Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Actor Nov 8 (died age 59) Malden, Massachusetts, USA 1923–1999 (76 year career)
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Biography

Edna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 – November 9, 1942) was an American stage and film actress. During the 1930s, she was one of the best-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters. ​She was born Edna May Nutter in Malden, Massachusetts. The daughter of Ida May and Charles Edward Nutter, Edna was a descendant of the 6th American president John Quincy Adams. Miss Oliver took an early interest in the stage, and she would quit school at the age of 14 to pursue …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (50)

Movies (50)

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)

7.7
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970

as Self (archive footage)

Lydia

Lydia

1941

as Sarah MacMillan

6.5
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

6.9
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

as Mrs. Mc Klennar

6.5
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

as Maggie Sutton

6.9
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

as Countess de Mavon

6.4
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Aunt Phoebe

4.9
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Sarah Wendling

6.3
Paradise for Three

Paradise for Three

1938

as Mrs. Kunkel

6.8
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as Mrs. Atherton

6.1
Rosalie

Rosalie

1937

as Queen of Romanza

5.5
Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Aunt Ben Wood

4.1
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936

as Juliet's Nurse

6.2
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1935

as Aunt Betsey Trotwood

6.6
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1935

as Miss Pross

6.8
No More Ladies

No More Ladies

1935

as Fanny 'Grandma' Townsend

4.6
Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935

as Hildegarde Withers

6.3
We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again

1934

as Maude Stanley

5.2
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman

1934

as Augusta Pritchard, Cabot's sister

3.0
The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

1934

as Harriet Spottiswood

Murder on the Blackboard

Murder on the Blackboard

1934

as Hildegarde Withers

6.1
Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

as Malvina Wormser

5.5
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933

as Red Queen

6.1
The Great Jasper

The Great Jasper

1933

as Madame Talma

Little Women

Little Women

1933

as Aunt March

6.8
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Leona

6.8
Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

1933

as Dean Primrose

4.2
It's Great to Be Alive

It's Great to Be Alive

1933

as Dr. Prodwell

5.0
The Conquerors

The Conquerors

1932

as Matilda Blake

4.8
Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury

1932

as Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane

6.4
The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932

as Hildegarde Withers

5.5
Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

as Violet Jones

6.8
Cimarron

Cimarron

1931

as Mrs. Tracy Wyatt

5.6
Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

1931

as Aunt Minnie Van Varden

7.0
Laugh and Get Rich

Laugh and Get Rich

1931

as Sarah Cranston Austin

4.7
Newly Rich

Newly Rich

1931

as Bessie Tate

3.0
Fanny Foley Herself

Fanny Foley Herself

1931

as Fanny Foley

Half Shot at Sunrise

Half Shot at Sunrise

1930

as Mrs. Marshall

5.9
The Saturday Night Kid

The Saturday Night Kid

1929

as Miss Streeter

4.4
Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

1926

as J.W. Smith

The American Venus

The American Venus

1926

as Mrs. Niles

The Lucky Devil

The Lucky Devil

1925

as Mrs. McDee

6.5
The Lady Who Lied

The Lady Who Lied

1925
Lovers in Quarantine

Lovers in Quarantine

1925

as Amelia Pincent

Icebound

Icebound

1924

as Hannah

Manhattan

Manhattan

1924

as Mrs. Trapes

6.0
Restless Wives

Restless Wives

1924

as Benson's Secretary

Wife in Name Only

Wife in Name Only

1923

as Mrs. Dornham

Three O'Clock in the Morning

Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923

as Hetty