Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born February 19, 1902
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.
MovieRabbit, Run
1970
as Mrs. Smith
MovieSilent Night, Lonely Night
1969
as Mae
TVLancer
1968
TVAdam-12
1968
as Alice Hoyt
TVThe Second Hundred Years
1967
as Maud
MovieThe Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Aunt Zana
MovieThe Swinger
1966
as Aunt Cora
TVFamily Affair
1966
TVThat Girl
1966
MovieThe Chase
1966
as Mrs. Henderson
MovieThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Mrs. Cobb
TVF Troop
1965
TVThe Munsters
1964
TVThe Addams Family
1964
as Miss Morrison
TVBewitched
1964
TVThe Farmer's Daughter
1963
MovieFor Love or Money
1963
as Milo's Wife
TVGoing My Way
1962
as Mrs. Featherstone
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Aunt Ida Maye
MovieDon't Knock the Twist
1962
as Amy
TVBen Casey
1961
TVThe Roaring 20's
1960
TVRoute 66
1960
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Ivy Stanton
MovieBloomer Girl
1956
as Serena Applegate
MovieThe Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
1950
as White Queen
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Hammond
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
TVStudio One
1948
as Miss Twink
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
MovieThe Velvet Touch
1948
as Susan Crane
MovieThe Late George Apley
1947
as Jane Willing
MovieHer Primitive Man
1944
as Aunt Penolope
MoviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
MovieHers to Hold
1943
as Nurse Willing
MovieThey All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
MovieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Miss Van Buren
MovieThe Chocolate Soldier
1941
as Liesel - Maid
MovieThe Bad Man
1941
as Angela Hardy
MovieHullabaloo
1940
as Lulu Perkins
MovieForty Little Mothers
1940
as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
MovieThe Cat and the Canary
1939
as Cicily
MovieWhen Tomorrow Comes
1939
as Lulu
MovieBulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Gwen Longworth
MovieThe First Hundred Years
1938
as Midge
MovieThe Goldwyn Follies
1938
as Ada
MovieBulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
as Gwen Longworth
MovieWhen Love Is Young
1937
as 'Dotty' Leonard
MovieRose Bowl
1936
as Susie Reynolds
MoviePennies from Heaven
1936
as Slavey - Hotel Maid
MovieCraig's Wife
1936
as Mazie
MovieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Maybelle
MovieThe Invisible Ray
1936
as Briggs (uncredited)
MovieThree Live Ghosts
1936
as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
MovieA Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Emily Judson
MovieDressed to Thrill
1935
as Anne Trepied
MovieCaptain Hurricane
1935
as Gertie
MovieSweet Adeline
1934
as Nellie
MovieLadies Should Listen
1934
as Susi Flamberg
MovieOne Night of Love
1934
as Muriel
MovieManhattan Love Song
1934
as Annette
MovieThe Trumpet Blows
1934
as Carmela Ramirez
MovieSuccess at Any Price
1934
as Dinah McCabe
MovieTwo Alone
1934
as Corie
MovieLittle Women
1933
as Mamie
MovieCradle Song
1933
as Sister Sagrario
MovieThe Way to Love
1933
as Annette
MovieBondage
1933
as Irma
MovieKing of the Jungle
1933
as Sue
MovieFrom Hell to Heaven
1933
as Sue Wells
MovieManhattan Tower
1932
as Miss Wood
MovieStrange Justice
1932
as Gwen
