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==Filmography==
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*''[[Strange Justice (1932 film)|Strange Justice]]'' (1932) - Gwen

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*''[[Manhattan Tower (film)|Manhattan Tower]]'' (1932) - Miss Wood

*''[[Forty Little Mothers]]'' (1940)
*''[[Should Crooners Marry]]'' (1933, Short)
*''[[Hullabaloo (film)|Hullabaloo]]'' (1940)
*''[[From Hell to Heaven]]'' (1933) - Sue Wells
*''[[The Bad Man (1941 film)|The Bad Man]]'' (1941)
*''[[King of the Jungle (1933 film)|King of the Jungle]]'' (1933) - Sue
*''[[The Chocolate Soldier (film)|The Chocolate Soldier]]'' (1941)
*''[[Bondage (1933 film)|Bondage]]'' (1933) - Irma
*''[[The Remarkable Andrew]]'' (1942)
*''[[The Way to Love]]'' (1933) - Annette
*''[[They All Kissed the Bride]]'' (1942)
*''[[Little Women (1933 film)|Little Women]]'' (1933) - Mamie
*''[[Hers to Hold]]'' (1943)
*''[[Cradle Song (1933 film)|Cradle Song]]'' (1933) - Sister Sagrario
*''[[Princess O'Rourke]]'' (1943)
*''[[Two Alone]]'' (1934) - Corie
*''[[Her Primitive Man]]'' (1944)
*''[[Success at Any Price]]'' (1934) - Dinah
*''[[The Trumpet Blows]]'' (1934) - Carmela Ramirez
*''[[The Late George Apley (film)|The Late George Apley]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Velvet Touch]]'' (1948)
*''[[Manhattan Love Song]]'' (1934) - Annette
*''[[Don't Knock the Twist]]'' (1962)
*''[[Ladies Should Listen]]'' (1934) - Susie Flamberg
*''[[For Love or Money (1963 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1963)
*''[[One Night of Love]]'' (1934) - Muriel
*''[[The Ghost and Mr. Chicken]]'' (1966)
*''[[Sweet Adeline (1934 film)|Sweet Adeline]]'' (1934) - Nellie
*''[[Captain Hurricane]]'' (1935) - Gertie (uncredited)
*''[[The Chase (1966 film)|The Chase]]'' (1966)
*''[[The Swinger]]'' (1966)
*''[[Dressed to Thrill]]'' (1935) - Anne Trepied
*''[[The Reluctant Astronaut]]'' (1967)
*''[[A Feather in Her Hat]]'' (1935) - Emily Judson
*''[[The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit]]'' (1968)
*''[[Three Live Ghosts (1936 film)|Three Live Ghosts]]'' (1936) - Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
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*''[[The Invisible Ray (1936 film)|The Invisible Ray]]'' (1936) - Briggs (uncredited)
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*''[[Silent Night, Lonely Night]]'' (1969)
*''[[Rabbit, Run]]'' (1970)
*''[[The Gorgeous Hussy]]'' (1936) - Maybelle
*''[[Craig's Wife (film)|Craig's Wife]]'' (1936) - Mazie

