Nora Marlowe
Acting
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.
Known for
1975Mr. Ricco
Mrs. Callahan
1975Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Emily
1975Who Is the Black Dahlia?
Woman in the Car (uncredited)
1973Westworld
Hostess
1973Soylent Green
Soylent Crumbs Seller (uncredited)
1973Coffee, Tea or Me?
Mrs. Fitzgerald
1972The Shadow of a Gunman
Mrs. Henderson
1971Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Autograph Seeker
1968The Thomas Crown Affair
Marcie
1967The Hostage
Selma Morton
1966Texas Across the River
Emma
1965Strange Bedfellows
Mrs. Carmody (Toni's Maid) (uncredited)
1965That Funny Feeling
Woman at Phone Booth
1964The Brass Bottle
Mrs. McGruder
1964Kitten with a Whip
Matron
1959North by Northwest
Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)
1957The Shadow on the Window
Mrs. Bergen (uncredited)
1957This Could Be the Night
Mrs. Gretchma (uncredited)
1957An Affair to Remember
Gladys (Terry's Maid) (uncredited)
1957Designing Woman
Jennifer Deane (uncredited)
1957The Playroom
Mrs. Beal
1956The Family Nobody Wanted
1955General Electric Theater: Into the Night
Farmer Tom's Wife
1955I'll Cry Tomorrow
Nurse (uncredited)