Nancy Olson

Born: 1928-07-14

Nancy Olson (born July 14, 1928) is an American screen, television, and stage actress. She was an Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nominee for her portrayal of Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard (1950).


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Sunset Boulevard

as Betty Schaefer
Released: 1950-08-10

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into...

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Airport 1975

as Mrs. Abbott
Released: 1974-10-18

When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles,...

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Flubber

as Secretary at Ford Motor Company
Released: 1997-11-26

Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying...

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The Absent-Minded Professor

as Betsy Carlisle
Released: 1961-03-16

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible...

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Pollyanna

as Nancy Furman
Released: 1960-05-19

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to...

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Portrait of Jennie

as Teenager in Art Gallery
Released: 1948-12-25

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

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Making Love

as Christine
Released: 1982-02-12

A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when Zach confronts his...

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Son of Flubber

as Betsy Brainard
Released: 1963-01-16

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery...

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Big Jim McLain

as Nancy Vallon
Released: 1952-08-30

House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to post war...

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Union Station

as Joyce Willecombe
Released: 1950-10-04

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union...

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Battle Cry

as Mrs. Pat Rogers
Released: 1955-02-02

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The...

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Canadian Pacific

as Cecille Gautier
Released: 1949-05-19

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of...

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Snowball Express

as Sue Baxter
Released: 1972-12-22

When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and...

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So Big

as Dallas O'Mara
Released: 1953-10-31

A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there...

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Force of Arms

as Lt. Eleanor Mackay
Released: 1951-08-13

During the winter of 1943, the German Army halted the American advance in the mountains of...

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Sparky's Magic Piano

as uncredited
Released: 1987-01-01

A boy becomes a virtuoso pianist, but when he gets too big-headed the piano decides to teach him...

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Mr. Music

as Katherine Holbrook
Released: 1950-12-08

A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to...

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Submarine Command

as Carol
Released: 1951-11-01

Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another...

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The Boy from Oklahoma

as Katie Brannigan
Released: 1954-02-27

A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.

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Smith!

as Norah Smith
Released: 1969-03-21

When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith,...

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Recreating Pollyanna's America

as Self
Released: 2002-05-07

Members of the cast and crew of Disney's Pollyanna, look back on location shooting in Santa Rosa.

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High Tor

as Judith
Released: 1956-03-10

High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production,...

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William Holden: The Golden Boy

as Self
Released: 1989-12-13

It was said of him that in more than 70 films, he never once gave a bad performance.

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Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

as Self
Released: 2002-07-01

Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and...

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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

as Self
Released: 1998-02-04

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

as Self (as Nancy Olson-Livingston)
Released: 1995-12-30

This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of...

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Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

as Self
Released: 1996-12-17

Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and...

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A Day in the Life of an Actress

as Self
Released: 2002-05-07

Actress Nancy Olson details the average day of shooting for an actress.

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Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

as Self
Released: 2002-05-07

Interviews with cast and crew members detail the making of the Disney classic.

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The Big Valley

as Julia
First aired: 1965-09-15

The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15,...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Gunsmoke

as Henrietta Donavan
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Banacek

as Louise Merrick
First aired: 1972-09-13

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network...

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Your Show of Shows

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-02-25

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Jan Manning
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Channing

as Jessica Landon
First aired: 1963-09-18

Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College....

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Paper Dolls

as Marjorie Harper
First aired: 1984-09-23

Paper Dolls is an American prime time soap opera which aired for 14 episodes on ABC from...

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Kingston: Confidential

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-03-23

Kingston: Confidential is an American mystery crime drama that aired on NBC for 13 episodes...

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General Electric Theater

as Judith Gay
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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