Edna May Oliver
American actress (1883-1942) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 59
Edna May Oliver was an American stage and film actress. During the 1930s, she was one of the better-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters.
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1942Died9 November 19421941
LydiaFilm, Sarah MacMillan1940
Pride and PrejudiceFilm, Lady Catherine de Bourgh1938
Little Miss BroadwayFilm, Sarah Wendling1937
My Dear Miss AldrichFilm, Mrs. Atherton1936
Romeo and JulietFilm, Juliet's Nurse1935
A Tale of Two CitiesFilm, Miss Pross1933
Alice in WonderlandFilm, Red Queen1932
Hold 'Em JailFilm, Violet Jones1931
CimarronFilm, Mrs. Tracy Wyatt1930
Half Shot at SunriseFilm, Mrs. Marshall1926
Let's Get MarriedFilm, J.W. Smith1925
The Lady Who LiedFilm1924
ManhattanFilm, Mrs. Trapes1883Born9 November 1883
LydiaFilm, Sarah MacMillan1940Pride and PrejudiceFilm, Lady Catherine de Bourgh1938Little Miss BroadwayFilm, Sarah Wendling1937My Dear Miss AldrichFilm, Mrs. Atherton1936Romeo and JulietFilm, Juliet's Nurse1935A Tale of Two CitiesFilm, Miss Pross1933Alice in WonderlandFilm, Red Queen1932Hold 'Em JailFilm, Violet Jones1931CimarronFilm, Mrs. Tracy Wyatt1930Half Shot at SunriseFilm, Mrs. Marshall1926Let's Get MarriedFilm, J.W. Smith1925The Lady Who LiedFilm1924ManhattanFilm, Mrs. Trapes1883Born9 November 1883Known for
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Pride and Prejudice 1940
A Tale of Two Cities 1935
Little Women 1933
David Copperfield 1935
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939
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George Cukor Directed Little Women and David Copperfield
David O. Selznick Produced David Copperfield (1935)
William LeBaron Produced Cimarron and Let's Get Married
Max Steiner Wrote Cimarron and Little Women
Adolph Zukor Produced Icebound and The American Venus
Gregory La Cava Directed Restless Wives and Let's Get Married
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Icebound and The American Venus
Kenneth Macgowan Produced Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Herbert Stothart Wrote Pride and Prejudice and David Copperfield
George Archainbaud Directed Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Irving Thalberg Produced Romeo and Juliet and No More Ladies
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Norman Taurog Directed Forbidden Adventure and Hold 'Em Jail
Robert Z. Leonard Directed Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Richard Dix Also in Icebound and Let's Get Married
John M. Stahl Directed Only Yesterday and Parnell
Gustav von Seyffertitz Also in Paradise for Three (1938)
Janet Beecher Also in The Last Gentleman (1934)
Roscoe Ates Also in Cimarron and Hold 'Em Jail
Pandro S. Berman Produced Ann Vickers (1933)
Basil Rathbone Also in David Copperfield (1935)
Reginald Owen Also in Rosalie and Paradise for Three
Robert McWade Also in Cimarron and Ladies of the Jury- Stuart Palmer Wrote The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1942 · aged 59
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