. Mortimer in
Emergency – Ward 10 (1962), Second Matron in
Armchair Theatre (1963), Mrs. Prebble in
The Wednesday Thriller (1965), Bridge player in
The Wednesday Play (1968), Mrs. Parteridge and Florence Gill in
Detective (1964 and 1968), Mrs. Love Sr. in
Comedy Playhouse (1969), Miss Blake in
Strange Report (1969), Cissy Godfrey in ''
Dad's Army (1969-1971), various roles in Dixon of Dock Green (1955–69), and Old Lady in Six Dates with Barker'' (1971). Nan Braunton died in 1978 in
Denville Hall, the retirement home for actors in
London. ==References==