Anita Sharp-Bolster

Irish actress (1895–1985)

Anita Sharp-Bolster
Sharp-Bolster Scarlet Street (1945)
Born	(1895-08-28)28 August 1895 Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland
Died	1 June 1985(1985-06-01) (aged 89) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Other names	Anita Bolster
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1928–1977
Spouse	Jacob Schwartz

Anita Sharp-Bolster (28 August 1895 – 1 June 1985)^[1] was an Irish actress who appeared in 88 films and 12 TV series from 1928 to 1978. She was sometimes billed as Anita Bolster.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

She was born 28 August 1895 in Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Stage

Sharp-Bolster's Broadway credits include Kathleen, Pygmalion, and Lady in Waiting.^[2]

Film

Sharp-Bolster debuted in the British film What Money Can Buy (1928).^[1] Her American film debut came in 1942 in Saboteur, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In a 2013 book, one writer described her as "one of the most riveting human gargoyles in Hollywood films."^[3] She worked steadily in character roles throughout her movie career.

Radio

Sharp-Bolster worked with the BBC in the UK.^[4]

Television

Billed as Anita Bolster, she appeared in three episodes of Dark Shadows in March 1968. Bolster portrayed a witch named Bathia Mapes who failed to remove a curse of vampirism from Barnabas Collins.

Personal life

Sharp-Bolster was married to Jacob Schwartz.^[5] She died in North Miami, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

What Money Can Buy (1928) - Cleaner
S.O.S. (1928) - Mme. Karensky
Would You Believe It! (1929) - Presbyterian
Number, Please (1931)
The Bells (1931)
Mr. Bill the Conqueror (1932)
Strip! Strip! Hooray!!! (1932) - Bit Part (uncredited)
The Temperance Fete (1932) - Teacher
Lassie from Lancashire (1938) - Woman in Audience (uncredited)
The Villiers Diamond (1938) - Mlle. Dulac (uncredited)
Saboteur (1942) - Lorelei - Circus Troupe
This Above All (1942) - Tea Shop Customer (uncredited)
I Married an Angel (1942) - Mrs. Kipper (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Sasha's Mother (uncredited)
Nightmare (1942) - Mrs. McDonald - Housekeeper
Journey for Margaret (1942) - Woman with Cat (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders (1943) - Mrs. Pringle
Forever and a Day (1943) - Mrs. Garrow
Flesh and Fantasy (1943) - Relative (uncredited)
Thumbs Up (1943) - Mrs. Smithers, the Landlady (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait (1943) - Mrs. Cooper-Cooper (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943) - Mrs. Norris (uncredited)
The Lodger (1944) - Wiggy - Barfly (uncredited)
Passport to Destiny (1944) - Agnes
Going My Way (1944) - Mrs. Hattie Quimp (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) - Miller (uncredited)
The Doughgirls (1944) - Maid (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) - Stewardess (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) - Lady Harborough (uncredited)
Kitty (1945) - Mullens
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) - Sparkes
The Lost Weekend (1945) - Mrs. Foley
Scarlet Street (1945) - Mrs. Michaels
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) - Hilda
Dressed to Kill (1946) - Teacher on Museum Tour (uncredited)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) - Christine
Dark Passage (1947) - Woman (uncredited)
Love From a Stranger (1947) - Ethel
The Judge Steps Out (1947) - Martha, the Maid
The Woman in White (1948) - Mrs. Todd
The Perfect Woman (1949) - Lady Diana
Saints and Sinners (1949) - (uncredited)
Waterfront (1950) - Mrs. Simon (uncredited)
Talk of a Million (1951) - Miss Rafferty
Madame Louise (1951) - Cafe Proprietress
Botany Bay (1952) - Moll Cudlip
The Final Test (1953) - Daisy (uncredited)
Raising a Riot (1955) - Mrs. Buttons
The Hornet's Nest (1955) - Miss Anderson
Reluctant Bride (1955) - Mrs. Fogarty
Tears for Simon (1956) - Miss Gill
The Rising of the Moon (1957) - Colonel Frobisher's Wife (2nd Episode)
Stormy Crossing (1958) - First Nurse
The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959) - Lady Hunter
Alive and Kicking (1959) - Postmistress
School for Scoundrels (1960) - Maid
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) - Maid (uncredited)
The House in Marsh Road (1960) - Mrs. O'Brien
The Hands of Orlac (1960) - Volchett's Assistant (uncredited)
Payroll (1961) - Landlady (uncredited)
On the Beat (1962) - Hair-Salon Customer (uncredited)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) - Mrs. Slattery (uncredited)
Father Came Too! (1964) - Mrs. Trumper
Promise Her Anything (1966) - Mrs. Egan - Baby Sitter (uncredited)
The Boy Cried Murder (1966) - Mrs. Wetherall
Craze (1974) - Woman at will reading. (uncredited)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) - Old lady (uncredited)
Jabberwocky (1977) - Old Crone / Woman with Stone (uncredited)

Television

Educated Evans (1957, 1 episode)
The Larkins (1959) as Gran Foskett in ep Total Welfare
The Saint (TV show, Season 1, Episode 2, 1962) as Ada Harmer
Dark Shadows (1968, 3 episodes) as Bathia Mapes
Jude the Obscure (1971) as Mrs Trott
Skiboy (1973) as Mountain Witch
Thriller (1976, 1 episode).

References

^ ^a ^b Seymour, Blackie (Summer 2011). "Anita Sharp-Bolster". Films of the Golden Age (65): 84.
^ "Anita Bolster". Playbill. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ Nissen, Axel (2013). The Films of Agnes Moorehead. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. p. 112. ISBN 9780810891371. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ "Today's Radio Programs". The Daily Mail. Maryland, Hagerstown. The Daily Mail. 8 April 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 8 October 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harold Pinter: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center". Texas Archival Resources Online. Retrieved 17 April 2016.