Person
Nancy Olson
Acting · Born 1928-07-14 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
Nancy Olson (born July 14, 1928) is an American screen, television, and stage actress. She was an Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nominee for her portrayal of Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard (1950).
Known for
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Big Love
Katherine
The Big Valley
Julia
Gunsmoke
Henrietta Donavan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jan Manning
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Sunset Boulevard
Betty Schaefer
Banacek
Louise Merrick
Your Show of Shows
1950
Startime
Peggy Thomas
Filmography
- 2008The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action ClassicsSelf
- 2006Big LoveKatherine
- 2002Sunset Boulevard: A Look BackSelf
- 2002A Day in the Life of an ActressSelf
- 2002Pollyanna: The Making of a MasterpieceSelf
- 2002Recreating Pollyanna's AmericaSelf
- 1998Billy Wilder: The Human ComedySelf
- 1997FlubberSecretary at Ford Motor Company
- 1996Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next DoorSelf
- 1995More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'Self
- 1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelf
- 1987Sparky's Magic Piano
- 1984Paper DollsMarjorie Harper
- 1982Making LoveChristine
- 1977Kingston: Confidential
- 1974Airport 1975Mrs. Abbott
- 1972Snowball ExpressSue Baxter
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco
- 1972BanacekLouise Merrick
- 1969Smith!Norah Smith
- 1965The Big ValleyJulia
- 1963ChanningJessica Landon
- 1963Son of FlubberBetsy Brainard
- 1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorBetsy Carlisle
- 1960PollyannaNancy Furman
- 1959StartimePeggy Thomas
- 1956High TorJudith
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJan Manning
- 1955GunsmokeHenrietta Donavan
- 1955Battle CryMrs. Pat Rogers
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyNancy Furman
- 1954Producers' ShowcasePeggy Day
- 1954The Boy from OklahomaKatie Brannigan
- 1953So BigDallas O'Mara
- 1953General Electric TheaterJudith Gay
- 1952Big Jim McLainNancy Vallon
- 1951Submarine CommandCarol
- 1951Force of ArmsLt. Eleanor Mackay
- 1950Mr. MusicKatherine Holbrook
- 1950Union StationJoyce Willecombe
- 1950Lux Video TheatreLisa
- 1950Sunset BoulevardBetty Schaefer
- 1950Your Show of Shows
- 1949Canadian PacificCecille Gautier
- 1948Portrait of JennieTeenager in Art Gallery
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
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