Biography
Nydia Westman was an American character actress and singer of stage, screen and television. Born in New York City to vaudeville performers Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman, she attended the Professional Children's School.
Her Broadway debut was in Pigs (1924) and her final Broadway role was in Midgie Purvis (1961). She won an Obie Award for playing Nell in the off-Broadway premiere of Samuel Beckett's Endgame. Westman made her screen debut in Strange Justice (1932) and appeared in many films during the 1930s, including Little Women (1933) as Mamie and One Night of Love (1934) as Muriel. Later credits included the television series Going My Way (1962–1963) as Mrs Featherstone.
She was married to producer Robert Sparks from 1930 to 1937; their daughter, actress Kate Williamson, was born in 1931. Westman died in 1970 in Burbank, California.
