Nydia Westman
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Nydia Eileen Westman (b. 19 February 1902, New York City - d. 23 May 1970, Burbank, California) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television.
[edit] Roles
- Rabbit, Run (1970)
- The Murdocks and the McClays (1970) (TV)
- Bewitched - one episode
- Dragnet 1967 - several episodes
- Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
- Adam-12 - one episode
- Lancer - one episode
- The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
- Out of the Blue (1968) (TV)
- Family Affair - one episode
- The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
- The Swinger (1966)
- The Chase (1966)
- The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
- My Favorite Martian - one episode
- F Troop - one episode
- Please Don't Eat The Daisies - one episode
- The Munsters - one episode
- The Donna Reed Show - one episode
- Ben Casey - one episode
- Bonanza - one episode
- Perry Mason - one episode
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - one episode
- The Addams Family - one episode
- For Love or Money (1963)
- Route 66 - one episode
- Going My Way (1962) TV Series
- Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
- Play of the Week :The Enchanted (1960) TV Episode
- The United States Steel Hour :Who's Earnest? (1957) TV Episode
- Kaiser Aluminum Hour :Whereabouts Unknown (1957) TV Episode
- Producers' Showcase :Bloomer Girl (1956) TV Episode
- Ford Television Theatre :The Fabulous Sycamores (1955) TV Episode
- Studio One :Sane as a Hatter (1955) TV Episode
- Kraft Television Theatre
- The Fascinating Stranger (1955) TV Episode
- The Bishop Misbehaves (1954) TV Episode
- Forty Weeks of Uncle Tom (1954) TV Episode
- Emma (1954) TV Episode
- Split Level (1954) TV Episode
- Philip Morris Playhouse :Kitty Doone (1954) TV Episode
- Broadway Television Theatre :Her Master's Voice (1953) TV Episode
- Robert Montgomery Presents :The Wall (1952) TV Episode
- Young Mr. Bobbin (1951) TV Series
- Philco Television Playhouse
- Case History (1951) TV Episode
- The Wonderful Mrs. Ingram (1949) TV Episode
- Chevrolet Tele-Theatre :The Veranda (1950) TV Episode
- Actor's Studio :The Night the Ghost Got In (1948) TV Episode
- The Velvet Touch (1948)
- Mary Kay and Johnny (1947) TV Series (1947-1950)
- The Late George Apley (1947)
- Her Primitive Man (1944)
- Princess O'Rourke (1943)
- Hers to Hold (1943)
- They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
- The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
- The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
- The Bad Man (1941)
- Hullabaloo (1940)
- Forty Little Mothers (1940)
- The Cat and the Canary (1939)
- When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
- Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
- The First Hundred Years (1938)
- The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
- Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
- When Love Is Young (1937)
- Pennies from Heaven (1936)
- Rose Bowl (1936)
- Craig's Wife (1936)
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
- The Invisible Ray (1936)
- Three Live Ghosts (1936)
- A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
- Dressed to Thrill (1935)
- Sweet Adeline (1934)
- One Night of Love (1934)
- Ladies Should Listen (1934)
- Success at Any Price (1934)
- Manhattan Love Song (1934)
- The Trumpet Blows (1934)
- Two Alone (1934)
- Cradle Song (1933)
- Little Women (1933)
- The Way to Love (1933)
- Bondage (1933)
- King of the Jungle (1933)
- From Hell to Heaven (1933)
- Should Crooners Marry (1933)
- Manhattan Tower (1932)
- Strange Justice (1932)
[edit] Career
Nydia Westman's career ranged from episodic appearances on TV sitcoms 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 which starred Katharine Hepburn in her first great movie success).
She also broke ground on stage, beginning in 1920. She debuted the role of "Nell" off-Broadway in Samuel Beckett's Endgame, for which she won one of the first Obie awards.
[edit] Family
She was married to Robert Sparkes, a producer, from 1930 until 1937; they had a daughter.
Her parents, Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman were actors in vaudeville. Her sisters, Lolita and Neville were actresses, and her brother, Theodore (d. 20 November 1927) was an actor and playwright.
Nydia Westman died in Burbank, California, aged 68, from cancer
