Ottola Nesmith
Ottola Nesmith[List of horror television programs|] was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including Cheyenne (TV series) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She hosted a
horror television program on KTLA.
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.
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).
Selected filmography
Still Waters - Drasa La RueRich Man, Poor Man - Mrs. WynneBeyond Price - Mrs. TempleWife Against Wife - Florence BromleyThe Girl-Shy Cowboy - Girls' College TeacherBack Page - Gertrude MellonWings in the Dark - Housekeeper Becky Sharp - Lady Jane CrawleyShe Gets Her Man - Club Woman A Feather in Her Hat - Susan Ship Cafe - Lady Todhunter The Unguarded Hour - Mrs. Samuel Metford Anthony Adverse - Sister Ursula Three Men on a Horse - Head NurseFlying Hostess - Passenger A Doctor's Diary - Maternity Ward Nurse Nobody's Baby - Head NurseThe [Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)|The Prince and the Pauper] - Lady in Waiting Partners in Crime - Committee Woman The Buccaneer - Dolly Madison's Dinner Guest Fools for Scandal - AgnesThe Beloved Brat - Mrs. Higgins Keep Smiling - Woman at Auction The Story of Alexander Graham Bell - Nora Undercover Doctor - Nurse The Star Maker - Elderly LadyTelevision Spy - Caroline SheldonMiracle on Main Street - Welfare workerLillian Russell - Miss SmythHer First Romance - Mrs. WhitingInvisible Ghost - Mrs. MasonShining Victory - Nurse The Hard-Boiled Canary - Mrs. Stevens Blossoms in the Dust - Nana, the Governess The Deadly Game - Nazi WifeInternational Squadron - Mrs. Harris When Ladies Meet - Third Autograph Seeker H.M. Pulham, Esq. - Mrs. Prinkle, Dance School Teacher The Wolf Man - Mrs. Bally We Were Dancing - Mrs. Gertrude Quimby Reap the Wild Wind - Dowager at Tea The Great Man's Lady - Mrs. Frisbee This Above All - Minor Role Mrs. Miniver - Saleslady Night in New Orleans - Elevator Passenger Her Cardboard Lover - Mrs. Burton, Casino Patron Journey for Margaret - Nurse The Leopard Man - Señora Contreras Two Tickets to London - Teacher Thumbs Up - English Matron The Man from Down Under - Minor Role The Seventh Victim - Mrs. Loughwood The Return of the Vampire - Elsa Walter, GovernessThe Story of Dr. Wassell - Missionary's Wife The [White Cliffs of Dover (film)|The White Cliffs of Dover] - Orderly in Hospital Ministry of Fear - Woman at Admission Gate Casanova Brown - Patient's Nurse Our Hearts Were [Young and Gay (film)|Our Hearts Were Young and Gay] - Fur Shop Owner Three Sisters of the Moors - Townswoman And Now Tomorrow - Mrs. Raines Practically Yours - Hysterical Woman in Senate Molly and Me - Lady Alexander Love Letters - Elderly Nurse Her Highness and the Bellboy - Diplomat's Wife My Name Is Julia Ross - Mrs. Robinson A Letter for Evie - Red Cross Nurse To Each His Own - Dora Cluny Brown - Mrs. Tupham The Late George Apley - Madame at Modiste Shop Buck Privates Come Home - French Matron Down to Earth - Dowager Unconquered - Woman Forever Amber - Mrs. Chiverton The Mating of Millie - Saleswoman Julia Misbehaves - Saleslady Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture - Solicitous Tourist A [Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949 film)|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court] - Tourist Any Number Can Play - Minor Role The Doctor and the Girl - Martha, Receptionist Chicago Deadline - Sister John Chinatown at Midnight - Mrs. Langdon Samson and Delilah - The File on Thelma Jordon - Mrs. Asher My Friend Irma Goes West - Second Teacher Sunset Blvd. - Minor Role Let's Dance - Wife / Guest The Son of Dr. Jekyll - Nurse The [Greatest Show on Earth (film)|The Greatest Show on Earth] - Spectator Invitation - Guest Scaramouche - Lady-in-Waiting I, the Jury - Cathy Man Crazy - Mrs. BeckerThe Swan - Housekeeper Something of Value - Nurse - Nairobi Hospital Witness for the Prosecution - Miss Johnson Cheyenne - as Liza Marley From the Terrace - Lady Servringham Alfred Hitchcock Presents - WomanPigeons from Hell, Boris Karloff's Thriller - The Zuvembie, Eula Lee Blassenville The Notorious Landlady - Flower Woman The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Courtiere Inside Daisy Clover - DoloresStagecoach - Landlady The Comic - Housekeeper