Nydia Westman
Darsteller
19. Februar 1902 — 23. Mai 1970 (68 Jahre)
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Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television.
Westman's parents, Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman were active in vaudeville in her native New York City. In addition to their working together on stage, her mother was a writer and her father was a composer. She attended the Professional Children's School.
Her sisters, Lolita and Neville were actresses, and her brother, Theodore (d. November 20, 1927), was an actor and playwright.
Westman's career ranged from episodic appearances on TV series such as That Girl and Dragnet and uncredited bit roles in movies to appearances in groundbreaking films (such as Craig's Wife, which starred Rosalind Russell, and the first film version of Little Women.
Westman's screen debut came in Strange Justice (1922). She appeared in 31 films in the 1930s.
She appeared as the housekeeper Mrs. Featherstone in the 1962–1963 ABC series, Going My Way, which starred Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll as Roman Catholic priests in New York City.
Westman's first Broadway play was Pigs (1924); her last was Midgie Purvis (1961).
She broke ground on stage, debuting the role of Nell off-Broadway in Samuel Beckett's Endgame, for which she won one of the first Obie awards.
Westman was married to Robert Sparks, a producer, from 1930 until 1937; they had a daughter, actress Kate Williamson, born on September 19, 1931.
Westman died of cancer at the age of sixty-eight in Burbank, California.
Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television.
Westman's parents, Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman were active in vaudeville in her native New York City. In addition to their working together on stage, her mother was a writer and her father was a composer. She attended the Professional Children's School.
Her sisters, Lolita and Neville were actresses, and her brother, Theodore (d. November 20, 1927), was an actor and playwright.
Westman's career ranged from episodic appearances on TV series such as That Girl and Dragnet and uncredited bit roles in movies to appearances in groundbreaking films (such as Craig's Wife, which starred Rosalind Russell, and the first film version of Little Women.
Westman's screen debut came in Strange Justice (1922). She appeared in 31 films in the 1930s.
She appeared as the housekeeper Mrs. Featherstone in the 1962–1963 ABC series, Going My Way, which starred Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll as Roman Catholic priests in New York City.
Westman's first Broadway play was Pigs (1924); her last was Midgie Purvis (1961).
She broke ground on stage, debuting the role of Nell off-Broadway in Samuel Beckett's Endgame, for which she won one of the first Obie awards.
Westman was married to Robert Sparks, a producer, from 1930 until 1937; they had a daughter, actress Kate Williamson, born on September 19, 1931.
Westman died of cancer at the age of sixty-eight in Burbank, California.
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Filmografie
| 1970 | Rabbit, Run · as Mrs. Smith |
| 1969 | Silent Night, Lonely Night · as Mae |
| 1968 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Woman In Elevator |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Adam-12 · as Alice Hoyt |
| 1968 | Premiere · as Woman |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense · as Heather Davis |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years · as Maud |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut · as Aunt Zana |
| 1967 | Dragnet · as Jennifer Salt |
| 1966 | The Swinger · as Aunt Cora |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | That Girlauf plex.tv |
| 1966 | The Chase · as Mrs. Henderson |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken · as Mrs. Cobb |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies · as Aunt Alice |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | The Addams Family · as Miss Morrison |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Mail Order Bride · as Salvation Army Band Member |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian · as Matildaauf plex.tv |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | For Love or Money · as Milo's Wife |
| 1962 | Going My Way · as Mrs. Featherstone |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Aunt Ida Maye |
| 1962 | Don't Knock the Twist · as Amy |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's · as Elsie |
| 1960 | Route 66auf plex.tv |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show · as Andrea Adair |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Armande Mangebois |
| 1959 | Bonanza · as Martha Washburnauf plex.tv |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show · as Aunt Mary |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month · as Mrs. Pendleton |
| 1957 | Perry Mason · as Ivy Stanton |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour · as Mrs. Lansing |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater · as Cast |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show · as Mrs. Hogan - Joan's Mother |
| 1954 | Camera Three · as Cast |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase · as Serena Applegate |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour · as Miss Prism |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater · as Cast |
| 1952 | Omnibus · as (segment: Lord Byron's Love Letter) |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Penny |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre · as Mrs. Hammond |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre · as Cast |
| 1950 | |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye · as Sara Sloan |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Miss Twink |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre · as Aunt Virginia |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre · as Cast |
| 1948 | Actors Studio · as Cast |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch · as Susan Crane |
| 1948 | Mickey · as Miss Mabel Adams |
| 1947 | Mary Kay and Johnny · as Mary Kay's Mother (1947-1950) |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre · as Mrs. Weston |
| 1947 | The Late George Apley · as Jane Willing |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke · as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hers to Hold · as Nurse Willing |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride · as Lewis, M.j.'s Secretary |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew · as Miss Van Buren |
| 1941 | The Chocolate Soldier · as Liesel - Maid |
| 1941 | The Bad Man · as Angela Hardy |
| 1940 | Hullabaloo · as Lulu Perkins |
| 1940 | Forty Little Mothers · as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche |
| 1939 | The Cat and the Canary · as Cicily |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes · as Lulu |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond's Peril · as Gwen Longworthauf plex.tv |
| 1938 | The Goldwyn Follies · as Adaauf plex.tv |
| 1937 | The First Hundred Years · as Midge |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond's Revenge · as Gwen Longworthauf plex.tv |
| 1936 | Pennies from Heaven · as Slavey - Hotel Maid |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife · as Mazie |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy · as Maybelle |
| 1936 | The Invisible Ray · as Briggs (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Three Live Ghosts · as Peggy 'peg' Woofers |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her Hat · as Emily Judson |
| 1935 | Dressed to Thrill · as Anne Trepied |
| 1935 | Captain Hurricane · as Gertie |
| 1934 | Sweet Adeline · as Nellie |
| 1934 | One Night of Love · as Muriel |
| 1934 | Ladies Should Listen · as Susie Flamberg |
| 1934 | Manhattan Love Song · as Annette |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows · as Carmela Ramirez |
| 1934 | Success at Any Price · as Dinah Mccabe |
| 1934 | Two Alone · as Corie |
| 1933 | Little Women · as Mamie |
| 1933 | The Way to Love · as Annette |
| 1933 | From Hell to Heaven · as Sue Wells |
| 1933 | King of the Jungle · as Sue |
| 1932 | Manhattan Tower · as Miss Wood |
| 1932 | Strange Justice · as Gwen |