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Nydia Westman is a Actor American born on 19 february 1902 at New York City (USA)

Nydia Westman

Nydia Westman
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Birth name Nydia Eileen Westman
Nationality USA
Birth 19 february 1902 at New York City (USA)
Death 23 may 1970 (at 68 years) at Burbank (USA)

Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television.

Biography

Westman's parents, Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman were actors in vaudeville in her native New York City. Her sisters, Lolita and Neville were actresses, and her brother, Theodore (d. November 20, 1927), was an actor and playwright.

She was married to Robert Sparks, a producer, from 1930 until 1937; they had a daughter, actress Kate Williamson (1930–2013).

Westman died of cancer at the age of sixty-eight in Burbank, California.

Best films

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
(Actress)

Usually with

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(9 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(5 films)
Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler
(5 films)
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
(4 films)
Edith Head
Edith Head
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nydia Westman (49 films)

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Actress

Rabbit, Run, 1h34
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors James Caan, Carrie Snodgress, Anjanette Comer, Jack Albertson, Henry Jones, Melodie Johnson Howe
Roles Mrs. Smith
Rating54% 2.7079852.7079852.7079852.7079852.707985
In Reading, Pennsylvania, former high school basketball star Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom is dissatisfied with both his failure to find a career and with his loveless marriage to Janice, an alcoholic who is pregnant with a child neither of them wants. Following an argument with Janice, Rabbit looks up his old basketball coach Marty Tothero, who is now living in squalor. Marty decides that Rabbit needs a woman, and he introduces him to Ruth, a part-time prostitute. When Rabbit moves in with Ruth, Jack Eccles, the family minister, tries to persuade him to return to his wife, but Rabbit refuses. Eventually, Rabbit also becomes disenchanted with Ruth, and when Janice has her baby, Rabbit goes to the hospital and effects a reconciliation. For a time, they live in relative harmony, but Janice's insistence on a less active sex life leads to bitterness, and Rabbit again takes off. Janice resumes her solitary drinking, this time with tragic results; while in a drunken stupor, she accidentally drowns the baby. Learning of his child's death, Rabbit returns home and finds that everyone holds him responsible. At the funeral, Rabbit responds to his parents' and in-laws' accusing glances by screaming his innocence. Fleeing from the cemetery, he goes to Ruth's apartment; but Ruth, who is now pregnant with his child, refuses to let him in unless he agrees to divorce Janice and marry her. Although he promises to do so, Rabbit is still unable to make a commitment to anyone and runs away again.
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit, 1h53
Directed by Norman Tokar, Christopher Hibler, Larry Lansburgh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Children's films, Horse sports in film
Actors Kurt Russell, Dean Jones, Lloyd Bochner, Diane Baker, Morey Amsterdam, Fred Clark
Roles Woman in elevator
Rating63% 3.151993.151993.151993.151993.15199
Madison Avenue advertising executive Fred Bolton, a Lakeville, Connecticut widower living beyond his means, is beset by two major problems. First, his boss at Tomes Advertising Agency has instructed him to come up with an original campaign – in 24 hours – to promote star client Allied Drug & Food's over-the-counter indigestion medication, "Aspercel." Allied's Chairman of the Board, Tom Dugan, wants a "jet-set" appeal campaign that will "give sour stomachs class and dignity."
The Reluctant Astronaut, 1h43
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman, Arthur O'Connell, Frank McGrath, Paul Hartman
Roles Aunt Zana
Rating62% 3.1476853.1476853.1476853.1476853.147685
Roy Fleming (Don Knotts) is fairground operator of a kiddie-spaceship ride in Sweetwater, Missouri. Despite being 35 years old, he still lives with his parents and suffers from extreme acrophobia (fear of heights). His father Arbuckle (Arthur O'Connell) wants better things for his son, so he sends an application to NASA. Roy later learns from his mother (Jeanette Nolan) that NASA has accepted him as a "WB-1074".
The Chase
The Chase (1966)
, 2h13
Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E. G. Marshall, Angie Dickinson, Janice Rule
Roles Mrs. Henderson
Rating70% 3.549263.549263.549263.549263.54926
In a small Texas town where banker Val Rogers (E.G. Marshall) wields a great deal of influence, word comes that native son Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) and another man have escaped from prison.
The Swinger, 1h21
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Yvonne Romain, Nydia Westman, Horace McMahon
Roles Aunt Cora
Rating53% 2.6617552.6617552.6617552.6617552.661755
Kelly Olsson is an aspiring writer, but Girl-Lure magazine keeps rejecting her racy submissions. Kelly decides to show the magazine boys what they're missing. She creates a fake identity for herself, pretending that a story about a young woman's wild ways is actually about herself.
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken, 1h30
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Romance
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Don Knotts, Liam Redmond, Joan Staley, Sandra Gould, Dick Sargent, Skip Homeier
