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.
Filmography
Rabbit, Run
as Mrs. Smith
Rabbit, Run
as Mrs. Smith
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Mae
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Mae
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Aunt Zana
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Aunt Zana
The Swinger
as Aunt Cora
The Swinger
as Aunt Cora
The Chase
as Mrs. Henderson
The Chase
as Mrs. Henderson
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Mrs. Cobb
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Mrs. Cobb
For Love or Money
as Milo's Wife
For Love or Money
as Milo's Wife
The Velvet Touch
as Susan Crane
The Velvet Touch
as Susan Crane
The Late George Apley
as Jane Willing
The Late George Apley
as Jane Willing
Her Primitive Man
as Aunt Penolope
Her Primitive Man
as Aunt Penolope
Princess O'Rourke
as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
as Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
Hers to Hold
as Nurse Willing
Hers to Hold
as Nurse Willing
They All Kissed the Bride
as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
They All Kissed the Bride
as Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
The Remarkable Andrew
as Miss Van Buren
The Remarkable Andrew
as Miss Van Buren
The Chocolate Soldier
as Liesel - Maid
The Chocolate Soldier
as Liesel - Maid
The Bad Man
as Angela Hardy
The Bad Man
as Angela Hardy
Hullabaloo
as Lulu Perkins
Hullabaloo
as Lulu Perkins
Forty Little Mothers
as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
Forty Little Mothers
as Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
The Cat and the Canary
as Cicily
The Cat and the Canary
as Cicily
When Tomorrow Comes
as Lulu
When Tomorrow Comes
as Lulu
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Gwen Longworth
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Gwen Longworth
The First Hundred Years
as Midge
The First Hundred Years
as Midge
The Goldwyn Follies
as Ada
The Goldwyn Follies
as Ada
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
as Gwen Longworth
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
as Gwen Longworth
When Love Is Young
as 'Dotty' Leonard
When Love Is Young
as 'Dotty' Leonard
Craig's Wife
as Mazie
Craig's Wife
as Mazie
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Maybelle
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Maybelle
The Invisible Ray
as Briggs (uncredited)
The Invisible Ray
as Briggs (uncredited)
Three Live Ghosts
as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
Three Live Ghosts
as Peggy 'Peg' Woofers
A Feather in Her Hat
as Emily Judson
A Feather in Her Hat
as Emily Judson
Dressed to Thrill
as Anne Trepied
Dressed to Thrill
as Anne Trepied
Sweet Adeline
as Nellie
Sweet Adeline
as Nellie
Ladies Should Listen
as Susi Flamberg
Ladies Should Listen
as Susi Flamberg
One Night of Love
as Muriel
One Night of Love
as Muriel
The Trumpet Blows
as Carmela Ramirez
The Trumpet Blows
as Carmela Ramirez
Success at Any Price
as Dinah McCabe
Success at Any Price
as Dinah McCabe
Two Alone
as Corie
Two Alone
as Corie
Little Women
as Mamie
Little Women
as Mamie
Cradle Song
as Sister Sagrario
Cradle Song
as Sister Sagrario
The Way to Love
as Annette
The Way to Love
as Annette
Bondage
as Irma
Bondage
as Irma
King of the Jungle
as Sue
King of the Jungle
as Sue
From Hell to Heaven
as Sue Wells
From Hell to Heaven
as Sue Wells
Manhattan Tower
as Miss Wood
Manhattan Tower
as Miss Wood
Strange Justice
as Gwen
Strange Justice
as Gwen