Nydia Westman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1902
- Died
- May 23, 1970 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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Rabbit, Run
Movie · as Mrs. Smith
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Movie · as Mae
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Alice Hoyt · 1 ep
The Reluctant Astronaut
Movie · as Aunt Zana
The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Maud · 1 ep
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Movie · as Mrs. Cobb
The Swinger
Movie · as Aunt Cora
The Chase
Movie · as Mrs. Henderson
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
F Troop
TV · 1 ep
Mail Order Bride
Movie · as Salvation Army Band Member (uncredited)
The Munsters
TV · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · 1 ep
The Addams Family
TV · as Miss Morrison · 1 ep
For Love or Money
Movie · as Milo's Wife
The Farmer's Daughter
TV · 1 ep
Don't Knock the Twist
Movie · as Amy
Going My Way
TV · as Mrs. Featherstone · 30 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Aunt Ida Maye · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Ivy Stanton · 1 ep
Bloomer Girl
Movie · as Serena Applegate
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as White Queen
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Hammond · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
The Velvet Touch
Movie · as Susan Crane
Studio One
TV · as Miss Twink · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · 2 eps
The Late George Apley
Movie · as Jane Willing
Her Primitive Man
Movie · as Aunt Penolope
Hers to Hold
Movie · as Nurse Willing
Princess O'Rourke
Movie · as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Miss Van Buren
They All Kissed the Bride
Movie · as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
The Bad Man
Movie · as Angela Hardy
The Chocolate Soldier
Movie · as Liesel - Maid
Hullabaloo
Movie · as Lulu Perkins
Forty Little Mothers
Movie · as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
The Cat and the Canary
Movie · as Cicily
When Tomorrow Comes
Movie · as Lulu
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Movie · as Gwen Longworth
The First Hundred Years
Movie · as Midge
The Goldwyn Follies
Movie · as Ada
When Love Is Young
Movie · as 'Dotty' Leonard
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Movie · as Gwen Longworth
The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie · as Maybelle
Pennies from Heaven
Movie · as Slavey - Hotel Maid
Craig's Wife
Movie · as Mazie
Three Live Ghosts
Movie · as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
The Invisible Ray
Movie · as Briggs (uncredited)
Rose Bowl
Movie · as Susie Reynolds
Dressed to Thrill
Movie · as Anne Trepied
A Feather in Her Hat
Movie · as Emily Judson
Captain Hurricane
Movie · as Gertie
One Night of Love
Movie · as Muriel
Manhattan Love Song
Movie · as Annette
Success at Any Price
Movie · as Dinah McCabe
Two Alone
Movie · as Corie
Sweet Adeline
Movie · as Nellie
Ladies Should Listen
Movie · as Susi Flamberg
The Trumpet Blows
Movie · as Carmela Ramirez
Little Women
Movie · as Mamie
From Hell to Heaven
Movie · as Sue Wells
Bondage
Movie · as Irma
King of the Jungle
Movie · as Sue
Cradle Song
Movie · as Sister Sagrario
The Way to Love
Movie · as Annette
Manhattan Tower
Movie · as Miss Wood
Strange Justice
Movie · as Gwen