*''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939)
*''[[Rose Bowl (film)|Rose Bowl]]'' (1936) - Susie Reynolds
*''[[When Tomorrow Comes (film)|When Tomorrow Comes]]'' (1939)
*''[[Pennies from Heaven (1936 film)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1936) - Slavey - Hotel Maid
*''[[Bulldog Drummond's Peril]]'' (1938)
*''[[When Love Is Young]]'' (1937) - 'Dotty' Leonard
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*''[[Bulldog Drummond's Revenge]]'' (1937) - Gwen Longworth
*''[[The First Hundred Years (film)|The First Hundred Years]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Goldwyn Follies]]'' (1938)
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*''[[Bulldog Drummond's Revenge]]'' (1937)
*''[[Bulldog Drummond Comes Back]]'' (1937)
*''[[Bulldog Drummond Comes Back]]'' (1937)
*''[[When Love Is Young]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Goldwyn Follies]]'' (1938) - Ada
*''[[Pennies from Heaven (1936 film)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1936)
*''[[The First Hundred Years (film)|The First Hundred Years]]'' (1938) - Midge
*''[[Rose Bowl (film)|Rose Bowl]]'' (1936)
*''[[Bulldog Drummond's Peril]]'' (1938) - Gwen Longworth
*''[[Craig's Wife (film)|Craig's Wife]]'' (1936)
*''[[When Tomorrow Comes (film)|When Tomorrow Comes]]'' (1939) - Lulu
*''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939) - Cicily
*''[[The Gorgeous Hussy]]'' (1936)
*''[[Forty Little Mothers]]'' (1940) - Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
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*''[[The Invisible Ray (1936 film)|The Invisible Ray]]'' (1936)
*''[[Three Live Ghosts (1936 film)|Three Live Ghosts]]'' (1936)
*''[[Hullabaloo (film)|Hullabaloo]]'' (1940) - Lulu Perkins
*''[[A Feather in Her Hat]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Bad Man (1941 film)|The Bad Man]]'' (1941) - Angela Hardy
*''[[The Chocolate Soldier (film)|The Chocolate Soldier]]'' (1941) - Liesel - Maid
*''[[Dressed to Thrill]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Remarkable Andrew]]'' (1942) - Miss Van Buren
*''[[Sweet Adeline (1934 film)|Sweet Adeline]]'' (1934)
*''[[One Night of Love]]'' (1934)
*''[[They All Kissed the Bride]]'' (1942) - Secretary
*''[[Ladies Should Listen]]'' (1934)
*''[[Hers to Hold]]'' (1943) - Nurse Willing
*''[[Success at Any Price]]'' (1934)
*''[[Princess O'Rourke]]'' (1943) - Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
*''[[Manhattan Love Song]]'' (1934)
*''[[Her Primitive Man]]'' (1944) - Aunt Penelope
*''[[The Trumpet Blows]]'' (1934)
*''[[The Late George Apley (film)|The Late George Apley]]'' (1947) - Jane Willing
*''[[Mickey (1948 film)|Mickey]]'' (1948) - Miss Mabel Adams (uncredited)
*''[[Two Alone]]'' (1934)
*''[[Cradle Song (1933 film)|Cradle Song]]'' (1933)
*''[[The Velvet Touch]]'' (1948) - Susan Crane
*''[[Little Women (1933 film)|Little Women]]'' (1933) as Mamie
*''[[Don't Knock the Twist]]'' (1962) - Amy - the Dressmaker
*''[[The Way to Love]]'' (1933)
*''[[For Love or Money (1963 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1963) - Martha (uncredited)
*''[[Bondage (1933 film)|Bondage]]'' (1933)
*''[[Mail Order Bride (1964 film)|Mail Order Bride]]'' (1964) - Salvation Army Band Member (uncredited)
*''[[The Ghost and Mr. Chicken]]'' (1966) - Mrs. Cobb
*''[[King of the Jungle (1933 film)|King of the Jungle]]'' (1933)
*''[[From Hell to Heaven]]'' (1933)
*''[[The Chase (1966 film)|The Chase]]'' (1966) - Mrs. Henderson
*''[[Should Crooners Marry]]'' (1933)
*''[[The Swinger]]'' (1966) - Aunt Cora
*''[[The Reluctant Astronaut]]'' (1967) - Aunt Zana
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*''[[Manhattan Tower (film)|Manhattan Tower]]'' (1932)
*''[[The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit]]'' (1968) - Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
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*''[[Strange Justice (1932 film)|Strange Justice]]'' (1932)
*''[[Rabbit, Run]]'' (1970) - Mrs. Smith (final film role)
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*''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet 1967]]'' (6 episodes, 1967–1970) - Martha Anderson / Myrtle Perriwinkle / Mrs. Morrison / Phoebe Kensington / Jennifer Salt / Mrs. Mary Burnside
*''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet 1967]]'' (6 episodes, 1967–1970) - Martha Anderson / Myrtle Perriwinkle / Mrs. Morrison / Phoebe Kensington / Jennifer Salt / Mrs. Mary Burnside
*''[[Bewitched]]'' (1 episode, 1970) - Mrs. Quigley
*''[[Bewitched]]'' (1 episode, 1970) - Mrs. Quigley
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*''[[Silent Night, Lonely Night]]'' (1969, TV Movie) - Mae
*''[[The Murdocks and the McClays]]'' (1970, TV Movie) - Grandma Murdock
*''[[The Murdocks and the McClays]]'' (1970, TV Movie) - Grandma Murdock
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Nydia Westman
File:Nydia Westman.jpg
Born(1902-02-19)February 19, 1902
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 23, 1970(1970-05-23) (aged 68)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California
Years active1932–1970
SpouseRobert Sparks (1930–1937) (divorced) 1 child
ChildrenKate Williamson

Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television.

Early years

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.[1]

Her sisters, Lolita and Neville were actresses, and her brother, Theodore (d. November 20, 1927), was an actor and playwright.

Career

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.[1]

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).[2]

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.[citation needed]

Personal life

Westman was married to Robert Sparks, a producer, from 1930 until 1937; they had a daughter, actress Kate Williamson, born on September 19, 1931.[1]

Westman died of cancer at the age of sixty-eight in Burbank, California.

Filmography

Television work

References

  1. ^ a b c Nissen, Axel (2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 201–203. ISBN 9780786497324. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Nydia Westman". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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