Nancy Olson

Known for

Acting

Born

July 14, 1928 (age 98)

Birthplace

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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).

Best known work

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Flubber

1997

Airport 1975

1974

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Pollyanna

1960

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

Big Love

2006

Portrait of Jennie

1948

Gunsmoke

1955

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Filmography

2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self
2006
Big LoveTV
as Katherine (1 episode)
2002
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
as Self
2002
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self
2002
A Day in the Life of an Actress
as Self
2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America
as Self
1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
as Self
1997
Flubber
as Secretary at Ford Motor Company
1996
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
as Self
1995
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self
1989
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self
1987
Sparky's Magic Piano
1984
Paper DollsTV
as Marjorie Harper (14 episodes)
1982
Making Love
as Christine
1977
Kingston: ConfidentialTV
1974
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Abbott
1972
Snowball Express
as Sue Baxter
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
1972
BanacekTV
as Louise Merrick (1 episode)
1969
Smith!
as Norah Smith
1965
The Big ValleyTV
as Julia (1 episode)
1963
ChanningTV
as Jessica Landon (1 episode)
1963
Son of Flubber
as Betsy Brainard
1961
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Betsy Carlisle
1960
Pollyanna
as Nancy Furman