Nydia 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
Credits
- 1970 · Rabbit, Run as Mrs. Smith
- 1969 · Silent Night, Lonely Night as Mae
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Alice Hoyt
- 1967 · The Reluctant Astronaut as Aunt Zana
- 1966 · The Swinger as Aunt Cora
- 1966 · Family Affair as
- 1966 · That Girl as
- 1966 · The Chase as Mrs. Henderson
- 1966 · The Ghost & Mr. Chicken as Mrs. Cobb
- 1965 · F Troop as
- 1964 · The Munsters as
- 1964 · The Addams Family as Miss Morrison
- 1964 · Bewitched as
- 1963 · The Farmer's Daughter as
- 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 · Ben Casey as
- 1960 · The Roaring 20's as
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Ivy Stanton
- 1956 · Bloomer Girl as Serena Applegate
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Mrs. Hammond
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1948 · Studio One as Miss Twink
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · The Velvet Touch as Susan Crane
- 1947 · The Late George Apley as Jane Willing
- 1944 · Her Primitive Man as Aunt Penolope
- 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 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 Longworth
- 1938 · The First Hundred Years as Midge
- 1938 · The Goldwyn Follies as Ada
- 1937 · Bulldog Drummond's Revenge as Gwen Longworth
- 1937 · When Love Is Young as 'Dotty' Leonard
- 1936 · Rose Bowl as Susie Reynolds
- 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
- 1935 · Captain Hurricane as Gertie
- 1934 · Sweet Adeline as Nellie
- 1934 · Ladies Should Listen as Susie Flamberg
- 1934 · One Night of Love as Muriel
- 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 · Cradle Song as Sister Sagrario
- 1933 · The Way to Love as Annette
- 1933 · Bondage as Irma
- 1933 · King of the Jungle as Sue
- 1933 · From Hell to Heaven as Sue Wells
- 1932 · Manhattan Tower as Miss Wood
- 1932 · Strange Justice as Gwen