MovieChat Forums > Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) Discussion > I could have sworn that housekeeper Effi...

I could have sworn that housekeeper Effie was played by...

posted 9 years ago by waldenpond66
3 replies | jump to latest

...Mary Wickes, but it's a British actress called Renie Riano. A dead ringer for Mary Wickes.

Yes the two women do look very similar to each other.

"I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." ~ The Invisible Man

[–] chongajuly 8 years ago

Renie Riano's final role came on THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY.

I take pleasure in great beauty - James Bond

[–] Rainey-Dawn 7 years ago

I haven't seen Partridge Family in many many years!! I forgot about that! :)

"I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." ~ The Invisible Man