Nancy Olson

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).

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Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Your Show of Shows

1950

The Big Valley

1965 • as Julia

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 • as Jan Manning

Gunsmoke

1955 • as Henrietta Donavan

Filmography

2002

A Day in the Life of an Actress

as Self

Movie - Released: 5/7/2002

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

as Self

Movie - Released: 5/7/2002

Recreating Pollyanna's America

as Self

Movie - Released: 5/7/2002

Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

as Self

Movie - Released: 7/1/2002

1998

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

as Self

Movie - Released: 2/4/1998

1997

Flubber

as Secretary at Ford Motor Company

Movie - Released: 11/26/1997

1996

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/17/1996

1995

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

as Self (as Nancy Olson-Livingston)

Movie - Released: 12/30/1995

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/13/1989

1987

Sparky's Magic Piano

Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

1984

Paper Dolls

as Marjorie Harper

TV - Released: 9/23/1984

1982

Making Love

as Christine

Movie - Released: 2/12/1982

1977

Kingston: Confidential

TV - Released: 3/23/1977

1974

Airport 1975

as Mrs. Abbott

Movie - Released: 10/18/1974

1972

Snowball Express

as Sue Baxter

Movie - Released: 12/22/1972

The Streets of San Francisco

TV - Released: 9/23/1972

Banacek

as Louise Merrick

TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1969

Smith!

as Norah Smith

Movie - Released: 3/21/1969

1965

The Big Valley

as Julia

TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1963

Son of Flubber

as Betsy Brainard

Movie - Released: 1/16/1963

Channing

as Jessica Landon

TV - Released: 9/18/1963

1961

The Absent-Minded Professor

as Betsy Carlisle

Movie - Released: 3/16/1961

1960

Pollyanna

as Nancy Furman

Movie - Released: 5/19/1960

1956

High Tor

as Judith

Movie - Released: 3/10/1956

1955

Battle Cry

as Mrs. Pat Rogers

Movie - Released: 2/2/1955

Gunsmoke

as Henrietta Donavan

TV - Released: 9/10/1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Jan Manning

TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

as Katie Brannigan

Movie - Released: 2/27/1954

Producers' Showcase

as Peggy Day

TV - Released: 10/18/1954

1953

So Big

as Dallas O'Mara

Movie - Released: 10/31/1953

General Electric Theater

as Judith Gay

TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Big Jim McLain

as Nancy Vallon

Movie - Released: 8/30/1952

1951

Force of Arms

as Lt. Eleanor Mackay

Movie - Released: 8/13/1951

Submarine Command

as Carol

Movie - Released: 11/1/1951

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as Betty Schaefer

Movie - Released: 8/10/1950

Union Station

as Joyce Willecombe

Movie - Released: 10/4/1950

Mr. Music

as Katherine Holbrook

Movie - Released: 12/8/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Lisa

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Your Show of Shows

TV - Released: 2/25/1950

1949

Canadian Pacific

as Cecille Gautier

Movie - Released: 5/19/1949

1948

Portrait of Jennie

as Teenager in Art Gallery

Movie - Released: 12/25/1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

TV - Released: 6/20/1948