Nora Marlowe

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-09-05 (62 years old)

Deathday

1977-12-31

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Nora Marlowe

Biography

Nora Marlowe (September 5, 1915 – December 31, 1977) was an American film and television character actress. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Marlowe was an actress best known for her role from 1973 to 1977 as boardinghouse owner/operator Flossie Brimmer in 27 episodes of the drama The Waltons. Marlowe also played Sara Andrews in 23 episodes of the sitcom The Governor and J.J., starring Dan Dailey, and she was cast in films such as The Thomas Crown Affair, North by Northwest (as Anna, the housekeeper who holds Roger O. Thornhill at gunpoint), and Westworld.

Acting

1975

Mr. Ricco

as Mrs. Callahan

1972

The Shadow of a Gunman

as Mrs. Henderson

1965

Strange Bedfellows

as Mrs. Carmody (Toni's Maid) (uncredited)

1975

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

as Woman in the Car (uncredited)

1957

The Shadow on the Window

as Mrs. Bergen (uncredited)

1957

This Could Be the Night

as Mrs. Gretchma (uncredited)

1957

An Affair to Remember

as Gladys (Terry's Maid) (uncredited)

1973

Westworld

as Hostess

1967

The Hostage

as Selma Morton

1959

North by Northwest

as Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)

1965

That Funny Feeling

as Woman at Phone Booth

1955

I'll Cry Tomorrow

as Nurse (uncredited)

1957

Designing Woman

as Jennifer Deane (uncredited)

1973

Soylent Green

as Soylent Crumbs Seller (uncredited)

1964

The Brass Bottle

as Mrs. McGruder

1973

Coffee, Tea or Me?

as Mrs. Fitzgerald

1971

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

as Autograph Seeker

1964

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