Anita Sharp-Bolster

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) was an Irish actress who appeared in 88 films and 12 TV series from 1928 to 1978. She was sometimes billed as Anita Bolster.

Early life

She was born 28 August 1895 in Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland.

Career

Stage

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

Film

Sharp-Bolster debuted in the British film What Money Can Buy (1928). 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." She worked steadily in character roles throughout her movie career.

Radio

Sharp-Bolster worked with the BBC in the UK.

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. She died in North Miami, Florida.

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).

External links

• Anita Sharp-Bolster at IMDb 
• Anita Bolster at AllMovie
• Anita Bolster at the TCM Movie Database
• Anita Sharp-Bolster at the British Film Institute
• Anita Bolster at the Internet Broadway Database