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Nancy Olson

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Nancy Olson

Nancy Ann Olson (born July 14, 1928) is an American retired actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sunset Boulevard (1950). She co-starred with William Holden in four films, and later appeared in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and its sequel, Son of Flubber (1963), as well as the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974). Olson retired from acting in the mid-1980s, although she has made a few rare returns, most recently in 2014.

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Born
Nancy Ann Olson (1928-07-14) July 14, 1928 (age 97)Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Other names
Nancy Livingston
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1948–1984, 1997, 2014
Spouses
mw- Alan Jay Lerner (m. 1950; div. 1957) Alan W. Livingston (m. 1962; died 2009)
Children
3

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1949
Role(s)
Cecille Gautier
1950
Role(s)
Betty Schaefer
Notes
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Role(s)
Joyce Willecombe
Role(s)
Katherine Holbrook
1951
Role(s)
Lieutenant Eleanor MacKay
Role(s)
Carol
1952
Role(s)
Nancy Vallon
1953
Role(s)
Dallas O'Mara
1954
Role(s)
Katie Brannigan
1955
Role(s)
Mrs. Pat Rogers
1960
Role(s)
Nancy Furman
1961
Role(s)
Betsy Carlisle
1963
Role(s)
Elizabeth "Betsy" Brainard
1969
Role(s)
Norah Smith
1972
Role(s)
Sue Baxter
1974
Role(s)
Mrs. Abbott
1982
Role(s)
Christine
1987
Role(s)
voice
Notes
Video
1997
Role(s)
Ford Secretary
2014
Role(s)
Bianca Cummings
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1949
Canadian Pacific
Cecille Gautier
1950
Sunset Boulevard
Betty Schaefer
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1950
Union Station
Joyce Willecombe
1950
Mr. Music
Katherine Holbrook
1951
Force of Arms
Lieutenant Eleanor MacKay
1951
Submarine Command
Carol
1952
Big Jim McLain
Nancy Vallon
1953
So Big
Dallas O'Mara
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Katie Brannigan
1955
Battle Cry
Mrs. Pat Rogers
1960
Pollyanna
Nancy Furman
1961
The Absent-Minded Professor
Betsy Carlisle
1963
Son of Flubber
Elizabeth "Betsy" Brainard
1969
Smith!
Norah Smith
1972
Snowball Express
Sue Baxter
1974
Airport 1975
Mrs. Abbott
1982
Making Love
Christine
1987
Sparky's Magic Piano
voice
Video
1997
Flubber
Ford Secretary
2014
Dumbbells
Bianca Cummings
· Filmography › Television
1954
Role(s)
Kitty O'Dare
Notes
episode: "For the Love of Kitty"
Role(s)
Lisa
Notes
episode: "Spent in Silence"
Role(s)
Gwen Cavendish
Notes
episode: "The Royal Family"
1955
Role(s)
Peggy Day
Notes
episode: "The Woman"
1956
Role(s)
Judith
Notes
episode: "High Tor"
1958
Role(s)
Joyce Richmond
Notes
episode: "Second Chance"
Role(s)
Judith Gay
Notes
episode: "The Last Rodeo"
1959
Role(s)
Jan Manning
Notes
Season 4 Episode 17: "Total Loss"
1960
Role(s)
Peggy Thomas
Notes
episode: "The Greatest Man Alive"
1961
Role(s)
Amber Baring
Notes
episode: "Family Outing"
1963
Role(s)
Mrs. Landon
Notes
episode: "Collision Course"
1965
Role(s)
Julia Jenkins
Notes
episode: "Night of the Wolf"
1971
Role(s)
Ann Latham
Notes
episode: "Beware of the Watchdog"
1972
Role(s)
Henrietta Donavan
Notes
episode: "Yankton"
Role(s)
Judge
Notes
episode: "Death Holds the Scale"
1973
Role(s)
Mrs. Ross
Notes
episode: "Mirabelle's Summer"
1974
Role(s)
Louise Merrick
Notes
episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"
1975
Role(s)
Jeannie Morris
Notes
episode: "Web of Lies"
1976
Role(s)
Jessica Frazier
Notes
TV series
1977
Role(s)
Thelma Thompson
Notes
episode: "Testament of Power"
1984
Role(s)
Marjorie Harper
Notes
Main role, 13 episodes
2010
Role(s)
Katherine
Notes
episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1954
Ford Theatre
Kitty O'Dare
episode: "For the Love of Kitty"
1954
Lux Video Theatre
Lisa
episode: "Spent in Silence"
1954
The Best of Broadway
Gwen Cavendish
episode: "The Royal Family"
1955
Producers' Showcase
Peggy Day
episode: "The Woman"
1956
Ford Star Jubilee
Judith
episode: "High Tor"
1958
The United States Steel Hour
Joyce Richmond
episode: "Second Chance"
1958
General Electric Theater
Judith Gay
episode: "The Last Rodeo"
1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jan Manning
Season 4 Episode 17: "Total Loss"
1960
Startime
Peggy Thomas
episode: "The Greatest Man Alive"
1961
Alcoa Premiere
Amber Baring
episode: "Family Outing"
1963
Channing
Mrs. Landon
episode: "Collision Course"
1965
The Big Valley
Julia Jenkins
episode: "Night of the Wolf"
1971
The Name of the Game
Ann Latham
episode: "Beware of the Watchdog"
1972
Gunsmoke
Henrietta Donavan
episode: "Yankton"
1972
Police Surgeon
Judge
episode: "Death Holds the Scale"
1973
Love Story
Mrs. Ross
episode: "Mirabelle's Summer"
1974
Banacek
Louise Merrick
episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"
1975
The Streets of San Francisco
Jeannie Morris
episode: "Web of Lies"
1976
Kingston: Confidential
Jessica Frazier
TV series
1977
Barnaby Jones
Thelma Thompson
episode: "Testament of Power"
1984
Paper Dolls
Marjorie Harper
Main role, 13 episodes
2010
Big Love
Katherine
episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
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