Norma Varden

Person

Norma Varden

Born 20 January 1898 Died 19 January 1989, aged 90 London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known professionally as Norma Varden, was an English-American actress with a long film career.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1922)
60years on screen and counting
8credits in 1953, their busiest year
126dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid poster Age: 84

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982
as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Doc poster Age: 71

Doc

1969
as Mrs. Dobson
Istanbul Express poster Age: 71

Istanbul Express

1969
as Englishwoman
Doctor Dolittle poster Age: 69

Doctor Dolittle

1967
as Lady Fetherington
A Very Special Favor poster Age: 67

A Very Special Favor

1965
as Mother Plum
The Sound of Music poster Age: 67

The Sound of Music

1965
as Frau Schmidt
Kisses for My President poster Age: 66

Kisses for My President

1964
as Miss Disendorff (uncredited)
Island of Love poster Age: 65

Island of Love

1963
as Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)
13 Frightened Girls poster Age: 65

13 Frightened Girls

1963
as Miss Pittford
Rome Adventure poster Age: 64

Rome Adventure

1962
as Dean of Briarcroft College for Women (uncredited)
Five Minutes to Live poster Age: 63

Five Minutes to Live

1961
as Priscilla Auerbach
Moochie of Pop Warner Football poster Age: 62

Moochie of Pop Warner Football

1960
as Miss Devon
The Miracle poster Age: 61

The Miracle

1959
as Mrs. MacGregor
The Buccaneer poster Age: 60

The Buccaneer

1958
as Madame Hilaire
In the Money poster Age: 60

In the Money

1958
as Mrs. Smythe-Chumley
Witness for the Prosecution poster Age: 59

Witness for the Prosecution

1957
as Mrs. French
Jupiter's Darling poster Age: 57

Jupiter's Darling

1955
as Fabia
Three Coins in the Fountain poster Age: 56

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954
as Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes poster Age: 55

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953
as Lady Beekman
Young Bess poster Age: 55

Young Bess

1953
as Lady Tyrwhitt
Loose in London poster Age: 55

Loose in London

1953
as Aunt Agatha
Les Miserables poster Age: 54

Les Miserables

1952
as Madame Courbet (uncredited)
Thunder on the Hill poster Age: 53

Thunder on the Hill

1951
as Pierce
Strangers on a Train poster Age: 53

Strangers on a Train

1951
as Mrs. Cunningham
Fancy Pants poster Age: 52

Fancy Pants

1950
as Lady Maude
The Secret Garden poster Age: 51

The Secret Garden

1949
as Nurse
Adventure in Baltimore poster Age: 51

Adventure in Baltimore

1949
as Helen Hadley Hamilton
Let's Live a Little poster Age: 50

Let's Live a Little

1948
as Nurse Brady
Hollow Triumph poster Age: 50

Hollow Triumph

1948
as Mrs. Gerry (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. X poster Age: 50

The Amazing Mr. X

1948
as Wealthy looking woman
Where There's Life poster Age: 49

Where There's Life

1947
as Mabel Jones
Forever Amber poster Age: 49

Forever Amber

1947
as Mrs. Abbott
Forever Amber poster Age: 49

Forever Amber

1947
Ivy poster Age: 49

Ivy

1947
as Joan Rodney (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women poster Age: 49

The Trouble with Women

1947
as Wilmer Dawson
Millie's Daughter poster Age: 49

Millie's Daughter

1947
as Mrs. Sarah Harris
The Searching Wind poster Age: 48

The Searching Wind

1946
as Mrs. Hayworth
The Green Years poster Age: 48

The Green Years

1946
as Mrs. Bosomley
Hold That Blonde! poster Age: 47

Hold That Blonde!

1945
as Flora Carteret
Girls of the Big House poster Age: 47

Girls of the Big House

1945
as Mrs. Thelma Holt
The Cheaters poster Age: 47

The Cheaters

1945
as Mattie
Those Endearing Young Charms poster Age: 47

Those Endearing Young Charms

1945
as Mrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady
Bring on the Girls poster Age: 47

Bring on the Girls

1945
as Martha Neely
National Velvet poster Age: 47

National Velvet

1945
as Miss Sims
Mademoiselle Fifi poster Age: 46

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944
as The Wholesaler's Wife
The White Cliffs of Dover poster Age: 46

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944
as Mrs. Bland
What a Woman poster Age: 45

What a Woman

1943
as Miss Timmons
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death poster Age: 45

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943
as Gracie the Barmaid
The Good Fellows poster Age: 45

The Good Fellows

1943
as Mrs. Drayton
Dixie poster Age: 45

Dixie

1943
as Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous poster Age: 45

Slightly Dangerous

1943
as Opera singer (uncredited)
Casablanca poster Age: 44

Casablanca

1943
as Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
Johnny Doughboy poster Age: 44

Johnny Doughboy

1942
as Miss Penticott
Random Harvest poster Age: 44

Random Harvest

1942
as Julia
The Major and the Minor poster Age: 44

The Major and the Minor

1942
as Mrs. Osborne
The Glass Key poster Age: 44

The Glass Key

1942
as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Flying with Music poster Age: 44

