She was a member of the New York city Ballet from 1963 to 1968, at Lincoln Center, NYC.
She trained at choreographer's School of American Ballet before being accepted into the NYCB.
[1] Nairn-Smith appeared in the original Broadway productions of Follies and Pippin.
[2] Her film and TV appearances include the Bob Fosse autobiographical musical All That Jazz (1979), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Return to Eden (1983).
Nairn-Smith is the protagonist in the music video for the single "Wandering Star" by the band of Poliça.