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Edna May Oliver (born Edna May Nutter, November 9, 1883 – November 9, 1942) was an American stage and film actress. During the 1930s, she was one of the better-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters.
Edna May Oliver was a character actress who starred in adaptations of classic literature and won an Oscar for Drums Along the Mohawk. She was born in 1883, married a stock broker, and died in 1942.
Learn about the life and career of Edna May Oliver, a character actress who starred in adaptations of classic literature and was a descendant of John Quincy Adams. Find out her birth and death dates, marital status, filmography, awards, trivia and quotes.
Edna May Oliver was a stage and film actress who played tart-tongued spinsters in adaptations of classics. She was born in 1883, a descendant of John Quincy Adams, and died in 1942 after a long career and an Oscar nomination.
Penguin Pool Murder (1932) -- (Movie Clip) That's A Little Vulgar Following a lead, Edna May Oliver as schoolteacher-sleuth Miss Withers engages the sultry sectary (Mary Mason) of the victim, her last barb a reference to the name of a well known women’s tonic, then bumps into maybe-suspicious lawyer Costello (Robert Armstrong) at the cop shop ...
Oliver, Edna May (1883–1942) American actress. Born Edna May Nutter in September 1883, in Malden, Massachusetts; died on November 9, 1942; educated in Boston; married D.W. Pratt (divorced).
Edna May Oliver (originally Edna May Nutter; 9 November 1883 – 9 November 1942) was an American actress. She performed primarily on stage and in movies. She usually played tartly-tongued spinsters in her movies.
