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Nancy Olson

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She cast such a sunny, positive glow in 1950s and 1960s films that you wonder how her promising career might have turned out had it not taken a sudden family detour. Lovely Milwaukee-born Nancy (Ann) Olson was the daughter of Henry, a physician, and Evelyn Olson, and educated at the University of Wisconsin... See full bio »

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Hide HideActress (44 titles)
???? Dumbbells (post-production)
Bianca Cummings
 
2010 Big Love (TV series)
Katherine
– Strange Bedfellows (2010) … Katherine
 
1997 Flubber
Ford Secretary (uncredited)
 
1987 Sparky's Magic Piano (video) (voice)
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
Marjorie Harper
– Episode #1.13 (1984) … Marjorie Harper
– Episode #1.12 (1984) … Marjorie Harper
– Episode #1.11 (1984) … Marjorie Harper
– Episode #1.10 (1984) … Marjorie Harper
– Episode #1.9 (1984) … Marjorie Harper
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1982 Making Love
Christine
 
1977 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Thelma Thompson
– Testament of Power (1977) … Thelma Thompson
 
1976 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
Jessica Frazier
 
1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Jeannie Morris
– Web of Lies (1975) … Jeannie Morris
 
1974 Airport 1975
Mrs. Abbott
 
1974 Banacek (TV series)
Louise Merrick
– Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1974) … Louise Merrick
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Mrs. Ross
– Mirabelle's Summer (1973) … Mrs. Ross
 
1972 Snowball Express
Sue Baxter
 
1972 Police Surgeon (TV series)
Judge
– Death Holds the Scale (1972) … Judge
 
1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Henrietta Donavan
– Yankton (1972) … Henrietta Donavan
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Ann Latham
– Beware of the Watchdog (1971) … Ann Latham
 
1969 Smith!
Norah Smith
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
Julia Jenkins
– Night of the Wolf (1965) … Julia Jenkins
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Mrs. Landon
– Collision Course (1963) … Mrs. Landon
 
1963 Son of Flubber
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Brainard
 
1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Amber Baring
– Family Outing (1961) … Amber Baring
 
1961 The AbsentMinded Professor
Betsy Carlisle
 
1960 Pollyanna
Nancy Furman
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Peggy Thomas
– The Greatest Man Alive (1960) … Peggy Thomas
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Jan Manning
– Total Loss (1959) … Jan Manning
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Judith Gay
– The Last Rodeo (1958) … Judith Gay
 
1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Joyce Richmond
– Second Chance (1958) … Joyce Richmond
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Judith
– High Tor (1956) … Judith
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Peggy Day
– The Women (1955) … Peggy Day
 
1955 Battle Cry
Mrs. Pat Rogers
 
1954 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Gwen Cavendish
– The Royal Family (1954) … Gwen Cavendish
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Lisa
– Spent in Silence (1954) … Lisa
 
1954 The Boy from Oklahoma
Katie Brannigan
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Kitty O'Dare
– For the Love of Kitty (1954) … Kitty O'Dare
 
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– The Teacher (1954)
 
1953 So Big
Dallas O'Mara
 
1952 Big Jim McLain
Nancy Vallon
 
1951 Submarine Command
Carol
 
1951 Force of Arms
Lt. Eleanor MacKay
 
1950 Mr. Music
Katherine Holbrook
 
1950 Union Station
Joyce Willecombe
 
1950 Sunset Blvd.
Betty Schaefer
 
1949 Canadian Pacific
Cecille Gautier
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Teenager in Art Gallery (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
2010 Quest for Adventure (video short) (sound mixer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1960 Pollyanna (performer: "Early One Morning")
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
2002 Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 'Sunset Blvd.': A Look Back (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2007 Odyssey: Driving Around the World (TV series)
Herself
– The Deported (2007) … Herself
– The Drive Shaft (2007) … Herself
– The Moose (2007) … Herself
– The Dalai Lama (2007) … Herself
– The Good Road (2007) … Herself
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2002 Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 'Sunset Blvd.': A Look Back (video documentary short)
Herself - "Betty Schaefer"
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself / Herself - Actress
– Hayley Mills: Seeing Double (1999) … Herself
– William Holden: An Untamed Spirit (1999) … Herself - Actress (as Nancy Olson-Livingston)
 
1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) … Herself
 
1996 Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995 The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (video documentary)
Herself (as Nancy Olson-Livingston)
 
1988 Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (TV special documentary)
Herself - (uncredit)
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 July 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #10.24 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The 11th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1954 Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (TV special)
Herself
 
1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.12 (1952) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Betsy Carlisle/Nancy Furman (as Nancy Olsen)
 
1963-1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1973 The Walt Disney Story (documentary short)
Betsy Carlisle ('The Absent Minded Professor') (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1961). Stage Play: Mary, Mary. Comedy. Written by Jean Kerr. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Helen Hayes Theatre (moved to The Morosco Theatre from 30 Nov 1964- close): 8 Mar 1961- 12 Dec 1964 (1572 performances + 2 previews that began on 6 Mar 1961). Cast: Barbara Bel Geddes (as "Mary McKellaway")... See more »

Alternate Names:

Nancy Olsen | Nancy Olson-Livingston

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Trivia:

Her then-husband Alan Jay Lerner's 1956 musical play, "My Fair Lady" was dedicated "For Nancy, With Love". See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer