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Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television. Westman's career ranged from episodic appearances on TV sitcoms and uncredited bit roles in movies to appearances in groundbreaking films (such as Craig's Wife, which starred Rosalind Russell, and the first film version of Little Women which starred Katharine Hepburn in her first great movie success). She appeared as the housekeeper Mrs. Featherstone in the 1962–1963 ABC series, Going My Way, which starred Gene Kelly, Leo G. Carroll, and Dick York. She also broke... MORE

Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen and television. Westman's career ranged from episodic appearances on TV sitcoms and uncredited bit roles in movies to appearances in groundbreaking films (such as Craig's Wife, which starred Rosalind Russell, and the first film version of Little Women which starred Katharine Hepburn in her first great movie success). She appeared as the housekeeper Mrs. Featherstone in the 1962–1963 ABC series, Going My Way, which starred Gene Kelly, Leo G. Carroll, and Dick York. She also broke ground on stage, debuting the role of "Nell" off-Broadway in Samuel Beckett's Endgame, for which she won one of the first Obie awards. She was born in New York City. Her parents, Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman were actors in vaudeville. Her sisters, Lolita and Neville were actresses, and her brother, Theodore (d. November 20, 1927), was an actor and playwright. She was married to Robert Sparkes, a producer, from 1930 until 1937; they had a daughter. Westman died of cancer, aged 68, in Burbank, California. LESS