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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1902-02-19
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Nydia Eileen Westman

Movies List of Nydia Westman

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The Velvet Touch

1948 Movie
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Little Women

1933 Movie
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One Night of Love

1934 Movie
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Dressed to Thrill

1935 Movie
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The Swinger

1966 Movie
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The Gorgeous Hussy

1936 Movie
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Manhattan Tower

1932 Movie
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Manhattan Love Song

1934 Movie
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When Tomorrow Comes

1939 Movie
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From Hell to Heaven

1933 Movie
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Bondage

1933 Movie
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Pennies from Heaven

1936 Movie
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Hullabaloo

1940 Movie
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Success at Any Price

1934 Movie
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A Feather in Her Hat

1935 Movie
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Two Alone

1934 Movie
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Strange Justice

1932 Movie
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Sweet Adeline

1934 Movie
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Craig's Wife

1936 Movie
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King of the Jungle

1933 Movie
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The Chase

1966 Movie
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Ladies Should Listen

1934 Movie
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The Bad Man

1941 Movie
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For Love or Money

1963 Movie
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When Love Is Young

1937 Movie
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Three Live Ghosts

1936 Movie
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Captain Hurricane

1935 Movie
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Don't Knock the Twist

1962 Movie
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Forty Little Mothers

1940 Movie
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Rabbit, Run

1970 Movie
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Hers to Hold

1943 Movie
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The Late George Apley

1947 Movie
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The Remarkable Andrew

1942 Movie
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Her Primitive Man

1944 Movie
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Cradle Song

1933 Movie
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Princess O'Rourke

1943 Movie
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The Way to Love

1933 Movie
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Bloomer Girl

1956 Movie
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The Goldwyn Follies

1938 Movie
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The Trumpet Blows

1934 Movie
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The Invisible Ray

1936 Movie
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Rose Bowl

1936 Movie