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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1895-08-28

Day of Death

1985-06-01 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland

Also Known As

Anita Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Biography

Anita Sharp-Bolster (28 August 1895 – 1 June 1985)[1] was an Irish-born American actress who appeared in films and TV series from 1928 to 1978. She was sometimes billed as Anita Bolster.

Known For

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Dark Passage

Dark Passage

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Acting

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

as

Christine

The Lost Weekend

1945

The Lost Weekend

as

Mrs. Foley

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home

as

Hilda

The Woman in White

1948

The Woman in White

as

Mrs. Todd

Scarlet Street

1945

Scarlet Street

as

Mrs. Michaels

Love from a Stranger

1947

Love from a Stranger

as

Ethel

The Perfect Woman

1949

The Perfect Woman

as

Lady Diana

Lost

1956

Lost

as

Miss Gill

The Hornet's Nest

1955

The Hornet's Nest

as

Landlady

Three Little Twirps

1943

Three Little Twirps

as

Effie the Bearded Lady (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

as

Sasha's Mother (uncredited)

Alive and Kicking

1959

Alive and Kicking

as

Postmistress

The House in Marsh Road

1960

The House in Marsh Road

as

Mrs. O'Brien

The Villiers Diamond

1938

The Villiers Diamond

as

Mlle. Dulac

Dead Men Are Dangerous

1939

Dead Men Are Dangerous

as

Spinster Resident

The Boy Cried Murder

1966

The Boy Cried Murder

as

Mrs. Wetherall

Payroll

1961

Payroll

as

Landlady (uncredited)

Going My Way

1944

Going My Way

as

Mrs. Hattie Quimp (uncredited)

Night Shadows

1931

Night Shadows

as

Woman with Grapes on Hat

Talk of a Million

1951

Talk of a Million

as

Sacristan

Talk of a Million

1951

Talk of a Million

as

Miss Rafferty

Dark Passage

1947

Dark Passage

as

Woman (uncredited)

London Blackout Murders

1943

London Blackout Murders

as

Mrs. Pringle (as Anita Bolster)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1956

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Housekeeper

The List of Adrian Messenger

1963

The List of Adrian Messenger

as

Mrs. Slattery (uncredited)

Raising a Riot

1955

Raising a Riot

as

Mrs. Buttons

Craze

1974

Craze

as

Woman at Will Reading (uncredited)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

as

Stewardess (uncredited)

Magpie's Talking Duck

1978

Magpie's Talking Duck

as

Mrs. Richardson

Saboteur

1942

Saboteur

as

Esmeralda the Bearded Lady

Lassie from Lancashire

1938

Lassie from Lancashire

as

Woman in Audience

The Lodger

1944

The Lodger

as

Wiggy (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Heaven Can Wait

as

Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out

1947

The Judge Steps Out

as

Martha

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

My Name Is Julia Ross

as

Sparkes

Mr. Bill the Conqueror

1932

Mr. Bill the Conqueror

as

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Miller (uncredited)

The Temperance Fête

1932

The Temperance Fête

as

Teacher

Passport to Destiny

1944

Passport to Destiny

as

Agnes

Tale of a Dog

1944

Tale of a Dog

as

Gossiper

Waterfront

1950

Waterfront

as

Mrs. Simon

Thumbs Up

1943

Thumbs Up

as

Mrs. Smithers

Botany Bay

1952

Botany Bay

as

Moll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster)

The Final Test

1953

The Final Test

as

Daisy

When Thief Meets Thief

1937

When Thief Meets Thief

as

Cyril's Wife

School for Scoundrels

1960

School for Scoundrels

as

Maid

Kitty

1945

Kitty

as

Mullens

This Above All

1942

This Above All

as

Tea Shop Customer

The Reluctant Bride

1955

The Reluctant Bride

as

Mrs. Fogarty

Stormy Crossing

1958

Stormy Crossing

as

Nurse

The Rising of the Moon

1957

The Rising of the Moon

as

Colonel Frobisher's Wife (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

The Man Who Liked Funerals

1959

The Man Who Liked Funerals

as

Lady Hunter

The Next Victim

1975

The Next Victim

as

Mrs. Bluther

Promise Her Anything

1966

Promise Her Anything

as

Mrs. Egan (uncredited)

Saints and Sinners

1949

Saints and Sinners

as

Julia Ann Dermody (as Anita Bolster)

Nightmare

1942

Nightmare

as

Mrs. MacDonald

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

as

Mrs. Cartwright

The Larkins

The Larkins

as

Gran Foskett

The Saint

The Saint

as

Ada Harmer

Production

Crew

Directing