Norma Varden

Norma Varden

🎂 20th January 1898 (128 yrs) 📍 London, England, UK

Known For

The Sound of Music

Biography

Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known professionally as Norma Varden, was an English-American actress with a long film career.

Norma Varden

Movies Featuring Norma Varden

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
Doc

Doc (1969)

as Mrs. Dobson
Istanbul Express

Istanbul Express (1969)

as Englishwoman
Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

as Lady Fetherington
A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor (1965)

as Mother Plum
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music (1965)

as Frau Schmidt
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President (1964)

as Miss Disendorff (uncredited)
Island of Love

Island of Love (1963)

as Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)
13 Frightened Girls

13 Frightened Girls (1963)

as Miss Pittford
Rome Adventure

Rome Adventure (1962)

as Dean of Briarcroft College for Women (uncredited)
Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live (1961)

as Priscilla Auerbach
Moochie of Pop Warner Football

Moochie of Pop Warner Football (1960)

as Miss Devon
The Miracle

The Miracle (1959)

as Mrs. MacGregor
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer (1958)

as Madame Hilaire
In the Money

In the Money (1958)

as Mrs. Smythe-Chumley
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

as Mrs. French
Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling (1955)

as Fabia
Three Coins in the Fountain

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

as Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

as Lady Beekman
Young Bess

Young Bess (1953)

as Lady Tyrwhitt
Loose in London

Loose in London (1953)

as Aunt Agatha
Les Miserables

Les Miserables (1952)

as Madame Courbet (uncredited)
Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill (1951)

as Pierce
Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train (1951)

as Mrs. Cunningham
Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants (1950)

as Lady Maude
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1949)

as Nurse
Adventure in Baltimore

Adventure in Baltimore (1949)

as Helen Hadley Hamilton
Let's Live a Little

Let's Live a Little (1948)

as Nurse Brady
Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph (1948)

as Mrs. Gerry (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X (1948)

as Wealthy looking woman
Where There's Life

Where There's Life (1947)

as Mabel Jones
Forever Amber

Forever Amber (1947)

as Mrs. Abbott
Ivy

Ivy (1947)

as Joan Rodney (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women (1947)

as Wilmer Dawson
Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter (1947)

as Mrs. Sarah Harris
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind (1946)

as Mrs. Hayworth
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

as Mrs. Bosomley
Hold That Blonde!

Hold That Blonde! (1945)

as Flora Carteret
Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House (1945)

as Mrs. Thelma Holt
The Cheaters

The Cheaters (1945)

as Mattie
Those Endearing Young Charms

Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)

as Mrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady
Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls (1945)

as Martha Neely
National Velvet

National Velvet (1945)

as Miss Sims
Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)

as The Wholesaler's Wife
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

as Mrs. Bland
What a Woman

What a Woman (1943)

as Miss Timmons
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

as Gracie the Barmaid
The Good Fellows

The Good Fellows (1943)

as Mrs. Drayton
Dixie

Dixie (1943)

as Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

as Opera singer (uncredited)
Casablanca

Casablanca (1943)

as Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy (1942)

as Miss Penticott
Random Harvest

Random Harvest (1942)

as Julia
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor (1942)

as Mrs. Osborne
The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1942)

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Flying with Music

Flying with Music (1942)

as Miss Mullens
We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing (1942)

as Mrs. Bryce-Carew
Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy (1941)

as Mrs. Lee
Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

as Clara Kimble
Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard (1941)

as Lady Heathcote
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney (1941)

as Hat Saleswoman
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

as Hostess at Restaurant (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago (1940)

as Maureen Kilmount
Shipyard Sally

Shipyard Sally (1939)

as Lady Patricia Randall
Everything Happens to Me

Everything Happens to Me (1938)

as Mrs. Prodder
Rhythm Racketeer

Rhythm Racketeer (1937)

as Mrs. Della Nash
Wanted!

Wanted! (1937)

as Mrs. Smithers
No Image

Make-Up (1937)

as Hostess
Fire Over England

Fire Over England (1937)

as Elena's Governess (uncredited)
Windbag the Sailor

Windbag the Sailor (1936)

as Olivia Potter-Porter
East Meets West

East Meets West (1936)

as Lady Mallory
Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will (1936)

as Lady Margaret Wimpleton
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)

Music Hath Charms

Music Hath Charms (1936)

as Bit (uncredited)
No Image

Foreign Affaires (1935)

as Mrs. Hardy Hornett
No Image

Get Off My Foot (1935)

as Mrs. Rawlingcourt
Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather (1935)

as Mrs. Dulcie Bullock
Boys Will Be Boys

Boys Will Be Boys (1935)

as Lady Dorking
Mimi

Mimi (1935)

as Madame Durand
The Student's Romance

The Student's Romance (1935)

as Dora Streudelmeier, Karl's Aunt
Dirty Work

Dirty Work (1934)

as Tiara Customer
The Iron Duke

The Iron Duke (1934)

as Duchess of Richmond
Evergreen

Evergreen (1934)

as Barmaid (uncredited)
Crime on the Hill

Crime on the Hill (1933)

as Editor's Secretary
Happy

Happy (1933)

as Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses
Turkey Time

Turkey Time (1933)

as Ernestine Stoatt
A Night Like This

A Night Like This (1932)

as Mrs. Tuckett(uncredited)
No Image

The Chance of a Night Time (1931)

as Mrs. Rashley-Butcher (uncredited)
The Glorious Adventure

The Glorious Adventure (1922)

as Court Lady (uncredited)