Ottola Nesmith Explained

Ottola Nesmith
Birth Date:	December 12, 1889
Death Place:	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting Place:	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1913 - 1969
Spouse:	Leon D'Usseau
Children:	4, including Arnaud d'Usseau

Ottola Nesmith (December 12, 1889  - February 7, 1972) was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows,^[1] including Cheyenne (TV series) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She hosted a horror television program on KTLA.^[2]

Early years

Nesmith's father was Otto Nesmith, an officer in the United States Army. She began acting with a stock theater company in San Diego.^[3]

Personal life

Nesmith married screenwriter and director Leon D'Usseau; they had four children, including Arnaud d'Usseau. She died in 1972 at the age of 82 in Hollywood, California and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale).^[4]

Selected filmography

• Still Waters (1915) - Drasa La Rue
• Rich Man, Poor Man (1918) - Mrs. Wynne
• Beyond Price (1921) - Mrs. Temple
• Wife Against Wife (1921) - Florence Bromley
• The Girl-Shy Cowboy (1928) - Girls' College Teacher
• Back Page (1934) - Gertrude Mellon
• Wings in the Dark (1935) - Housekeeper (uncredited)
• Becky Sharp (1935) - Lady Jane Crawley
• She Gets Her Man (1935) - Club Woman (uncredited)
• A Feather in Her Hat (1935) - Susan (uncredited)
• Ship Cafe (1935) - Lady Todhunter (uncredited)
• The Unguarded Hour (1936) - Mrs. Samuel Metford (uncredited)
• Anthony Adverse (1936) - Sister Ursula (uncredited)
• Three Men on a Horse (1936) - Head Nurse
• Flying Hostess (1936) - Passenger (uncredited)
• A Doctor's Diary (1937) - Maternity Ward Nurse (uncredited)
• Nobody's Baby (1937) - Head Nurse
• The Prince and the Pauper (1937) - Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
• Partners in Crime (1937) - Committee Woman (uncredited)
• The Buccaneer (1938) - Dolly Madison's Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• Fools for Scandal (1938) - Agnes
• The Beloved Brat (1938) - Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
• Keep Smiling (1938) - Woman at Auction (uncredited)
• The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) - Nora (uncredited)
• Undercover Doctor (1939) - Nurse (uncredited)
• The Star Maker (1939) - Elderly Lady
• Television Spy (1939) - Caroline Sheldon
• Miracle on Main Street (1939) - Welfare worker
• Lillian Russell (1940) - Miss Smyth
• Her First Romance (1940) - Mrs. Whiting
• Invisible Ghost (1941) - Mrs. Mason
• Shining Victory (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
• The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) - Mrs. Stevens (uncredited)
• Blossoms in the Dust (1941) - Nana, the Governess (uncredited)
• The Deadly Game (1941) - Nazi Wife
• International Squadron (1941) - Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
• When Ladies Meet (1941) - Third Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
• H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) - Mrs. Prinkle, Dance School Teacher (uncredited)
• The Wolf Man (1941) - Mrs. Bally (uncredited)
• We Were Dancing (1942) - Mrs. Gertrude Quimby (uncredited)
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942) - Dowager at Tea (uncredited)
• The Great Man's Lady (1942) - Mrs. Frisbee (uncredited)
• This Above All (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Mrs. Miniver (1942) - Saleslady (uncredited)
• Night in New Orleans (1942) - Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
• Her Cardboard Lover (1942) - Mrs. Burton, Casino Patron (uncredited)
• Journey for Margaret (1942) - Nurse (uncredited)
• The Leopard Man (1943) - Señora Contreras (uncredited)
• Two Tickets to London (1943) - Teacher (uncredited)
• Thumbs Up (1943) - English Matron (uncredited)
• The Man from Down Under (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Seventh Victim (1943) - Mrs. Loughwood (uncredited)
• The Return of the Vampire (1943) - Elsa Walter, Governess
• The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) - Missionary's Wife (uncredited)
• The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) - Orderly in Hospital (uncredited)
• Ministry of Fear (1944) - Woman at Admission Gate (uncredited)
• Casanova Brown (1944) - Patient's Nurse (uncredited)
• Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) - Fur Shop Owner (uncredited)
• Three Sisters of the Moors (1944, Short) - Townswoman (uncredited)
• And Now Tomorrow (1944) - Mrs. Raines (uncredited)
• Practically Yours (1944) - Hysterical Woman in Senate (uncredited)
• Molly and Me (1945) - Lady Alexander (uncredited)
• Love Letters (1945) - Elderly Nurse (uncredited)
• Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) - Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)
• My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) - Mrs. Robinson (uncredited)
• A Letter for Evie (1946) - Red Cross Nurse (uncredited)
• To Each His Own (1946) - Dora (uncredited)
• Cluny Brown (1946) - Mrs. Tupham (uncredited)
• The Late George Apley (1947) - Madame at Modiste Shop (uncredited)
• Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - French Matron (uncredited)
• Down to Earth (1947) - Dowager ('I adore musicals..') (uncredited)
• Unconquered (1947) - Woman (uncredited)
• Forever Amber (1947) - Mrs. Chiverton (uncredited)
• The Mating of Millie (1948) - Saleswoman (uncredited)
• Julia Misbehaves (1948) - Saleslady (uncredited)
• Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) - Solicitous Tourist (uncredited)
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) - Tourist (uncredited)
• Any Number Can Play (1949) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Doctor and the Girl (1949) - Martha, Receptionist (uncredited)
• Chicago Deadline (1949) - Sister John (uncredited)
• Chinatown at Midnight (1949) - Mrs. Langdon (uncredited)
• Samson and Delilah (1949) - (uncredited)
• The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) - Mrs. Asher (uncredited)
• My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) - Second Teacher (uncredited)
• Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Let's Dance (1950) - Wife / Guest (uncredited)
• The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) - Nurse (uncredited)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - Spectator (uncredited)
• Invitation (1952) - Guest (uncredited)
• Scaramouche (1952) - Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
• I, the Jury (1953) - Cathy (uncredited)
• Man Crazy (1953) - Mrs. Becker
• The Swan (1956) - Housekeeper (uncredited)
• Something of Value (1957) - Nurse - Nairobi Hospital (uncredited)
• Witness for the Prosecution (1957) - Miss Johnson (uncredited)
• Cheyenne (1960) (Season 4 Episode 12: "Alibi for the Scalped Man") - as Liza Marley
• From the Terrace (1960) - Lady Servringham (uncredited)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 7 Episode 10: "Services Rendered") - Woman
• Pigeons from Hell, Boris Karloff's Thriller (1961) - The Zuvembie, Eula Lee Blassenville
• The Notorious Landlady (1962) - Flower Woman (uncredited)
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) - Courtiere (uncredited)
• Inside Daisy Clover (1965) - Dolores
• Stagecoach (1966) - Landlady (uncredited)
• The Comic (1969) - Housekeeper (uncredited)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ottola Nesmith . May 1, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104120315/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/52281/Ottola-Nesmith . November 4, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . dead .
2. 1958-05-26 . Night Harbingers of Horror . Life . 63 . 2023-05-13.
3. News: Omaha Army girl has taken to footlights . September 21, 2023 . The Omaha Daily News . August 10, 1910 . 1. .
4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.