Norma Varden

Norma Varden is one of those names that rewards a closer look at old Hollywood. Born in London in 1898 and working across stage, film, and television, she was the sort of dependable character actress who could sharpen a scene as a stately matron or a faintly comic grande dame. I find a quiet melancholy in her dying the day before her birthday, as if her life had its own dramatic timing. Performers like her rarely headline, yet classic cinema owes its texture to exactly these faces in the margins. She deserves a respectful second glance.

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Name (English)

Norma Varden

Name (Japanese)

ノーマ・ヴァーデン

Reading

のーま・ゔぁーでん

Born

January 20, 1898 – January 19, 1989

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma%20Varden
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q524325

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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