16 Facts About Nancy Olson

Nancy Ann Olson was born on July 14,1928 and is an American retired actress.

Nancy Olson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sunset Boulevard.

Nancy Olson co-starred with William Holden in four films, and later appeared in The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel, Son of Flubber, as well as the disaster film Airport 1975.

Nancy Olson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 14,1928, and raised there, along with her brother, David.

Nancy Olson's parents were Evelyn Bertha, who was of Swedish descent, and Henry John Olson, a physician.

Nancy Olson was signed to a film contract by Paramount Pictures in 1948, and, after a few supporting roles, producers began to consider her for more prominent parts.

Nancy Olson was up for the role of Delilah in Cecil B DeMille's film Samson and Delilah, for which Olson later said she was not suited.

Nancy Olson was passed over in favor of Hedy Lamarr.

Nancy Olson's pairing with William Holden was considered a success, and she appeared with him in three other films, but none repeated their success in Sunset Boulevard.

Nancy Olson made several appearances in films for the Walt Disney studio.

Nancy Olson then moved to New York City where she appeared on Broadway.

Nancy Olson guest-starred on the Television series The Big Valley playing the mother of Ron Howard in the December 1,1965, episode titled Night of the Wolf.

Nancy Olson is the only female guest starring on The Big Valley to ever marry the character Nick Barkley.

Nancy Olson has been retired since the mid-1980s, although she made a brief, uncredited appearance in Flubber, the 1997 remake of The Absent-Minded Professor, and Dumbbells.

In 1950, Nancy Olson became the third wife of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner.

Nancy Olson died in 2009; they have one son, Christopher.