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Born in Perth and educated in Melbourne, Nancy Wills was a committed communist. She joined a Realist Writers Group in Melbourne, and the CPA in 1944. All the known productions of her plays were done by various New Theatres around Australia, most notably 'Christmas Bridge' and 'The Painter'. She published a memoir entitled 'Shades of Red'.