Nancy Olson

Also known as Nancy Ann Olson

American actress

Person · Open Library

Born: 1953
Works: 11

Top works

Making IT Count
Cataloging Service Bulletin Index, 1978-84
Cataloging Service Bulletin Index, No. 1-40, Summer 1978-Spring 1988
Contemporary Clothing
Index to the Library of Congress Cataloging Service Bulletin/Numbers 1-125, June 1945-Spring 1978

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Film & TV

Acting · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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).

Known for

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics — Self2008
Big Love — Katherine2006
A Day in the Life of an Actress — Self2002
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece — Self2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America — Self2002
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back — Self2002
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy — Self

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Article

Nancy Ann Olson (born July 14, 1928) is an American retired actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sunset Boulevard (1950). She co-starred with William Holden in four films. She later appeared in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and its sequel, Son of Flubber (1963), as well as the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974). Olson retired from acting in the mid-1980s, although she has made a few rare returns, most recently in 2014.

Early life