Acting
Nydia Westman
EN cinema · 53 credits
Born
19 February 1902
Died
23 May 1970 (aged 68)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Nydia Eileen Westman
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.
Known for
Filmography
Rabbit, Run
as Mrs. Smith
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Aunt Zana
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Mrs. Cobb
The Swinger
as Aunt Cora
The Chase
as Mrs. Henderson
Mail Order Bride
as Salvation Army Band Member (uncredited)
For Love or Money
as Milo's Wife
Bloomer Girl
as Serena Applegate
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
as White Queen
The Velvet Touch
as Susan Crane
The Late George Apley
as Jane Willing
Her Primitive Man
as Aunt Penolope
Hers to Hold
as Nurse Willing
Princess O'Rourke
as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Miss Van Buren
They All Kissed the Bride
as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
The Bad Man
as Angela Hardy
The Chocolate Soldier
as Liesel - Maid
Hullabaloo
as Lulu Perkins
Forty Little Mothers
as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
The Cat and the Canary
as Cicily
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Gwen Longworth
When Love Is Young
as 'Dotty' Leonard
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
as Gwen Longworth
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Maybelle
Pennies from Heaven
as Slavey - Hotel Maid
Craig's Wife
as Mazie
Three Live Ghosts
as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
The Invisible Ray
as Briggs (uncredited)
Rose Bowl
as Susie Reynolds
Dressed to Thrill
as Anne Trepied
A Feather in Her Hat
as Emily Judson
Captain Hurricane
as Gertie
One Night of Love
as Muriel
Manhattan Love Song
as Annette
Success at Any Price
as Dinah McCabe
Two Alone
as Corie
Sweet Adeline
as Nellie
Ladies Should Listen
as Susi Flamberg
The Trumpet Blows
as Carmela Ramirez
Little Women
as Mamie
From Hell to Heaven
as Sue Wells
Bondage
as Irma
Cradle Song
as Sister Sagrario
The Way to Love
as Annette
Manhattan Tower
as Miss Wood
Strange Justice
as Gwen