About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1902-02-19
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Nydia Westman

Overview

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

Acting

1970 Rabbit, Run Actor Mrs. Smith 58
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1969 Silent Night, Lonely Night Actor Mae 59
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1967 The Reluctant Astronaut Actor Aunt Zana 59
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1966 The Swinger Actor Aunt Cora 58
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1966 The Chase Actor Mrs. Henderson 63
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1966 The Ghost & Mr. Chicken Actor Mrs. Cobb 60
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1963 For Love or Money Actor Milo's Wife 58
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1962 Going My Way Actor Mrs. Featherstone 69
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1962 Don't Knock the Twist Actor Amy 58
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1956 Bloomer Girl Actor Serena Applegate N/A
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1948 The Velvet Touch Actor Susan Crane 58
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1947 The Late George Apley Actor Jane Willing 59
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1944 Her Primitive Man Actor Aunt Penolope 58
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1943 Princess O'Rourke Actor Mrs. Bowers (uncredited) 59
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1943 Hers to Hold Actor Nurse Willing 59
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1942 They All Kissed the Bride Actor Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary 58
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1942 The Remarkable Andrew Actor Miss Van Buren 59
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1941 The Bad Man Actor Angela Hardy 59
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1940 Hullabaloo Actor Lulu Perkins 59
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1940 Forty Little Mothers Actor Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche 58
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1939 The Cat and the Canary Actor Cicily 60
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1939 When Tomorrow Comes Actor Lulu 58
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1938 Bulldog Drummond's Peril Actor Gwen Longworth 58
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1938 The First Hundred Years Actor Midge 59
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1938 The Goldwyn Follies Actor Ada 58
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1937 Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Actor Gwen Longworth 59
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1937 When Love Is Young Actor 'Dotty' Leonard N/A
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1936 Rose Bowl Actor Susie Reynolds 59
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1936 Pennies from Heaven Actor Slavey - Hotel Maid 59
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1936 Craig's Wife Actor Mazie 59
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1936 The Gorgeous Hussy Actor Maybelle 58
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1936 The Invisible Ray Actor Briggs (uncredited) 59
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1936 Three Live Ghosts Actor Peggy 'Peg' Woofers 59
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1935 A Feather in Her Hat Actor Emily Judson 59
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1935 Dressed to Thrill Actor Anne Trepied N/A
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1935 Captain Hurricane Actor Gertie 58
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1934 Sweet Adeline Actor Nellie 59
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1934 Ladies Should Listen Actor Susie Flamberg 58
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1934 One Night of Love Actor Muriel 58
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1934 Manhattan Love Song Actor Annette 58
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1934 The Trumpet Blows Actor Carmela Ramirez N/A
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1934 Success at Any Price Actor Dinah McCabe 58
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1934 Two Alone Actor Corie 59
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1933 Little Women Actor Mamie 60
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1933 Cradle Song Actor Sister Sagrario N/A
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1933 The Way to Love Actor Annette N/A
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1933 Bondage Actor Irma N/A
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1933 King of the Jungle Actor Sue 58
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1933 From Hell to Heaven Actor Sue Wells 59
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1932 Manhattan Tower Actor Miss Wood 59
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1932 Strange Justice Actor Gwen 58
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