Životopis (biografie):
Ve třicátých letech jedna z nejobsazovanějších hereček v americkém filmu. Když režiséři potřebovali nevrlou starou pannu, prostořekou dominantní tetku nebo protivnou tchyni, vždy byla po ruce.
Edna May Oliver se narodila 9. listopadu 1883 v Maldenu, Massachusetts. Ve svých čtrnácti letech opustila školu, táhlo ji to za divadlem. Nejprve hrála s ochotníky a v menších divadlech. Na Broadwayi debutovala v roce 1917 v hudební komedii Jerome Kerna Oh Boy. Další divadelní hry následovaly.
Ve filmu se objevila poprvé v roce 1923 a v natáčení pokračovala až do roku 1941. Veselohra byla její .....zobrazit více
1941 |
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Lydia ... Sarah MacMillan [57] | |||
1940 |
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Pýcha a předsudek ... lady Catherine de Bourgh [56] | |||
1939 |
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Drums Along the Mohawk ... Mrs. Mc Klennarová [55] | |||
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Melodie na bruslích, Druhé housle ... teta Phoebe [55] | ||||
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Nurse Edith Cavell ... hraběnka de Mavonová [55] | ||||
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Život v tanci ... Maggie Suttonová [55] | ||||
1938 |
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Děvčátko z Broadwaye ... Sarah Wendlingová [54] | |||
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Paradise for Three ... Mrs. Kunkelová [54] | ||||
1937 |
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My Dear Miss Aldrich ... Mrs. Lou Athertonová [53] | |||
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Parnell ... teta Ben [53] | ||||
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Rosalie ... královna [53] | ||||
1936 |
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Romeo a Julie ... chůva [52] | |||
1935 |
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A Tale of Two Cities ... Miss Prossová [51] | |||
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David Copperfield ... teta Betsy [51] | ||||
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Murder on a Honeymoon ... Hildegarde Withersová [51] | ||||
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No More Ladies ... Fanny [51] | ||||
1934 |
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Murder on the Blackboard ... Hildegarde Withersová [50] | |||
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The Last Gentleman ... Augusta Pritchardová [50] | ||||
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The Poor Rich ... Harriet Spottiswoodová [50] | ||||
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We're Rich Again ... Maude Stanleyová [50] | ||||
1933 |
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Alice in Wonderland ... Red Queen [49] | |||
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Ann Vickers ... Malvina Wormserová [49] | ||||
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It's Great to Be Alive ... Dr. Prodwell [49] | ||||
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Malé ženy ... teta Marchová [49] | ||||
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Meet the Baron ... Dean Primrose [49] | ||||
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Only Yesterday ... Leona [49] | ||||
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The Great Jasper ... Madame Talma [49] | ||||
1932 |
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Hold 'Em Jail ... Violet Jonesová [48] | |||
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Ladies of the Jury ... Mrs. Craneová [48] | ||||
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The Conquerors ... Matilda Blakeová [48] | ||||
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The Penguin Pool Murder ... Miss Withersová [48] | ||||
1931 |
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Cimarron ... Tracy Wyatt [47] | |||
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Cracked Nuts ... teta Minnie [47] | ||||
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Fanny Foley Herself ... Fanny Foleyová [47] | ||||
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Forbidden Adventure ... Bessie Tate [47] | ||||
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Laugh and Get Rich ... Sarah Austinová [47] | ||||
1930 |
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Half Shot at Sunrise ... Mrs. Marshallová [46] | |||
1929 |
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The Saturday Night Kid ... Miss Streeterová [45] | |||
1926 |
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Let's Get Married ... J.W. Smithová [42] | |||
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The American Venus ... Mrs. Nilsová [42] | ||||
1925 |
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Lovers in Quarantine ... Amelia Pincentová [41] | |||
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The Lucky Devil ... Mrs. McDeeová [41] | ||||
1924 |
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Icebound ... Hannah [40] | |||
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Manhattan ... Mrs. Trapesová [40] | ||||
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Restless Wives ... sekretářka [40] | ||||
1923 |
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Three O'Clock in the Morning ... Hetty [39] | |||
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Wife in Name Only ... Mrs. Dornhamová [39] |