1902-02-19 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.
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Rabbit, Run | Mrs. Smith | 1970-10-01 |
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Silent Night, Lonely Night | Mae | 1969-12-16 |
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The Reluctant Astronaut | Aunt Zana | 1967-09-05 |
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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken | Mrs. Cobb | 1966-01-20 |
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The Swinger | Aunt Cora | 1966-11-13 |
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The Chase | Mrs. Henderson | 1966-02-18 |
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For Love or Money | Milo's Wife | 1963-08-07 |
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Don't Knock the Twist | Amy | 1962-04-13 |
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Bloomer Girl | Serena Applegate | 1956-05-28 |
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The Velvet Touch | Susan Crane | 1948-07-13 |
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The Late George Apley | Jane Willing | 1947-03-19 |
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Her Primitive Man | Aunt Penolope | 1944-05-29 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Mrs. Bowers (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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Hers to Hold | Nurse Willing | 1943-07-16 |
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The Remarkable Andrew | Miss Van Buren | 1942-03-05 |
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They All Kissed the Bride | Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary | 1942-06-11 |
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The Bad Man | Angela Hardy | 1941-03-28 |
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Forty Little Mothers | Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche | 1940-04-26 |
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Hullabaloo | Lulu Perkins | 1940-10-25 |
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The Cat and the Canary | Cicily | 1939-10-27 |
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When Tomorrow Comes | Lulu | 1939-08-11 |
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Bulldog Drummond's Peril | Gwen Longworth | 1938-03-18 |
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The Goldwyn Follies | Ada | 1938-02-04 |
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The First Hundred Years | Midge | 1938-03-12 |
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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge | Gwen Longworth | 1937-12-16 |
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When Love Is Young | 'Dotty' Leonard | 1937-03-26 |
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Rose Bowl | Susie Reynolds | 1936-11-30 |
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The Invisible Ray | Briggs (uncredited) | 1936-01-20 |
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Pennies from Heaven | Slavey - Hotel Maid | 1936-11-25 |
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Three Live Ghosts | Peggy 'Peg' Woofers | 1936-01-10 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | Maybelle | 1936-08-28 |
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Craig's Wife | Mazie | 1936-09-25 |
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Dressed to Thrill | 1935-10-08 | |
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A Feather in Her Hat | Emily Judson | 1935-10-25 |
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Captain Hurricane | Gertie | 1935-03-01 |
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Sweet Adeline | Nellie | 1934-12-29 |
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The Trumpet Blows | Carmela Ramirez | 1934-04-14 |
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Success at Any Price | Dinah McCabe | 1934-03-16 |
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Manhattan Love Song | Annette | 1934-04-29 |
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Ladies Should Listen | Susie Flamberg | 1934-08-10 |
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One Night of Love | Muriel | 1934-07-16 |
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Two Alone | Corie | 1934-01-26 |
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King of the Jungle | Sue | 1933-03-10 |
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Bondage | Irma | 1933-04-22 |
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Cradle Song | Sister Sagrario | 1933-11-19 |
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From Hell to Heaven | Sue Wells | 1933-02-24 |
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Little Women | Mamie | 1933-11-24 |
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The Way to Love | Annette | 1933-10-20 |
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Strange Justice | Gwen | 1932-10-07 |
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Manhattan Tower | Miss Wood | 1932-12-01 |
