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name: "Anita Sharp-Bolster"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anita-sharp-bolster"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 August 1895"
died: "1 June 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T01:23:56.884196+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Anita Sharp-Bolster

Actor. Born 28 August 1895 in Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland. Died 1 June 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 August 1895, Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland
- **Died:** 1 June 1985
- **Also known as:** Anita Bolster
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sharp-Bolster, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13560271, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789181/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98495

## Biography

Anita Sharp-Bolster (also credited as Anita Bolster) was an Irish actress. She was born on 28 August 1895 in Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland, and died on 1 June 1985 in North Miami, Florida, United States.

She began her career on the British stage and made her film debut in the 1928 British production *What Money Can Buy*. Her American film debut came in 1942 with *Saboteur*, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She appeared in numerous Hollywood films in supporting roles, including as Mrs. Foley in *The Lost Weekend* (1945), as well as parts in *Scarlet Street* (1945), *My Name Is Julia Ross* (1945) and *The Thin Man Goes Home* (1944).

Sharp-Bolster also worked in television and on Broadway, with credits including *Lady in Waiting* (1940) and episodes of *Dark Shadows* (1968). She was married to Jacob Schwartz.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Lost Weekend* (1945), Fi1m 82, as Mrs. Foley — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-weekend.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Going My Way* (1944), Fi1m 74, as Mrs. Hattie Quimp (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/going-my-way.md)
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1943), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait-1943.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Magpie's Talking Duck* (1978), as Mrs. Richardson
- *The Next Victim* (1975), as Mrs. Bluther
- *Happy Ever After* (1974), series, as First Lady
- *Craze* (1974), as Woman at Will Reading (uncredited)
- *The Man Who Came to Dinner* (1972), as Harriet Stanley
- *Jude the Obscure* (1971), series, as Mrs Trott
- *The Boy Cried Murder* (1966), as Mrs. Wetherall
- *Promise Her Anything* (1966), as Mrs. Egan (uncredited)
- *Macbeth* (1964), as 2nd Witch
- *Father Came Too!* (1964), as Mrs. Muriel Trumper
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Lady Trimmer
- *The List of Adrian Messenger* (1963), as Mrs. Slattery (uncredited)
- *The Human Jungle* (1963), series, as Mrs. Cartwright
- *On the Beat* (1962), as Woman at Hairdressers (uncredited)
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Ada Harmer
- *Payroll* (1961), as Landlady (uncredited)
- *The Hands of Orlac* (1960), as Volcheff's Assistant
- *The House in Marsh Road* (1960), as Mrs. O'Brien
- *School for Scoundrels* (1960), as Alice
- *Alive and Kicking* (1959), as Postmistress
- *The Man Who Liked Funerals* (1959), as Lady Hunter
- *The Larkins* (1958), series, as Gran Foskett
- *Stormy Crossing* (1958), as Nurse
- *The Rising of the Moon* (1957), as Colonel Frobisher's Wife (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1956), as Housekeeper
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Mrs. Barton
- *Lost* (1956), as Miss Gill
- *The Reluctant Bride* (1955), as Mrs. Fogarty
- *The Hornet's Nest* (1955), as Landlady
- *Raising a Riot* (1955), as Mrs. Buttons
- *The Final Test* (1953), as Daisy
- *Botany Bay* (1952), as Moll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster)
- *Talk of a Million* (1951), as Miss Rafferty, Sacristan
- *Waterfront* (1950), as Mrs. Simon
- *Saints and Sinners* (1949), as Julia Ann Dermody (as Anita Bolster)
- *The Perfect Woman* (1949), as Lady Diana
- *The Woman in White* (1948), as Mrs. Todd
- *The Judge Steps Out* (1947), as Martha
- *Love from a Stranger* (1947), as Ethel
- *Dark Passage* (1947), as Woman (uncredited)
- *The Two Mrs. Carrolls* (1947), as Christine
- *Scarlet Street* (1945), as Laura Michaels
- *The Lost Weekend* (1945), as Mrs. Foley — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-weekend.md)
- *My Name Is Julia Ross* (1945), as Sparkes
- *Kitty* (1945), as Mullens
- *The Thin Man Goes Home* (1944), as Hilda
- *Our Hearts Were Young and Gay* (1944), as Stewardess (uncredited)
- *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), as Miller (uncredited)
- *Tale of a Dog* (1944), as Gossiper
- *Passport to Destiny* (1944), as Agnes
- *The Lodger* (1944), as Wiggy (uncredited)
- *Going My Way* (1944), as Mrs. Hattie Quimp (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/going-my-way.md)
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1943), as Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait-1943.md)
- *Three Little Twirps* (1943), as Effie the Bearded Lady (uncredited)
- *Thumbs Up* (1943), as Mrs. Smithers
- *London Blackout Murders* (1943), as Mrs. Pringle (as Anita Bolster)
- *Nightmare* (1942), as Mrs. MacDonald
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), as Sasha's Mother (uncredited) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)
- *This Above All* (1942), as Tea Shop Customer
- *Saboteur* (1942), as Esmeralda the Bearded Lady
- *Dead Men Are Dangerous* (1939), as Spinster Resident
- *Lassie from Lancashire* (1938), as Woman in Audience
- *The Villiers Diamond* (1938), as Mlle. Dulac
- *Jump for Glory* (1937), as Cyril's Wife
- *Mr. Bill the Conqueror* (1932), Actor
- *The Temperance Fête* (1932), as Teacher
- *Night Shadows* (1931), as Woman with Grapes on Hat

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