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Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman

9 movies on Netflix

Biography

Maidie Norman was an American actress who worked in radio, theater, film, and television and also taught African-American literature and drama. Born in Georgia in 1912 and raised in Lima, Ohio, she took drama lessons and acted in Shakespeare plays from childhood. She started in radio, appearing on Amos 'n' Andy and on The Jack Benny Program, then trained at the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood and made her stage debut in 1949. After her 1947 film debut in The Peanut Man and her only leading role in The Well (1951), she appeared in Torch Song (1953), Susan Slept Here (1954), and Written on the Wind (1956). She was memorable as the housekeeper Elvira Stitt in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), and later worked mostly in television. She taught African-American theater history at UCLA, the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame inducted her in 1977, and she received an honorary doctorate from Bennett College in 1992.

85years old at death

  • Born Carroll County
  • Died San Jose
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Maidie Ruth Norman

Movie Career

Films
9
Career span
33 years1949 to 1982

Genres

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  1. A first

    Maidie Norman developed and instructed a course on African-American theater history at UCLA in 1970. It was the college's first course focused on African-American studies, and she continued teaching there until 1977.

  2. First role

    Maidie Norman's first work was in radio, where she could be heard on Amos 'n' Andy and The Jack Benny Program. Those appearances marked the start of her career.

Maidie Norman movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?1962 Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Elvira Stitt

    IMDb rating 8.068K votes

  2. Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982 Horror, Sci-Fias Nurse Agnes

    IMDb rating 5.269K votes

  3. Airport '771977as Dorothy

    IMDb rating 5.814K votes

  4. Written on the Wind1956as Bertha

    IMDb rating 7.315K votes

  5. Torch Song1953as Anne

    IMDb rating 5.61.7K votes

  6. Susan Slept Here1954as Georgette

    IMDb rating 6.42.4K votes

  7. The Final Comedown1972as Mrs. Johnson

    IMDb rating 5.8486 votes

  8. Manhandled1949as Christine, Bennet's Maid

    IMDb rating 6.61.1K votes

Worked with

Maidie Norman shares two films with Joan Crawford, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Joan Crawford, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Joan CrawfordHarry Shannon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Harry ShannonChristopher Lee, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher LeeIrving Bacon, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Irving BaconJames Stewart, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with James StewartBette Davis, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Bette DavisTommy Lee WallaceDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Tommy Lee WallaceRobert AldrichDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Robert AldrichDouglas SirkDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Douglas Sirk

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Awards

One award and honor.

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Maidie Norman's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1977Black Filmmakers Hall of FameWon

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