Flying with Music

1942
as Miss Mullens
We Were Dancing poster Age: 44

We Were Dancing

1942
as Mrs. Bryce-Carew
Glamour Boy poster Age: 43

Glamour Boy

1941
as Mrs. Lee
Road to Zanzibar poster Age: 43

Road to Zanzibar

1941
as Clara Kimble (uncredited)
Scotland Yard poster Age: 43

Scotland Yard

1941
as Lady Heathcote
Mr. District Attorney poster Age: 43

Mr. District Attorney

1941
as Hat Saleswoman
Waterloo Bridge poster Age: 42

Waterloo Bridge

1940
as Hostess at Restaurant (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago poster Age: 41

The Earl of Chicago

1940
as Maureen Kilmount
Shipyard Sally poster Age: 41

Shipyard Sally

1939
as Lady Patricia Randall
Everything Happens to Me poster Age: 40

Everything Happens to Me

1938
as Mrs. Prodder
Rhythm Racketeer poster Age: 39

Rhythm Racketeer

1937
as Mrs. Della Nash
Wanted! poster Age: 39

Wanted!

1937
as Mrs. Smithers
No poster
Age: 39

Make-Up

1937
as Hostess
Fire Over England poster Age: 39

Fire Over England

1937
as Elena's Governess (uncredited)
Windbag the Sailor poster Age: 38

Windbag the Sailor

1936
as Olivia Potter-Porter
East Meets West poster Age: 38

East Meets West

1936
as Lady Mallory
Where There's a Will poster Age: 38

Where There's a Will

1936
as Lady Margaret Wimpleton
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss poster Age: 38

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936
Music Hath Charms poster Age: 38

Music Hath Charms

1936
as Bit (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 37

Foreign Affaires

1935
as Mrs. Hardy Hornett
No poster
Age: 37

Get Off My Foot

1935
as Mrs. Rawlingcourt
Stormy Weather poster Age: 37

Stormy Weather

1935
as Mrs. Dulcie Bullock
Boys Will Be Boys poster Age: 37

Boys Will Be Boys

1935
as Lady Dorking
Mimi poster Age: 37

Mimi

1935
as Madame Durand
The Student's Romance poster Age: 36

The Student's Romance

1935
as Dora Streudelmeier, Karl's Aunt
Dirty Work poster Age: 36

Dirty Work

1934
as Tiara Customer
The Iron Duke poster Age: 36

The Iron Duke

1934
as Duchess of Richmond
Evergreen poster Age: 36

Evergreen

1934
as Barmaid (uncredited)
Crime on the Hill poster Age: 35

Crime on the Hill

1933
as Editor's Secretary
Happy poster Age: 35

Happy

1933
as Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses
Turkey Time poster Age: 35

Turkey Time

1933
as Ernestine Stoatt
A Night Like This poster Age: 34

A Night Like This

1932
as Mrs. Tuckett(uncredited)
No poster
Age: 33

The Chance of a Night Time

1931
as Mrs. Rashley-Butcher (uncredited)
The Glorious Adventure poster Age: 24

The Glorious Adventure

1922
as Court Lady (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Batman poster Age: 67

Batman

1966
as Mrs. Monteagle
Bewitched poster Age: 66

Bewitched

1964
as Mrs. Lucille Dumont
The Lucy Show poster Age: 64

The Lucy Show

1962
as Mrs. Van Vlack
The Beverly Hillbillies poster Age: 64

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
as Mrs. Van Ransohoff
Hazel poster Age: 63

Hazel

1961
as Harriet Johnson
Mister Ed poster Age: 62

Mister Ed

1961
as Mrs. Davis
Coronado 9 poster Age: 62

Coronado 9

1960
The Third Man poster Age: 61

The Third Man

1959
as Caroline Waterbury
Bonanza poster Age: 61

Bonanza

1959
as Ma Nutley
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 60

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Mrs. Hotchkiss
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 60

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Maude Courtright
The Real McCoys poster Age: 59

The Real McCoys

1957
as Woman
The Real McCoys poster Age: 59

The Real McCoys

1957
as Mrs. Murdock
The Real McCoys poster Age: 59

The Real McCoys

1957
as Mrs. Barton
Perry Mason poster Age: 59

Perry Mason

1957
as Winifred Wileen
No poster
Age: 58

The Gale Storm Show

1956
as Miss Gompers
Telephone Time poster Age: 58

Telephone Time

1956
Matinee Theater poster Age: 57

Matinee Theater

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 57

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as Mrs. Sylvester
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 57

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Jenny (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 56

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Miss Devon
The Danny Thomas Show poster Age: 55

The Danny Thomas Show

1953
as Governess Quincy
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 55

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Mrs. Masters
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 55

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Head Nurse
General Electric Theater poster Age: 55

General Electric Theater

1953
as Mrs. MacDowell
The Life Of Riley poster Age: 54

The Life Of Riley

1953
as Mother
Mr. & Mrs. North poster Age: 54

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster Age: 54

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 54

Cavalcade of America

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 54

Four Star Playhouse

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 54

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Mrs. Tarmigan
Adventures of Superman poster Age: 54

Adventures of Superman

1952
as Mabel McCredy
I Love Lucy poster Age: 53

I Love Lucy

1951
as Mrs. Benson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 53

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 53

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Wealthy Art Patron
No poster
Age: 52

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Aunt
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