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Norma Varden

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Norma Varden

Born January 20, 1898 in London, England, UKDied January 19, 198988 films

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

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Witness for the Prosecution posterFirst watchWitness for the Prosecution19578.2as Mrs. FrenchAn ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being…View film

Essential films

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Casablanca poster8.1Casablanca1943The Sound of Music poster7.7The Sound of Music1965Strangers on a Train poster7.7Strangers on a Train1951Gentlemen Prefer Blondes poster7.3Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953Waterloo Bridge poster7.5Waterloo Bridge1940The Major and the Minor poster7.1The Major and the Minor1942National Velvet poster7.2National Velvet1945Random Harvest poster7.3Random Harvest1942

Filmography

88 films as actor
  1. 1969DocMrs. Dobson
  2. 1969Istanbul ExpressEnglishwoman
  3. 1967Doctor DolittleLady Fetherington
  4. 1965A Very Special FavorMother Plum
  5. 1965The Sound of MusicFrau Schmidt
  6. 1964Kisses for My PresidentMiss Disendorff (uncredited)
  7. 1963Island of LoveWife in Nightclub (uncredited)
  8. 196313 Frightened GirlsMiss Pittford
  9. 1962Rome AdventureDean of Briarcroft College for Women (uncredited)
  10. 1961Five Minutes to LivePriscilla Auerbach
  11. 1960Moochie of Pop Warner FootballMiss Devon
  12. 1959The MiracleMrs. MacGregor
  13. 1958The BuccaneerMadame Hilaire
  14. 1958In the MoneyMrs. Smythe-Chumley
  15. 1957Witness for the ProsecutionMrs. French
  16. 1955Jupiter's DarlingFabia
  17. 1954Three Coins in the FountainWoman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)
  18. 1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesLady Beekman
  19. 1953Young BessLady Tyrwhitt
  20. 1953Loose in LondonAunt Agatha
  21. 1952Les MiserablesMadame Courbet (uncredited)
  22. 1951Thunder on the HillPierce
  23. 1951Strangers on a TrainMrs. Cunningham
  24. 1950Fancy PantsLady Maude
  25. 1949The Secret GardenNurse
  26. 1949Adventure in BaltimoreHelen Hadley Hamilton
  27. 1948Let's Live a LittleNurse Brady
  28. 1948Hollow TriumphMrs. Gerry (uncredited)
  29. 1948The Amazing Mr. XWealthy looking woman
  30. 1947Where There's LifeMabel Jones
  31. 1947Forever AmberMrs. Abbott
  32. 1947IvyJoan Rodney (uncredited)
  33. 1947The Trouble with WomenWilmer Dawson
  34. 1947Millie's DaughterMrs. Sarah Harris
  35. 1946The Searching WindMrs. Hayworth
  36. 1946The Green YearsMrs. Bosomley
  37. 1945Hold That Blonde!Flora Carteret
  38. 1945Girls of the Big HouseMrs. Thelma Holt
  39. 1945The CheatersMattie
  40. 1945Those Endearing Young CharmsMrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady
  41. 1945Bring on the GirlsMartha Neely
  42. 1945National VelvetMiss Sims
  43. 1944Mademoiselle FifiThe Wholesaler's Wife
  44. 1944The White Cliffs of DoverMrs. Bland
  45. 1943What a WomanMiss Timmons
  46. 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathGracie the Barmaid
  47. 1943The Good FellowsMrs. Drayton
  48. 1943DixieMrs. LaPlant (uncredited)
  49. 1943Slightly DangerousOpera singer (uncredited)
  50. 1943CasablancaWife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
  51. 1942Johnny DoughboyMiss Penticott
  52. 1942Random HarvestJulia
  53. 1942The Major and the MinorMrs. Osborne
  54. 1942The Glass KeyHenrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
  55. 1942Flying with MusicMiss Mullens
  56. 1942We Were DancingMrs. Bryce-Carew
  57. 1941Glamour BoyMrs. Lee
  58. 1941Road to ZanzibarClara Kimble (uncredited)
  59. 1941Scotland YardLady Heathcote
  60. 1941Mr. District AttorneyHat Saleswoman
  61. 1940Waterloo BridgeHostess at Restaurant (uncredited)
  62. 1940The Earl of ChicagoMaureen Kilmount
  63. 1939Shipyard SallyLady Patricia Randall
  64. 1938Everything Happens to MeMrs. Prodder
  65. 1937Rhythm RacketeerMrs. Della Nash
  66. 1937Wanted!Mrs. Smithers
  67. 1937Make-UpHostess
  68. 1937Fire Over EnglandElena's Governess (uncredited)
  69. 1936Windbag the SailorOlivia Potter-Porter
  70. 1936East Meets WestLady Mallory
  71. 1936Where There's a WillLady Margaret Wimpleton
  72. 1936The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
  73. 1936Music Hath CharmsBit (uncredited)
  74. 1935Foreign AffairesMrs. Hardy Hornett
  75. 1935Get Off My FootMrs. Rawlingcourt
  76. 1935Stormy WeatherMrs. Dulcie Bullock
  77. 1935Boys Will Be BoysLady Dorking
  78. 1935MimiMadame Durand
  79. 1935The Student's RomanceDora Streudelmeier, Karl's Aunt
  80. 1934Dirty WorkTiara Customer
  81. 1934The Iron DukeDuchess of Richmond
  82. 1934EvergreenBarmaid (uncredited)
  83. 1933Crime on the HillEditor's Secretary
  84. 1933HappyMiss Stone, Secretary with Glasses
  85. 1933Turkey TimeErnestine Stoatt
  86. 1932A Night Like ThisMrs. Tuckett(uncredited)
  87. 1931The Chance of a Night TimeMrs. Rashley-Butcher (uncredited)
  88. 1922The Glorious AdventureCourt Lady (uncredited)