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Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Acting·1883–1942·49 films

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.…

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Filmography

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1940)Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Little Women
Little Women (1933)Aunt March
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)Mrs. Mc Klennar
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)Miss Pross
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)Aunt Betsey Trotwood
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1933)Red Queen
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)Maggie Sutton
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1936)Juliet's Nurse
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)Hildegarde Withers
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway (1938)Sarah Wendling
Half Shot at Sunrise
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)Mrs. Marshall
Lydia
Lydia (1941)Sarah MacMillan
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)Countess de Mavon
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers (1933)Malvina Wormser
Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)Hildegarde Withers
The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)Miss Streeter
Parnell
Parnell (1937)Aunt Ben Wood
No More Ladies
No More Ladies (1935)Fanny 'Grandma' Townsend
Murder on the Blackboard
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)Hildegarde Withers
Ladies of the Jury
Ladies of the Jury (1932)Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1939)Aunt Phoebe
Rosalie
Rosalie (1937)Queen of Romanza
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1933)Leona
We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again (1934)Maude Stanley
My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)Mrs. Atherton
Paradise for Three
Paradise for Three (1938)Mrs. Kunkel
The Conquerors
The Conquerors (1932)Matilda Blake
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron (1933)Dean Primrose
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail (1932)Violet Jones
The Lucky Devil
The Lucky Devil (1925)Mrs. McDee
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999)Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)Sarah Cranston Austin
Newly Rich
Newly Rich (1931)Bessie Tate
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts (1931)Aunt Minnie Van Varden
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman (1934)Augusta Pritchard, Cabot's sister
Manhattan
Manhattan (1924)Mrs. Trapes
It's Great to Be Alive
It's Great to Be Alive (1933)Dr. Prodwell
The American Venus
The American Venus (1926)Mrs. Niles
The Lady Who Lied
The Lady Who Lied (1925)
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich (1934)Harriet Spottiswood
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Three O'Clock in the Morning (1923)Hetty
Lovers in Quarantine
Lovers in Quarantine (1925)Amelia Pincent
The Great Jasper
The Great Jasper (1933)Madame Talma
Wife in Name Only
Wife in Name Only (1923)Mrs. Dornham
Icebound
Icebound (1924)Hannah
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself (1931)Fanny Foley
Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married (1926)J.W. Smith
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)Self (archive footage)