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Norma Varden

Norma Varden

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

Known for

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 • (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

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1969 • Mrs. Dobson

Istanbul Express

Istanbul Express

1969 • Englishwoman

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1967 • Lady Fetherington

A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

1965 • Mother Plum

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965 • Frau Schmidt

Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

1964 • Miss Disendorff (uncredited)

Island of Love

1963 • Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)

Full filmography

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 • (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

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1969 • Mrs. Dobson

Istanbul Express

Istanbul Express

1969 • Englishwoman

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1967 • Lady Fetherington

A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

1965 • Mother Plum

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965 • Frau Schmidt

Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

1964 • Miss Disendorff (uncredited)

Island of Love

1963 • Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)

13 Frightened Girls

13 Frightened Girls

1963 • Miss Pittford

Rome Adventure

1962 • Dean of Briarcroft College for Women (uncredited)

Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

1961 • Priscilla Auerbach

Moochie of Pop Warner Football

Moochie of Pop Warner Football

1960 • Miss Devon

The Miracle

1959 • Mrs. MacGregor

The Buccaneer

1958 • Madame Hilaire

In the Money

1958 • Mrs. Smythe-Chumley

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1957 • Mrs. French

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

1955 • Fabia

Three Coins in the Fountain

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954 • Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953 • Lady Beekman

Young Bess

1953 • Lady Tyrwhitt

Loose in London

Loose in London

1953 • Aunt Agatha

Les Miserables

1952 • Madame Courbet (uncredited)

Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill

1951 • Pierce

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 • Mrs. Cunningham

Fancy Pants

1950 • Lady Maude

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1949 • Nurse

Adventure in Baltimore

Adventure in Baltimore

1949 • Helen Hadley Hamilton

Let's Live a Little

Let's Live a Little

1948 • Nurse Brady

Hollow Triumph

1948 • Mrs. Gerry (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X

1948 • Wealthy looking woman

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947 • Mabel Jones

Forever Amber

1947 • Mrs. Abbott

Ivy

1947 • Joan Rodney (uncredited)

The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

1947 • Wilmer Dawson

Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter

1947 • Mrs. Sarah Harris

The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946 • Mrs. Hayworth

The Green Years

The Green Years

1946 • Mrs. Bosomley

Hold That Blonde!

Hold That Blonde!

1945 • Flora Carteret

Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House

1945 • Mrs. Thelma Holt

The Cheaters

1945 • Mattie

Those Endearing Young Charms

Those Endearing Young Charms

1945 • Mrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945 • Martha Neely

National Velvet

National Velvet

1945 • Miss Sims

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944 • The Wholesaler's Wife

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 • Mrs. Bland

What a Woman

1943 • Miss Timmons

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943 • Gracie the Barmaid

The Good Fellows

The Good Fellows

1943 • Mrs. Drayton

Dixie

1943 • Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943 • Opera singer (uncredited)

Casablanca

1943 • Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)

Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy

1942 • Miss Penticott

Random Harvest

1942 • Julia

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942 • Mrs. Osborne

The Glass Key

1942 • Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Flying with Music

Flying with Music

1942 • Miss Mullens

We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing

1942 • Mrs. Bryce-Carew

Glamour Boy

1941 • Mrs. Lee

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941 • Clara Kimble

Scotland Yard

1941 • Lady Heathcote

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1941 • Hat Saleswoman

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1940 • Hostess at Restaurant (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

1940 • Maureen Kilmount

Shipyard Sally

1939 • Lady Patricia Randall

Everything Happens to Me

Everything Happens to Me

1938 • Mrs. Prodder

Rhythm Racketeer

Rhythm Racketeer

1937 • Mrs. Della Nash

Wanted!

1937 • Mrs. Smithers

1937 • Hostess

Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937 • Elena's Governess (uncredited)

Windbag the Sailor

Windbag the Sailor

1936 • Olivia Potter-Porter

East Meets West

East Meets West

1936 • Lady Mallory

Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

1936 • Lady Margaret Wimpleton

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936

Music Hath Charms

Music Hath Charms

1936 • Bit (uncredited)

Foreign Affaires

1935 • Mrs. Hardy Hornett

Get Off My Foot

1935 • Mrs. Rawlingcourt

Stormy Weather

1935 • Mrs. Dulcie Bullock

Boys Will Be Boys

Boys Will Be Boys

1935 • Lady Dorking

Mimi

1935 • Madame Durand

The Student's Romance

The Student's Romance

1935 • Dora Streudelmeier, Karl's Aunt

Dirty Work

1934 • Tiara Customer

The Iron Duke

1934 • Duchess of Richmond

Evergreen

1934 • Barmaid (uncredited)

Crime on the Hill

Crime on the Hill

1933 • Editor's Secretary

Happy

1933 • Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses

Turkey Time

1933 • Ernestine Stoatt

A Night Like This

A Night Like This

1932 • Mrs. Tuckett(uncredited)

The Chance of a Night Time

1931 • Mrs. Rashley-Butcher (uncredited)

The Glorious Adventure

The Glorious Adventure

1922 • Court Lady (uncredited)

Norma Varden – Biography, Known For & Filmography