Roles Mrs. Cobb
Rating71% 3.595453.595453.595453.595453.59545
Luther Heggs is a typesetter at the newspaper in Rachel, Kansas, but aspires to be a reporter. One night, observing what he believes to be a murder outside of an old, supposedly haunted house known as the Simmons Mansion, Heggs rushes to the police station with his scoop. Unfortunately, as he relates the details of his story to the Chief of Police, the murder "victim" walks into the room, a local drunk who had merely been whacked unconscious by his irate wife, who had brought him in to be locked up. The next morning, Heggs walks downstairs to the dining room at the Natalie Miller boarding house and overhears Ollie Weaver (Homeier), a full-time reporter at the newspaper, mocking his mistakes of the night before; Ollie is also dating Heggs' love interest, Alma Parker (Joan Staley). According to local lore, the Simmons Mansion was a "murder house" (murder and suicide) 20 years earlier, when Mr. Simmons murdered his wife (with some unknown sharp instrument that was never located - ultimately revealed to be a pair of gardener's pruning shears), and then jumped to his death from the organ loft. Legend has it that the ghost of Mr. Simmons can still occasionally be heard playing the organ at midnight.
For Love or Money, 1h48
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Thelma Ritter, Gig Young, Julie Newmar, William Bendix
Roles Milo's Wife
Rating60% 3.048183.048183.048183.048183.04818
Lawyer Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry (Kirk Douglas) is given the task of playing matchmaker for the three daughters of his wealthy client Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter).
For Love or Money, 1h48
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix
Roles Milo's Wife
Rating60% 3.048183.048183.048183.048183.04818
Chloe Brasher désire marier ses trois filles selon son propre goût. Afin de trouver des prétendants, elle fait appel à l'avocat « Deke » Gentry. Il réussit à caser rapidement les deux aînées mais échoue lamentablement avec Kate, la dernière qui est également la plus brillante des trois. La raison : Il tombe amoureux d'elle…
Don't Knock the Twist, 1h29
Directed by Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Lang Jeffries, Georgine Darcy, Nydia Westman, Frank Albertson, Mari Blanchard, Bess Flowers
Roles Amy
Rating51% 2.5707352.5707352.5707352.5707352.570735
Many twist dancers' meet in preparation for the TV variety show called "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems - and a whole lot of dancing.
The Velvet Touch, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, Leon Ames, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet, Frank McHugh
Roles Susan Crane
Rating67% 3.389483.389483.389483.389483.38948
Broadway leading lady Valerie Stanton (Russell), accidentally kills her producer and former lover, Gordon Dunning (Ames), during an argument about the direction her career should take. He expects her to sign for his next production, a typical frothy comedy for which he is known, while she wants to star in a revival of Hedda Gabler in order to prove her versatility as an actress.
The Late George Apley, 1h36
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Vanessa Brown, Richard Haydn, Richard Neill, Charles Russell
Roles Jane Willing
Rating69% 3.49153.49153.49153.49153.4915
George Apley (Ronald Colman) is a stuffy, self-satisfied member of Boston's upper class, supremely confident of the superiority of his hometown. However, his comfortable, predictable world is overturned when he learns, to his horror, that both his son and his daughter have fallen in love with non-Bostonians. However, he is eventually brought around to see reason.
Princess O'Rourke, 1h34
Directed by Norman Krasna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Harry Davenport
Roles Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.345443.345443.345443.345443.34544
During World War II, Princess Maria (Olivia de Havilland) and her uncle Holman (Charles Coburn), exiles from their conquered European country, live in New York City. Holman hopes that his niece will marry and produce a male heir as soon as possible, but she is not interested in his preferred choice, Count Peter de Chandome (Curt Bois) or the other candidates that her uncle discusses.
Hers to Hold, 1h34
Directed by Frank Ryan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Deanna Durbin, Joseph Cotten, Charles Winninger, Ludwig Stössel, Nella Walker, Gus Schilling
Roles Nurse Willing
Rating62% 3.146673.146673.146673.146673.14667
Penny Craig, jeune chanteuse localement célèbre, vient faire un don de sang à l’hôpital de la Croix Rouge. Dans ce même hôpital se trouve Bill Morley, un pilote qui travaille dans une fabrique d'avions, venu lui aussi donner son sang. Afin d'approcher la jeune femme, il se fait passer pour un médecin, réussit à obtenir son numéro de téléphone, puis la drague. Penny est furieuse quand elle apprend l'imposture. Plus tard, Bill téléphone à son domicile mais Penny a averti le majordome de ne pas lui répondre.
They All Kissed the Bride, 1h25
Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Allen Jenkins, Ivan F. Simpson
Roles Lewis, M.J.'s Secretary
Rating63% 3.1956753.1956753.1956753.1956753.195675
Margaret Drew (Crawford) runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her side is writer Michael Holmes (Douglas) who is writing a book on some of her tough ways. With no time for men, the effect an attractive stranger has on her at her sister's wedding is unnerving. When it turns out this is the hated writer, she starts seriously to lose her bearings.