Portrait of Norma Varden

Acting

Norma Varden

Career

Active from 1931 to 1969, busiest in 1935 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Those Endearing Young Charms
Those Endearing Young Charms
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Norma Varden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 69
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

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

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 56
Doc
Doc (1969)

as Mrs. Dobson

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
GoodWatch score 44

as Lady Fetherington

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mrs. Monteagle

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Frau Schmidt

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mrs. Lucille Dumont

13 Frightened Girls
13 Frightened Girls (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

as Miss Pittford

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Mrs. Van Ransohoff

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Mrs. Van Vlack

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Mrs. Davis

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Harriet Johnson

Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Moochie of Pop Warner Football (1960)

as Miss Devon

Coronado 9
Coronado 9 (1960)

TV show

1950s

37 titles ยท average score 69
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ma Nutley

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Maude Courtright / Mrs. Hotchkiss

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Winifred Wileen

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mrs. French

The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys (1957)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Woman / Mrs. Murdock

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Jenny (uncredited)

Loose in London
Loose in London (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aunt Agatha

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Governess Quincy

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mabel McCredy

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Mrs. Benson

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Wealthy Art Patron

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mrs. Cunningham

1940s

38 titles ยท average score 65
The Amazing Mr. X
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Wealthy looking woman

Let's Live a Little
Let's Live a Little (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nurse Brady

Millie's Daughter
Millie's Daughter (1947)

as Mrs. Sarah Harris

The Cheaters
The Cheaters (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mattie

Those Endearing Young Charms
Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Woods, Hall's Floor Lady

Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Wholesaler's Wife

Casablanca
Casablanca (1943)
GoodWatch score 93

as Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)

What a Woman
What a Woman (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Miss Timmons

Flying with Music
Flying with Music (1942)

as Miss Mullens

Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (1941)

as Lady Heathcote

The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Maureen Kilmount

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hostess at Restaurant (uncredited)

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 64
Shipyard Sally
Shipyard Sally (1939)

as Lady Patricia Randall

Rhythm Racketeer
Rhythm Racketeer (1937)

as Mrs. Della Nash

Fire Over England
Fire Over England (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Elena's Governess (uncredited)

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lady Margaret Wimpleton

Windbag the Sailor
Windbag the Sailor (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

as Olivia Potter-Porter

East Meets West
East Meets West (1936)

as Lady Mallory

Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lady Dorking

Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1935)

as Mrs. Dulcie Bullock

Foreign Affaires
Foreign Affaires (1935)

as Mrs. Hardy Hornett

Evergreen
Evergreen (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Barmaid (uncredited)

Turkey Time
Turkey Time (1933)

as Ernestine Stoatt

Happy
Happy (1933)

as Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses

1920s

1 title
The Glorious Adventure
The Glorious Adventure (1922)

as Court Lady (uncredited)