Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 – November 9, 1942) was an American stage and film actress. During the 1930s, she was one of the best-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters. ​She was born Edna May Nutter in Malden, Massachusetts. The daughter of Ida May and Charles Edward Nutter, Edna was a descendant of the 6th American president John Quincy Adams. Miss Oliver took an early interest in the stage, and she would quit school at the age of 14 to pursue her ambitions in the theater. Despite abandoning traditional schooling, Edna continued to study the performing arts, including speech and piano. One of her first jobs was as pianist with an all female orchestra which toured America around the turn of the century. By 1917 she had achieved success on Broadway in the hit play "Oh, Boy". By 1923 she had appeared in her first film. Edna May Oliver seems to have been born to play the classics of American and British literature. Some of her most memorable film roles were in adaptations of works of Charles Dickens. Although some have described her as plain or "horse faced", Edna May Oliver's comedic talents lent a beautiful droll warmth to her characters. She was usually called upon to play less glamorous roles such as a spinsters, but she played them with such soul, wit, and depth that to this day she remains one of the best loved of Hollywood's character actresses. A fine example of her comedic talent can be found in Laugh and Get Rich (1931). Here we find her playing a role almost autobiographical in nature, that of a proud woman with Boston roots who has married "down". As the plot unwinds, she is invited to a society gala despite her modest circumstances. At the gala she becomes tipsy. With a frolicsome air Edna May seems to use the role to gently mock her real self. Her slightly drunk character seizes upon a bit of flattery, and alluding to her old New England family, proudly proclaims to each who will listen, "I am a Cranston. That explains everything!". In real life, Edna May Oliver was a Nutter, and perhaps that explains everything. Edna May Oliver married stock broker David Pratt in 1928, but the marriage ended in divorce five years later. In 1939 she received an Oscar nomination for her supporting role as Widow McKlennar in the picture Drums Along the Mohawk (1939). That was to be one of her last films. Miss Oliver was struck ill in August of 1942. Although she seemed to recover briefly, she was re-admitted to Los Angeles's Cedars of Lebanon hospital in October Her dear friend actress Virginia Hammond flew out from New York to stay by her bedside. Edna May Oliver died on her 59th birthday, 9th November 1942. Virginia Hammond was with her and said, "She died without ever being aware of the gravity of her condition. She just went peacefully asleep."

  • 标题: Edna May Oliver
  • 人气度: 2.959
  • 闻名: Acting
  • 生日: 1883-11-08
  • 出生地: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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Edna May Oliver 电影

  • 1933
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    爱丽丝梦游仙境

    爱丽丝梦游仙境

    6.1 1933 HD

    一次偶然之中,天真单纯的少女爱丽丝(Charlotte Henry 饰)追随着一只匆匆忙忙的奇怪兔子(Richard Skeets Gallagher...

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  • 1937
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    罗莎莉

    罗莎莉

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers

    5.9 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    副手

    副手

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    罗密欧与朱丽叶

    罗密欧与朱丽叶

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    大卫·科伯菲尔德

    大卫·科伯菲尔德

    6.516 1935 HD

    孤儿大卫·科波菲尔(弗雷迪·巴塞洛缪 Freddie...

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    双城记

    双城记

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    小妇人

    小妇人

    6.7 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    鸳鸯舞圣

    鸳鸯舞圣

    7 1939 HD

    1911年,弗农·卡斯尔(Vernon...

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  • 1939
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    铁血金戈

    铁血金戈

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  • 1941
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    莉迪亚

    莉迪亚

    6.4 1941 HD

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  • 1932
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    Penguin Pool Murder

    Penguin Pool Murder

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Murder on a Honeymoon

    Murder on a Honeymoon

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1930
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    Half Shot at Sunrise

    Half Shot at Sunrise

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    贤慧夫人

    贤慧夫人

    5.1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Meet the Baron

    Meet the Baron

    4.3 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Saturday Night Kid

    The Saturday Night Kid

    4.4 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    6.1 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Last Gentleman

    The Last Gentleman

    3 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Murder on the Blackboard

    Murder on the Blackboard

    5.3 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Poor Rich

    The Poor Rich

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Laugh and Get Rich

    Laugh and Get Rich

    4.7 1931 HD

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    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    7.7 1999 HD

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  • 1934
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    We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    Paradise for Three

    Paradise for Three

    6.8 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Conquerors

    The Conquerors

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    Parnell

    Parnell

    4.6 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nurse Edith Cavell

    Nurse Edith Cavell

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1931
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    Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

    7 1931 HD

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  • 1938
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    百老汇小姐

    百老汇小姐

    6.6 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Ladies of the Jury

    Ladies of the Jury

    6.4 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    恍若昨日

    恍若昨日

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1924
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    Icebound

    Icebound

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Great Jasper

    The Great Jasper

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    壮志千秋

    壮志千秋

    5.536 1931 HD

    故事发生在美国西部大开发时期,燕西(理查德·迪克斯 Richard Dix 饰)带着妻子莎布拉(艾琳·邓恩 Irene...

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  • 1931
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    Fanny Foley Herself

    Fanny Foley Herself

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hold 'Em Jail

    Hold 'Em Jail

    6.8 1932 HD

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  • 1940
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    傲慢与偏见

    傲慢与偏见

    6.9 1940 HD

      班纳一家五个女儿待嫁闺中,应上流贵族彬格莱之邀参加盛大舞会。班府大小姐简妮(莫琳·奥沙利文...

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  • 1931
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    Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    The American Venus

    The American Venus

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1933
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    It's Great to Be Alive

    It's Great to Be Alive

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Lovers in Quarantine

    Lovers in Quarantine

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Lucky Devil

    The Lucky Devil

    6.5 1925 HD

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  • 1923
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    Wife in Name Only

    Wife in Name Only

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    Three O'Clock in the Morning

    Three O'Clock in the Morning

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    Restless Wives

    Restless Wives

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    Manhattan

    Manhattan

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Lady Who Lied

    The Lady Who Lied

    1 1925 HD

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