Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1898-01-20

Day of Death

1989-01-19 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Norma Varden Shackleton

Norma Varden

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.

Known For

Acting

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as

Lady Beekman

Strangers on a Train

1951

Strangers on a Train

as

Mrs. Cunningham

The Good Fellows

1943

The Good Fellows

as

Mrs. Drayton

Random Harvest

1942

Random Harvest

as

Julia

Road to Zanzibar

1941

Road to Zanzibar

as

Clara Kimble

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as

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

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

Witness for the Prosecution

as

Mrs. French

The Sound of Music

1965

The Sound of Music

as

Frau Schmidt

13 Frightened Girls

1963

13 Frightened Girls

as

Miss Pittford

Five Minutes to Live

1961

Five Minutes to Live

as

Priscilla Auerbach

Doctor Dolittle

1967

Doctor Dolittle

as

Lady Fetherington

Where There's Life

1947

Where There's Life

as

Mabel Jones

The Major and the Minor

1942

The Major and the Minor

as

Mrs. Osborne

Thunder on the Hill

1951

Thunder on the Hill

as

Pierce

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

Mademoiselle Fifi

as

The Wholesaler's Wife

Where There's a Will

1936

Where There's a Will

as

Lady Margaret Wimpleton

Les Miserables

1952

Les Miserables

as

Madame Courbet (uncredited)

The Green Years

1946

The Green Years

as

Mrs. Bosomley

Loose in London

1953

Loose in London

as

Aunt Agatha

Flying with Music

1942

Flying with Music

as

Miss Mullens

Windbag the Sailor

1936

Windbag the Sailor

as

Olivia Potter-Porter

Boys Will Be Boys

1935

Boys Will Be Boys

as

Lady Dorking

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Jupiter's Darling

as

Fabia

The Earl of Chicago

1940

The Earl of Chicago

as

Maureen Kilmount

Kisses for My President

1964

Kisses for My President

as

Miss Disendorff (uncredited)

We Were Dancing

1942

We Were Dancing

as

Mrs. Bryce-Carew

What a Woman

1943

What a Woman

as

Miss Timmons

Adventure in Baltimore

1949

Adventure in Baltimore

as

Helen Hadley Hamilton

The Searching Wind

1946

The Searching Wind

as

Mrs. Hayworth

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954

Three Coins in the Fountain

as

Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)

The Glass Key

1942

The Glass Key

as

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Casablanca

1943

Casablanca

as

Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)

Dirty Work

1934

Dirty Work

as

Tiara Customer

The Buccaneer

1958

The Buccaneer

as

Madame Hilaire

Ivy

1947

Ivy

as

Joan Rodney (uncredited)

Turkey Time

1933

Turkey Time

as

Ernestine Stoatt

Make-Up

1937

Make-Up

as

Hostess

Dixie

1943

Dixie

as

Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)

Hold That Blonde!

1945

Hold That Blonde!

as

Flora Carteret

A Very Special Favor

1965

A Very Special Favor

as

Mother Plum

Shipyard Sally

1939

Shipyard Sally

as

Lady Patricia Randall

Those Endearing Young Charms

1945

Those Endearing Young Charms

as

Mrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady

Get Off My Foot

1935

Get Off My Foot

as

Mrs. Rawlingcourt

Crime on the Hill

1933

Crime on the Hill

as

Editor's Secretary

National Velvet

1945

National Velvet

as

Miss Sims

Scotland Yard

1941

Scotland Yard

as

Lady Heathcote

Girls of the Big House

1945

Girls of the Big House

as

Mrs. Thelma Holt

Young Bess

1953

Young Bess

as

Lady Tyrwhitt

Moochie of Pop Warner Football

1960

Moochie of Pop Warner Football

as

Miss Devon

Forever Amber

1947

Forever Amber

as

Mrs. Abbott

Foreign Affaires

1935

Foreign Affaires

as

Mrs. Hardy Hornett

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as

Gracie the Barmaid

Waterloo Bridge

1940

Waterloo Bridge

as

Hostess at Restaurant (uncredited)

Happy

1933

Happy

as

Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses

The Cheaters

1945

The Cheaters

as

Mattie

The Student's Romance

1935

The Student's Romance

as

Dora Streudelmeier, Karl's Aunt

Bring on the Girls

1945

Bring on the Girls

as

Martha Neely

Fancy Pants

1950

Fancy Pants

as

Lady Maude

In the Money

1958

In the Money

as

Mrs. Smythe-Chumley

The Iron Duke

1934

The Iron Duke

as

Duchess of Richmond

The Trouble with Women

1947

The Trouble with Women

as

Wilmer Dawson

A Night Like This

1932

A Night Like This

as

Mrs. Tuckett(uncredited)

East Meets West

1936

East Meets West

as

Lady Mallory

Istanbul Express

1969

Istanbul Express

as

Englishwoman

Mr. District Attorney

1941

Mr. District Attorney

as

Hat Saleswoman

Johnny Doughboy

1942

Johnny Doughboy

as

Miss Penticott

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

Opera singer (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. X

1948

The Amazing Mr. X

as

Wealthy looking woman

Stormy Weather

1935

Stormy Weather

as

Mrs. Dulcie Bullock

Let's Live a Little

1948

Let's Live a Little

as

Nurse Brady

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Mrs. Bland

Mimi

1935

Mimi

as

Madame Durand

The Secret Garden

1949

The Secret Garden

as

Nurse

Island of Love

1963

Island of Love

as

Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)

Rome Adventure

1962

Rome Adventure

as

Dean of Briarcroft College for Women (uncredited)

The Miracle

1959

The Miracle

as

Mrs. MacGregor

The Glorious Adventure

1922

The Glorious Adventure

as

Court Lady (uncredited)

The Chance of a Night Time

1931

The Chance of a Night Time

as

Mrs. Rashley-Butcher (uncredited)

Evergreen

1934

Evergreen

as

Barmaid (uncredited)

Music Hath Charms

1936

Music Hath Charms

as

Bit (uncredited)

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

as

Fire Over England

1937

Fire Over England

as

Elena's Governess (uncredited)

Wanted!

1937

Wanted!

as

Mrs. Smithers

Rhythm Racketeer

1937

Rhythm Racketeer

as

Mrs. Della Nash

Millie's Daughter

1947

Millie's Daughter

as

Mrs. Sarah Harris

Doc

1969

Doc

as

Mrs. Dobson

Glamour Boy

1941

Glamour Boy

as

Mrs. Lee

Hollow Triumph

1948

Hollow Triumph

as

Mrs. Gerry (uncredited)

Everything Happens to Me

1938

Everything Happens to Me

as

Mrs. Prodder

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as

Mrs. Davis

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Mrs. Hotchkiss

Batman

Batman

as

Mrs. Monteagle

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Mrs. Van Vlack

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Mrs. Van Ransohoff

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Mrs. Benson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Winifred Wileen

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Mrs. Lucille Dumont

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Mrs. MacDowell

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Aunt

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

as

Woman

Hazel

Hazel

as

Harriet Johnson

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Mrs. Sylvester

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

as

Coronado 9

Coronado 9

as

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Mrs. Masters

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

as

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

Mabel McCredy

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Head Nurse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Four Star Playhouse

as

Mrs. Tarmigan

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

as

Mrs. Murdock

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

as

Mrs. Barton

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Wealthy Art Patron

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

as

Miss Gompers

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Jenny (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Miss Devon

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Mother

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Maude Courtright

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Ma Nutley

The Third Man

The Third Man

as

Caroline Waterbury

Production

Crew

Directing