Rabbit, Run
1970 · Movie
as Mrs. Smith
Nydia Westman
1902-02-19
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New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
Silent Night, Lonely Night
1969 · Movie
as Mae
Lancer
1968 · TV Show
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Alice Hoyt
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967 · Movie
as Aunt Zana
The Second Hundred Years
1967 · TV Show
as Maud
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · Movie
as Mrs. Cobb
The Swinger
1966 · Movie
as Aunt Cora
The Chase
1966 · Movie
as Mrs. Henderson
Family Affair
1966 · TV Show
That Girl
1966 · TV Show
F Troop
1965 · TV Show
The Munsters
1964 · TV Show
Bewitched
1964 · TV Show
The Addams Family
1964 · TV Show
as Miss Morrison
For Love or Money
1963 · Movie
as Milo's Wife
The Farmer's Daughter
1963 · TV Show
Don't Knock the Twist
1962 · Movie
as Amy
Going My Way
1962 · TV Show
as Mrs. Featherstone
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · TV Show
as Aunt Ida Maye
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
The Roaring 20's
1960 · TV Show
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · TV Show
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Ivy Stanton
Bloomer Girl
1956 · Movie
as Serena Applegate
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
1950 · Movie
as White Queen
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Mrs. Hammond
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV Show
The Velvet Touch
1948 · Movie
as Susan Crane
Studio One
1948 · TV Show
as Miss Twink
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV Show
The Late George Apley
1947 · Movie
as Jane Willing
Her Primitive Man
1944 · Movie
as Aunt Penolope
Hers to Hold
1943 · Movie
as Nurse Willing
Princess O'Rourke
1943 · Movie
as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 · Movie
as Miss Van Buren
They All Kissed the Bride
1942 · Movie
as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
The Bad Man
1941 · Movie
as Angela Hardy
The Chocolate Soldier
1941 · Movie
as Liesel - Maid
Hullabaloo
1940 · Movie
as Lulu Perkins
Forty Little Mothers
1940 · Movie
as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
The Cat and the Canary
1939 · Movie
as Cicily
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Movie
as Lulu
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938 · Movie
as Gwen Longworth
The First Hundred Years
1938 · Movie
as Midge
The Goldwyn Follies
1938 · Movie
as Ada
When Love Is Young
1937 · Movie
as 'Dotty' Leonard
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937 · Movie
as Gwen Longworth
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · Movie
as Maybelle
Pennies from Heaven
1936 · Movie
as Slavey - Hotel Maid
Craig's Wife
1936 · Movie
as Mazie
Three Live Ghosts
1936 · Movie
as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
The Invisible Ray
1936 · Movie
as Briggs (uncredited)
Rose Bowl
1936 · Movie
as Susie Reynolds
Dressed to Thrill
1935 · Movie
as Anne Trepied
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 · Movie
as Emily Judson
Captain Hurricane
1935 · Movie
as Gertie
One Night of Love
1934 · Movie
as Muriel
Manhattan Love Song
1934 · Movie
as Annette
Success at Any Price
1934 · Movie
as Dinah McCabe
Two Alone
1934 · Movie
as Corie
Sweet Adeline
1934 · Movie
as Nellie
Ladies Should Listen
1934 · Movie
as Susi Flamberg
The Trumpet Blows
1934 · Movie
as Carmela Ramirez
Little Women
1933 · Movie
as Mamie
From Hell to Heaven
1933 · Movie
as Sue Wells
Bondage
1933 · Movie
as Irma
King of the Jungle
1933 · Movie
as Sue
Cradle Song
1933 · Movie
as Sister Sagrario
The Way to Love
1933 · Movie
as Annette
Manhattan Tower
1932 · Movie
as Miss Wood
Strange Justice
1932 · Movie
as Gwen
