Norma Varden

Biography

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

Career Overview

Norma Varden has 99 screen credits in a career dating back to 1922. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently The Bowery Boys Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Witness for the Prosecution, Where There's a Will, Windbag the Sailor. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

99

Birth Date

1898-01-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Known For

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  Witness for the Prosecution
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  Where There's a Will
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  Windbag the Sailor
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  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• 

  Shipyard Sally
• 

  Everything Happens to Me

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• The Bowery Boys Collection (2 titles)
• Sherlock Holmes Rathbone Series (1 titles)
• Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection (1 titles)
• Road to... (1 titles)
• March Forward Film Series (1 titles)
• Road to... Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Tex Brodus (2 collaborations)
• Steve Carruthers (2 collaborations)
• Albert Cavens (2 collaborations)
• Bess Flowers (2 collaborations)
• Herschel Graham (2 collaborations)
• Colin Kenny (2 collaborations)
• Frank McLure (2 collaborations)
• William H. O'Brien (2 collaborations)
• Fred Rapport (2 collaborations)
• Arthur Tovey (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (99 credits)

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Doc

    Mrs. Dobson

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Istanbul Express

    Englishwoman

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Doctor Dolittle

    Lady Fetherington

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Batman

    - The Thirteenth Hat (1966) ... Mrs. Monteagle actor actors
    1966
  • A Very Special Favor

    Mother Plum

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Sound of Music

    Frau Schmidt

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Kisses for My President

    Miss Disendorff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Bewitched

    - Oedipus Hex (1966) ... Mrs. Lucille Dumont actor actors
    1964
  • Island of Love

    Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • 13 Frightened Girls

    Miss Pittford

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Rome Adventure

    Dean of Briarcroft College for Women (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    - Problem Bear (1969) ... Mrs. Van Ransohoff actor actors
    1962
  • The Lucy Show

    - Lucy Gets Her Maid (1964) ... Mrs. Van Vlack actor actors
    1962
  • Five Minutes to Live

    Priscilla Auerbach

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Moochie of Pop Warner Football

    Miss Devon

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Miracle

    Mrs. MacGregor

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Bonanza

    - The Wooing of Abigail Jones (1962) ... Ma Nutley actor actors
    1959
  • The Third Man

    - Queen of the Nile (1962) ... Caroline Waterbury actor actors
    1959
  • The Buccaneer

    Madame Hilaire

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • In the Money

    Mrs. Smythe-Chumley

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Witness for the Prosecution

    Mrs. French

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Illicit Illusion (1964) ... Winifred Wileen actor actors
    1957
  • Jupiter's Darling

    Fabia

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - The Schartz-Metterklume Method (1960) ... Jenny (uncredited) actor actors
    1955
  • Matinee Theater

    - Arms and the Man (1957) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Three Coins in the Fountain

    Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - Moochie of Pop Warner Football (2) (1960) ... Miss Devon actor actors

    - Moochie of Pop Warner Football (1) (1960) ... Miss Devon actor actors
    1954
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Lady Beekman

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Young Bess

    Lady Tyrwhitt

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Loose in London

    Aunt Agatha

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Les Miserables

    Madame Courbet (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Four Star Playhouse

    - Uncle Fred Flits By (1955) ... Mrs. Tarmigan actor actors

    - Indian Taker (1954) ... actor actors
    1952
  • Thunder on the Hill

    Pierce

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Strangers on a Train

    Mrs. Cunningham

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Red Skelton Show

    - The Sculpture Show (1956) ... Wealthy Art Patron actor actors
    1951
  • I Love Lucy

    - The Ricardos Change Apartments (1953) ... Mrs. Benson actor actors
    1951
  • Fancy Pants

    Lady Maude

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Secret Garden

    Nurse

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Let's Live a Little

    Nurse Brady

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Hollow Triumph

    Mrs. Gerry (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Amazing Mr. X

    Wealthy looking woman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Where There's Life

    Mabel Jones

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Forever Amber

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Ivy

    Joan Rodney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Trouble with Women

    Wilmer Dawson

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Millie's Daughter

    Mrs. Sarah Harris

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Green Years

    Mrs. Bosomley

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Hold That Blonde!

    Flora Carteret

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Girls of the Big House

    Mrs. Thelma Holt

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Cheaters

    Mattie

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Those Endearing Young Charms

    Mrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bring on the Girls

    Martha Neely

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • National Velvet

    Miss Sims

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Mademoiselle Fifi

    The Wholesaler's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The White Cliffs of Dover

    Mrs. Bland

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • What a Woman

    Miss Timmons

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

    Gracie the Barmaid

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Good Fellows

    Mrs. Drayton

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dixie

    Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Slightly Dangerous

    Opera singer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Casablanca

    Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Johnny Doughboy

    Miss Penticott

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Random Harvest

    Julia

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Major and the Minor

    Mrs. Osborne

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Glass Key

    Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Flying with Music

    Miss Mullens

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • We Were Dancing

    Mrs. Bryce-Carew

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Glamour Boy

    Mrs. Lee

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Road to Zanzibar

    Clara Kimble (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Scotland Yard

    Lady Heathcote

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Waterloo Bridge

    Hostess at Restaurant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Earl of Chicago

    Maureen Kilmount

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Shipyard Sally

    Lady Patricia Randall

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Everything Happens to Me

    Mrs. Prodder

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Rhythm Racketeer

    Mrs. Della Nash

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wanted!

    Mrs. Smithers

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Make-Up

    Hostess

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Fire Over England

    Elena's Governess (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Windbag the Sailor

    Olivia Potter-Porter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • East Meets West

    Lady Mallory

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Where There's a Will

    Lady Margaret Wimpleton

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Music Hath Charms

    Bit (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Foreign Affaires

    Mrs. Hardy Hornett

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Get Off My Foot

    Mrs. Rawlingcourt

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Stormy Weather

    Mrs. Dulcie Bullock

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Boys Will Be Boys

    Lady Dorking

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Mimi

    Madame Durand

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Student's Romance

    Dora Streudelmeier, Karl's Aunt

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Dirty Work

    Tiara Customer

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Iron Duke

    Duchess of Richmond

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Evergreen

    Barmaid (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Crime on the Hill

    Editor's Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Happy

    Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Turkey Time

    Ernestine Stoatt

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • A Night Like This

    Mrs. Tuckett(uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Chance of a Night Time

    Mrs. Rashley-Butcher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Glorious Adventure

    Court Lady (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1922