Nydia Westman

Nydia Westman

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

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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.
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Adam-12
Crime Drama
The Reluctant Astronaut
Comedy Family Science Fiction
The Chase
Crime Drama
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
Comedy Family Mystery Romance Horror
F Troop
Comedy Western
The Munsters
Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Family
Bewitched
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Family Drama
Route 66
Drama Crime
Perry Mason
Mystery Drama Crime
Bloomer Girl
Music Romance TV Movie
Hers to Hold
Drama Music Romance
The Bad Man
Comedy Western
Hullabaloo
Comedy Romance
The Cat and the Canary
Comedy Horror Mystery
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Adventure Crime Mystery Romance Thriller
The Goldwyn Follies
Romance Music Comedy
Rose Bowl
Comedy Romance
Pennies from Heaven
Comedy Drama Music
The Invisible Ray
Science Fiction Horror Thriller
Dressed to Thrill
Comedy Drama Music
Captain Hurricane
Comedy Drama Romance
Manhattan Love Song
Comedy Romance Drama
The Way to Love
Comedy Romance
King of the Jungle
Adventure Action
  • name:Nydia Westman
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Female
  • Birthday:1902-02-19
  • Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA
  • Also Known As: Nydia Eileen Westman ·
  • Biography: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.
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