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Nydia Westman
Actor

Nydia Westman

19 Feb 1902Born
23 May 1970Died
68Age at death
74Credits

Biography

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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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1970Rabbit, RunFilm: Mrs. Smith
  2. 1969Silent Night, Lonely NightFilm: Mae
  3. 1968LancerSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1968Adam-12Series: Alice Hoyt (1 episode)
  5. 1967The Second Hundred YearsSeries: Maud (1 episode)
  6. 1967The Reluctant AstronautFilm: Aunt Zana
  7. 1966The SwingerFilm: Aunt Cora
  8. 1966Family AffairSeries (1 episode)
  9. 1966That GirlSeries (1 episode)
  10. 1966The ChaseFilm: Mrs. Henderson
  11. 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenFilm: Mrs. Cobb
  12. 1965F TroopSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1964The MunstersSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1964The Addams FamilySeries: Miss Morrison (1 episode)
  15. 1964BewitchedSeries (1 episode)
  16. 1964Mail Order BrideFilm: Salvation Army Band Member (uncredited)
  17. 1963The Farmer's DaughterSeries (1 episode)
  18. 1963For Love or MoneyFilm: Milo's Wife
  19. 1962Going My WaySeries: Mrs. Featherstone (30 episodes)
  20. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Aunt Ida Maye (1 episode)
  21. 1962Don't Knock the TwistFilm: Amy
  22. 1961Ben CaseySeries (1 episode)
  23. 1960The Roaring 20'sSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1960Route 66Series (1 episode)
  25. 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries (1 episode)
  26. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Ivy Stanton (1 episode)
  27. 1956Bloomer GirlFilm: Serena Applegate
  28. 1950The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in WonderlandFilm: White Queen
  29. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Mrs. Hammond (1 episode)
  30. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries (1 episode)
  31. 1948Studio OneSeries: Miss Twink (1 episode)
  32. 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries (2 episodes)
  33. 1948The Velvet TouchFilm: Susan Crane
  34. 1947The Late George ApleyFilm: Jane Willing
  35. 1944Her Primitive ManFilm: Aunt Penolope
  36. 1943Princess O'RourkeFilm: Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
  37. 1943Hers to HoldFilm: Nurse Willing
  38. 1942They All Kissed the BrideFilm: Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
  39. 1942The Remarkable AndrewFilm: Miss Van Buren
  40. 1941The Chocolate SoldierFilm: Liesel - Maid
  41. 1941The Bad ManFilm: Angela Hardy
  42. 1940HullabalooFilm: Lulu Perkins
  43. 1940Forty Little MothersFilm: Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
  44. 1939The Cat and the CanaryFilm: Cicily
  45. 1939When Tomorrow ComesFilm: Lulu
  46. 1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilFilm: Gwen Longworth
  47. 1938The First Hundred YearsFilm: Midge
  48. 1938The Goldwyn FolliesFilm: Ada
  49. 1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeFilm: Gwen Longworth
  50. 1937When Love Is YoungFilm: 'Dotty' Leonard
  51. 1936Rose BowlFilm: Susie Reynolds
  52. 1936Pennies from HeavenFilm: Slavey - Hotel Maid
  53. 1936Craig's WifeFilm: Mazie
  54. 1936The Gorgeous HussyFilm: Maybelle
  55. 1936The Invisible RayFilm: Briggs (uncredited)
  56. 1936Three Live GhostsFilm: Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
  57. 1935A Feather in Her HatFilm: Emily Judson
  58. 1935Dressed to ThrillFilm: Anne Trepied
  59. 1935Captain HurricaneFilm: Gertie
  60. 1934Sweet AdelineFilm: Nellie
  61. 1934Ladies Should ListenFilm: Susi Flamberg
  62. 1934One Night of LoveFilm: Muriel
  63. 1934Manhattan Love SongFilm: Annette
  64. 1934The Trumpet BlowsFilm: Carmela Ramirez
  65. 1934Success at Any PriceFilm: Dinah McCabe
  66. 1934Two AloneFilm: Corie
  67. 1933Little WomenFilm: Mamie
  68. 1933Cradle SongFilm: Sister Sagrario
  69. 1933The Way to LoveFilm: Annette
  70. 1933BondageFilm: Irma
  71. 1933King of the JungleFilm: Sue
  72. 1933From Hell to HeavenFilm: Sue Wells
  73. 1932Manhattan TowerFilm: Miss Wood
  74. 1932Strange JusticeFilm: Gwen

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