Nydia Westman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1902
- Died
- May 23, 1970
- Birthplace
- 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
Rabbit, Run 1970
as Mrs. Smith
Silent Night, Lonely Night 1969
as Mae
The Reluctant Astronaut 1967
as Aunt Zana
The Swinger 1966
as Aunt Cora
The Chase 1966
as Mrs. Henderson
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966
as Mrs. Cobb
Mail Order Bride 1964
as Salvation Army Band Member (uncredited)
For Love or Money 1963
as Milo's Wife
Don't Knock the Twist 1962
as Amy
Bloomer Girl 1956
as Serena Applegate
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland 1950
as White Queen
The Velvet Touch 1948
as Susan Crane
The Late George Apley 1947
as Jane Willing
Her Primitive Man 1944
as Aunt Penolope
Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
Hers to Hold 1943
as Nurse Willing
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
as Miss Van Buren
The Chocolate Soldier 1941
as Liesel - Maid
The Bad Man 1941
as Angela Hardy
Hullabaloo 1940
as Lulu Perkins
Forty Little Mothers 1940
as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
The Cat and the Canary 1939
as Cicily
When Tomorrow Comes 1939
as Lulu
Bulldog Drummond's Peril 1938
as Gwen Longworth
The First Hundred Years 1938
as Midge
The Goldwyn Follies 1938
as Ada
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge 1937
as Gwen Longworth
When Love Is Young 1937
as 'Dotty' Leonard
Rose Bowl 1936
as Susie Reynolds
Pennies from Heaven 1936
as Slavey - Hotel Maid
Craig's Wife 1936
as Mazie
The Gorgeous Hussy 1936
as Maybelle
The Invisible Ray 1936
as Briggs (uncredited)
Three Live Ghosts 1936
as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
A Feather in Her Hat 1935
as Emily Judson
Dressed to Thrill 1935
as Anne Trepied
Captain Hurricane 1935
as Gertie
Sweet Adeline 1934
as Nellie
Ladies Should Listen 1934
as Susi Flamberg
One Night of Love 1934
as Muriel
Manhattan Love Song 1934
as Annette
The Trumpet Blows 1934
as Carmela Ramirez
Success at Any Price 1934
as Dinah McCabe
Two Alone 1934
as Corie
Little Women 1933
as Mamie
Cradle Song 1933
as Sister Sagrario
The Way to Love 1933
as Annette
Bondage 1933
as Irma
King of the Jungle 1933
as Sue
From Hell to Heaven 1933
as Sue Wells
Manhattan Tower 1932
as Miss Wood
Strange Justice 1932
as Gwen
Credits from TMDB.