Acting
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
Film · 1970
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Film · 1969
Lancer
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
The Reluctant Astronaut
Film · 1967
The Second Hundred Years
Series · 1967
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Film · 1966
The Swinger
Film · 1966
The Chase
Film · 1966
Family Affair
Series · 1966
That Girl
Series · 1966
F Troop
Series · 1965
Mail Order Bride
Film · 1964
The Munsters
Series · 1964
Bewitched
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
For Love or Money
Film · 1963
The Farmer's Daughter
Series · 1963
Don't Knock the Twist
Film · 1962
Going My Way
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Route 66
Series · 1960
The Roaring 20's
Series · 1960
The Donna Reed Show
Series · 1958
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Bloomer Girl
Film · 1956
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
The Velvet Touch
Film · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
The Late George Apley
Film · 1947
Her Primitive Man
Film · 1944
Hers to Hold
Film · 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Film · 1943
The Remarkable Andrew
Film · 1942
They All Kissed the Bride
Film · 1942
The Bad Man
Film · 1941
The Chocolate Soldier
Film · 1941
Hullabaloo
Film · 1940
Forty Little Mothers
Film · 1940
The Cat and the Canary
Film · 1939
When Tomorrow Comes
Film · 1939
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Film · 1938
The First Hundred Years
Film · 1938
The Goldwyn Follies
Film · 1938
When Love Is Young
Film · 1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Film · 1937
The Gorgeous Hussy
Film · 1936
Pennies from Heaven
Film · 1936
Craig's Wife
Film · 1936
Three Live Ghosts
Film · 1936
The Invisible Ray
Film · 1936
Rose Bowl
Film · 1936
Dressed to Thrill
Film · 1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Film · 1935
Captain Hurricane
Film · 1935
One Night of Love
Film · 1934
Manhattan Love Song
Film · 1934
Success at Any Price
Film · 1934
Two Alone
Film · 1934
Sweet Adeline
Film · 1934
Ladies Should Listen
Film · 1934
The Trumpet Blows
Film · 1934
Little Women
Film · 1933
From Hell to Heaven
Film · 1933
Bondage
Film · 1933
King of the Jungle
Film · 1933
Cradle Song
Film · 1933
The Way to Love
Film · 1933
Manhattan Tower
Film · 1932
Strange Justice
Film · 1932