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Home/People/Nora Marlowe
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Born
Sep 5, 1915Died: Dec 31, 1977
Lived 62 years
Place of Birth
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

24
Movies
67
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Nora Marlowe

Acting

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.
Who Is the Black Dahlia? poster

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

as Woman in the Car (uncredited)
1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom poster

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

as Emily
1975
Mr. Ricco poster

Mr. Ricco

as Mrs. Callahan
1975
Coffee, Tea or Me? poster

Coffee, Tea or Me?

as Mrs. Fitzgerald
1973
Westworld poster

Westworld

as Hostess
1973
Soylent Green poster

Soylent Green

as Soylent Crumbs Seller (uncredited)
1973
The Shadow of a Gunman poster

The Shadow of a Gunman

as Mrs. Henderson
1972
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann poster

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

as Autograph Seeker
1971
The Thomas Crown Affair poster

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Marcie
1968
The Hostage poster

The Hostage

as Selma Morton
1967
Texas Across the River poster

Texas Across the River

as Emma
1966
That Funny Feeling poster

That Funny Feeling

as Woman at Phone Booth
1965
Strange Bedfellows poster

Strange Bedfellows

as Mrs. Carmody (Toni's Maid) (uncredited)
1965
Kitten with a Whip poster

Kitten with a Whip

as Matron
1964
The Brass Bottle poster

The Brass Bottle

as Mrs. McGruder
1964
North by Northwest poster

North by Northwest

as Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)
1959
The Playroom poster

The Playroom

as Mrs. Beal
1957
An Affair to Remember poster

An Affair to Remember

as Gladys (Terry's Maid) (uncredited)
1957
Designing Woman poster

Designing Woman

as Jennifer Deane (uncredited)
1957
This Could Be the Night poster

This Could Be the Night

as Mrs. Gretchma (uncredited)
1957