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Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1940 · nominated
Filmography15 titles
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939as Maggie Sutton
1939as Maggie Sutton
Pride and Prejudice
1940as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
1940as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
A Tale of Two Cities
1935as Miss Pross
1935as Miss Pross
Little Women
1933as Aunt March
1933as Aunt March
David Copperfield
1935as Aunt Betsey Trotwood
1935as Aunt Betsey Trotwood
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939as Countess de Mavon
1939as Countess de Mavon
Lydia
1941as Sarah MacMillan
1941as Sarah MacMillan
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939as Mrs. Mc Klennar
1939as Mrs. Mc Klennar
Little Miss Broadway
1938as Sarah Wendling
1938as Sarah Wendling
Romeo and Juliet
1936as Juliet's Nurse
1936as Juliet's Nurse
Alice in Wonderland
1933as Red Queen
1933as Red Queen
Rosalie
1937as Queen of Romanza
1937as Queen of Romanza
Half Shot at Sunrise
1930as Mrs. Marshall
1930as Mrs. Marshall
Cimarron
1931as Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
1931as Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
The Saturday Night Kid
1929as Miss Streeter
1929as Miss Streeter