- Date de naissance
- Date de décès19 janvier 1989 · Santa Barbara, Californie, États-Unis (insuffisance cardiaque)
- Nom de naissanceNorma Varden Shackleton
- Taille1,78 m
- Norma Varden est née le 20 janvier 1898 à Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni. Elle était actrice. Elle est connue pour Les hommes préfèrent les blondes (1953), L'inconnu du Nord-Express (1951) et La Mélodie du bonheur (1965). Elle est morte le 19 janvier 1989 en Californie, États-Unis.
- Spent later years active with the Screen Actors Guild, pushing for better medical benefits for older actors.
- Norma was initially up for the role of the Mother Superior in La Mélodie du bonheur (1965), but lost out to Peggy Wood when the producers changed their minds. Somewhat of a consolation, Norma was relegated to the minor role of Frau Schmidt, the Von Trapps' housekeeper.
- Became a naturalized United States citizen on 28 January 1949.
- Trained as a concert pianist in Paris and performed in England before deciding to take up acting.
- Although never married in real life, she often portrayed a wealthy, distinguished wife or widow, first in film and later in television.
- I never got used to the way one is cast here [in America]. It's based on one's salary. If your agent can get you so much per week, then you are considered only for parts that are budgeted at that amount...I don't mean to sound ungrateful for the success I've had in American films, but this system is so limiting for serious actors.
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