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"The Big Valley" (1965): Season 1: Episode 12 -- Bitten by a rabid wolf, Nick waits out the disease's incubation alone, to spare his family; guest Ronny Howard.
Sunset Blvd. (1950) -- Clip: I am big, it's the pictures that got small
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 17 -- A woman has problems keeping her husband's company solvent after his death.

Overview

Mini Biography:
She cast such a sunny, positive glow in 1950s and 1960s films that you... more
Trivia:
Although Olson hated the script to Big Jim McLain (1952), an anti-communist movie... more
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Alan W. Livingston Dead At Age 91; Created Bozo The Clown
 (From CinemaRetro. 16 March 2009, 4:30 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Nancy Olson-Livingston

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Flubber (1997) (uncredited) .... Secretary at Ford Motor Company
    ... aka Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)

  2. Sparky's Magic Piano (1987) (V) (voice)
  3. "Paper Dolls" .... Marjorie Harper (13 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode #1.13 (1984) TV episode .... Marjorie Harper
        - Episode #1.12 (1984) TV episode .... Marjorie Harper
        - Episode #1.11 (1984) TV episode .... Marjorie Harper
        - Episode #1.10 (1984) TV episode .... Marjorie Harper
        - Episode #1.9 (1984) TV episode .... Marjorie Harper
          (8 more)
  4. Making Love (1982) .... Christine

  5. "Kingston: Confidential" (1977) TV series .... Jessica Frazier (unknown episodes)
  6. "Barnaby Jones" .... Thelma Thompson (1 episode, 1977)
        - Testament of Power (1977) TV episode .... Thelma Thompson
  7. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Jeannie Morris (1 episode, 1975)
        - Web of Lies (1975) TV episode .... Jeannie Morris
  8. Airport 1975 (1974) .... Mrs. Abbott
    ... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title)
  9. "Banacek" .... Louise Merrick (1 episode, 1974)
        - Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1974) TV episode .... Louise Merrick
  10. "Love Story" .... Mrs. Ross (1 episode, 1973)
        - Mirabelle's Summer (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Ross
  11. Snowball Express (1972) .... Sue Baxter
  12. "Dr. Simon Locke" .... Judge (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Police Surgeon" (USA: new title)
        - Death Holds the Scale (1972) TV episode .... Judge
  13. "Gunsmoke" .... Henrietta Donavan (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Yankton (1972) TV episode .... Henrietta Donavan
  14. "The Name of the Game" .... Ann Latham (1 episode, 1971)
        - Beware of the Watchdog (1971) TV episode .... Ann Latham

  15. Smith! (1969) .... Norah Smith
  16. "The Big Valley" .... Julia Jenkins (1 episode, 1965)
        - Night of the Wolf (1965) TV episode .... Julia Jenkins
  17. "Channing" .... Mrs. Landon (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Young and the Bold"
        - Collision Course (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Landon
  18. Son of Flubber (1963) .... Elizabeth 'Betsy' Brainard
  19. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Amber Baring (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Witch Next Door (1961) TV episode .... Amber Baring
  20. The AbsentMinded Professor (1961) .... Betsy Carlisle
    ... aka The Absent-Minded Professor (Australia)
  21. Pollyanna (1960) .... Nancy Furman
  22. "Startime" .... Peggy Thomas (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Ford Startime"
    ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - The Greatest Man Alive (1960) TV episode .... Peggy Thomas

  23. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Jan Manning (1 episode, 1959)
        - Total Loss (1959) TV episode .... Jan Manning
  24. "General Electric Theater" .... Judith Gay (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - The Last Rodeo (1958) TV episode .... Judith Gay
  25. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Joyce Richmond (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Second Chance (1958) TV episode .... Joyce Richmond
  26. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Judith (1 episode, 1956)
        - High Tor (1956) TV episode .... Judith
  27. "Producers' Showcase" .... Peggy Day (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Women (1955) TV episode .... Peggy Day
  28. Battle Cry (1955) .... Mrs. Pat Rogers
  29. "The Best of Broadway" .... Gwen Cavendish (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Royal Family (1954) TV episode .... Gwen Cavendish
  30. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Lisa (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Spent in Silence (1954) TV episode .... Lisa
  31. The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) .... Katie Brannigan
  32. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Kitty O'Dare (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - For the Love of Kitty (1954) TV episode .... Kitty O'Dare
  33. "Medallion Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Teacher (1954) TV episode
  34. So Big (1953) .... Dallas O'Mara
  35. "Your Show of Shows" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 22 November 1952 (1952) TV episode
  36. Big Jim McLain (1952) .... Nancy Vallon
    ... aka Jim McLain
  37. Submarine Command (1951) .... Carol
    ... aka The Submarine Story (USA)
  38. Force of Arms (1951) .... Lt. Eleanor MacKay
    ... aka A Girl for Joe (USA: reissue title)
  39. Mr. Music (1950) .... Katherine Holbrook
  40. Union Station (1950) .... Joyce Willecombe
  41. Sunset Blvd. (1950) .... Betty Schaefer
    ... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)

  42. Canadian Pacific (1949) .... Cecille Gautier
  43. Portrait of Jennie (1948) (uncredited) .... Teenager in art gallery
    ... aka Jennie (UK)
    ... aka Tidal Wave
Soundtrack:
  1. Pollyanna (1960) (performer: "Early One Morning")
Thanks:
  1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV) (grateful thanks)
  2. Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  3. The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  4. 'Sunset Blvd.': A Look Back (2002) (V) (special thanks)
    ... aka The Making of 'Sunset Boulevard' (USA)
Self:
  1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Interviewee
  2. "Odyssey: Driving Around the World" .... Herself (13 episodes, 2007)
        - The Deported (2007) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Drive Shaft (2007) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Moose (2007) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Dalai Lama (2007) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Good Road (2007) TV episode .... Herself
          (8 more)
  3. Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) (V) .... Herself
  4. 'Sunset Blvd.': A Look Back (2002) (V) .... Herself - "Betty Schaefer"
    ... aka The Making of 'Sunset Boulevard' (USA)

  5. "Biography" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1999)
        - Hayley Mills: Seeing Double (1999) TV episode .... Herself
        - William Holden: An Untamed Spirit (1999) TV episode (as Nancy Olson-Livingston) .... Herself - Actress
  6. "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) TV episode .... Herself
  7. Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (1997) (TV) .... Herself

  8. Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (1988) (TV) .... Herself

  9. "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode #1.5 (1960) TV episode .... Herself
  10. "About Faces" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode dated 27 July 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Herself

  11. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.24 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  12. Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (1954) (TV) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V) .... Betsy Brainard
  2. "Disneyland"
        - Son of Flubber (1980) TV episode .... Betsy Brainard
        - The Absent-Minded Professor: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Betsy Carlisle
        - The Absent-Minded Professor: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Betsy Carlisle
        - Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) TV episode .... Nancy Furman
        - Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Nancy Furman
          (1 more)
  3. The Walt Disney Story (1973) (uncredited) .... Betsy Carlisle ('The Absent Minded Professor')


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