EDNA MAY OLIVER
Edna May Oliver
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 8, 1883
Deathday: November 9, 1942
Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Notable work
Filmography
Starring
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
1941·
LydiaSarah MacMillan
1940·
Pride and PrejudiceLady Catherine de Bourgh
1939·
Nurse Edith CavellCountess de Mavon
Mrs. Mc Klennar
Maggie Sutton
1939·
Second FiddleAunt Phoebe
1938·
Little Miss BroadwaySarah Wendling
1938·
Paradise for ThreeMrs. Kunkel
1937·
ParnellAunt Ben Wood
1937·
My Dear Miss AldrichMrs. Atherton
1937·
RosalieQueen of Romanza
1936·
Romeo and JulietJuliet's Nurse
1935·
No More LadiesFanny 'Grandma' Townsend
Hildegarde Withers
1935·
A Tale of Two CitiesMiss Pross
1935·
David CopperfieldAunt Betsey Trotwood
1934·
We're Rich AgainMaude Stanley
1934·
The Poor RichHarriet Spottiswood
Hildegarde Withers
1934·
The Last GentlemanAugusta Pritchard, Cabot's sister
Dr. Prodwell
1933·
The Great JasperMadame Talma
1933·
Only YesterdayLeona
1933·
Meet the BaronDean Primrose
1933·
Little WomenAunt March
1933·
Ann VickersMalvina Wormser
1933·
Alice in WonderlandRed Queen
1932·
Hold 'Em JailViolet Jones
1932·
Ladies of the JuryMrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane
1932·
The ConquerorsMatilda Blake
Hildegarde Withers
1931·
Newly RichBessie Tate
1931·
Fanny Foley HerselfFanny Foley
1931·
CimarronMrs. Tracy Wyatt
1931·
Cracked NutsAunt Minnie Van Varden
1931·
Laugh and Get RichSarah Cranston Austin
1930·
Half Shot at SunriseMrs. Marshall
Miss Streeter
1926·
Let's Get MarriedJ.W. Smith
1926·
The American VenusMrs. Niles
1925·
The Lady Who Lied1925·
The Lucky DevilMrs. McDee
1925·
Lovers in QuarantineAmelia Pincent
1924·
Restless WivesBenson's Secretary
1924·
ManhattanMrs. Trapes
1924·
IceboundHannah
Hetty
1923·
Wife in Name OnlyMrs. Dornham