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Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 β 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 1962β1963 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
all 71
Movies 50
TV Shows 21
Rabbit, Run (1970)
Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
Lancer (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
The Swinger (1966)
Family Affair (1966)
That Girl (1966)
The Chase (1966)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)
F Troop (1965)
The Munsters (1964)
The Addams Family (1964)
Bewitched (1964)
The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Going My Way (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
The Roaring 20's (1960)
Route 66 (1960)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Bloomer Girl (1956)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Studio One (1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
The Velvet Touch (1948)
Mary Kay and Johnny (1947)
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 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)
When Love Is Young (1937)
Rose Bowl (1936)
Pennies from Heaven (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)
Captain Hurricane (1935)
Sweet Adeline (1934)
Ladies Should Listen (1934)
One Night of Love (1934)
Manhattan Love Song (1934)
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
Success at Any Price (1934)
Two Alone (1934)
Little Women (1933)
Cradle Song (1933)
The Way to Love (1933)
Bondage (1933)
King of the Jungle (1933)
From Hell to Heaven (1933)
Manhattan Tower (1932)
Strange Justice (1932)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1902-02-19
Deathday1970-05-23 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ChildrenKate Williamson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Nydia Eileen Westman
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