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Nydia Westman

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1902-02-19

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Feather in Her Hat

A Feather in Her Hat

1935

6.8

Movie
poster

Adam-12

1968

7.1

TV
poster

Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
poster

Bewitched

1964

7.9

TV
Bloomer Girl

Bloomer Girl

1956

0.0

Movie
Bondage

Bondage

1933

0.0

Movie
Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

5.7

Movie
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

1937

5.8

Movie
Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

1935

4.5

Movie
Cradle Song

Cradle Song

1933

0.0

Movie
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936

6.3

Movie
Don't Knock the Twist

Don't Knock the Twist

1962

4.7

Movie
Dressed to Thrill

Dressed to Thrill

1935

0.0

Movie
poster

F Troop

1965

6.1

TV
poster

Family Affair

1966

6.6

TV
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1963

5.3

Movie
Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940

6.2

Movie
From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

1933

7.2

Movie
poster

Going My Way

1962

5.0

TV
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

6.0

Movie
Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold

1943

6.8

Movie
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940

4.0

Movie
King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

5.0

Movie
Ladies Should Listen

Ladies Should Listen

1934

5.8

Movie
poster

Lancer

1968

4.7

TV
Little Women

Little Women

1933

6.8

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
Manhattan Love Song

Manhattan Love Song

1934

5.2

Movie
Manhattan Tower

Manhattan Tower

1932

6.0

Movie
One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1934

5.5

Movie
Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1936

6.9

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

6.4

Movie
Rabbit, Run

Rabbit, Run

1970

3.5

Movie
poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

5.2

TV
Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

1936

6.0

Movie
poster

Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Silent Night, Lonely Night

Silent Night, Lonely Night

1969

10.0

Movie
Strange Justice

Strange Justice

1932

4.5

Movie
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

1934

3.9

Movie
Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline

1934

5.7

Movie
poster

That Girl

1966

6.1

TV
poster

The Addams Family

1964

8.1

TV
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1941

5.4

Movie
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939

7.0

Movie
The Chase

The Chase

1966

7.1

Movie
poster

The Donna Reed Show

1958

6.3

TV
poster

The Farmer's Daughter

1963

5.0

TV
The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

1938

6.0

Movie
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

1966

6.7

Movie
The Goldwyn Follies

The Goldwyn Follies

1938

4.7

Movie
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

5.2

Movie
The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

1936

6.3

Movie
The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley

1947

6.8

Movie
poster

The Munsters

1964

8.0

TV
poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

6.0

TV
The Reluctant Astronaut

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967

6.0

Movie
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

8.2

Movie
poster

The Roaring 20's

1960

0.0

TV
The Swinger

The Swinger

1966

5.4

Movie
The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows

1934

0.0

Movie
The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

1948

6.1

Movie
The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

0.0

Movie
They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride

1942

5.8

Movie
Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1936

5.0

Movie
Two Alone

Two Alone

1934

7.0

Movie
When Love Is Young

When Love Is Young

1937

0.0

Movie
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

1939

5.3

Movie