Norma Varden(1898-1989)

Spent later years active with the Screen Actors Guild, pushing for better medical benefits for older actors.

I never got used to the way one is cast here [in America]. It's based on one's salary. If your agent can get you so much per week, then you are considered only for parts that are budgeted at that amount...I don't mean to sound ungrateful for the success I've had in American films, but this system is so limiting for serious actors.