Edna May Oliver
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Nov 1883
Age
143 Years
Born In
Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Total Projects
50
Years Active
76 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
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Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
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Lydia
Lydia
as Sarah MacMillan
movie
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Mrs. Mc Klennar
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Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Countess de Mavon
movie
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
as Aunt Phoebe
movie
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Maggie Sutton
movie
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
as Sarah Wendling
movie
Paradise for Three
Paradise for Three
as Mrs. Kunkel
movie
Rosalie
Rosalie
as Queen of Romanza
movie
My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Mrs. Atherton
movie
Parnell
Parnell
as Aunt Ben Wood
movie
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Juliet's Nurse
movie
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
movie
No More Ladies
No More Ladies
as Fanny 'Grandma' Townsend
movie
Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Hildegarde Withers
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield
as Aunt Betsey Trotwood
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We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again
as Maude Stanley
movie
Murder on the Blackboard
Murder on the Blackboard
as Hildegarde Withers
movie
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman
as Augusta Pritchard, Cabot's sister
movie
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
as Harriet Spottiswood
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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Red Queen
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Little Women
Little Women
as Aunt March
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Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
as Leona
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Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
as Dean Primrose
movie
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers
as Malvina Wormser
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It's Great to Be Alive
It's Great to Be Alive
as Dr. Prodwell
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The Great Jasper
The Great Jasper
as Madame Talma
movie
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Hildegarde Withers
movie
The Conquerors
The Conquerors
as Matilda Blake
movie
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail
as Violet Jones
movie
Ladies of the Jury
Ladies of the Jury
as Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane
movie
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself
as Fanny Foley
movie
Newly Rich
Newly Rich
as Bessie Tate
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Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
as Aunt Minnie Van Varden
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Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich
as Sarah Cranston Austin
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Cimarron
Cimarron
as Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
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Half Shot at Sunrise
Half Shot at Sunrise
as Mrs. Marshall
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The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid
as Miss Streeter
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Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married
as J.W. Smith
movie
The American Venus
The American Venus
as Mrs. Niles
movie
Lovers in Quarantine
Lovers in Quarantine
as Amelia Pincent
movie
The Lucky Devil
The Lucky Devil
as Mrs. McDee
movie
The Lady Who Lied
The Lady Who Lied
movie
Manhattan
Manhattan
as Mrs. Trapes
movie
Icebound
Icebound
as Hannah
movie
Restless Wives
Restless Wives
as Benson's Secretary
movie
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Three O'Clock in the Morning
as Hetty
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Wife in Name Only
Wife in Name Only
as Mrs. Dornham