Mary Jackson
Data de nascimento:
22/11/1910
Local de nascimento:
Milford, Michigan, USA
Data de falecimento:
10/12/2005
Biografia
One of those strikingly familiar matrons you just can't place, character actress Mary Jackson is probably best known for her recurring role as one of the delightfully eccentric bootlegging sisters, "Miss Emily" Baldwin, on the series The Waltons (1971) that ran for nine seasons. She was born November 22, 1910 in rural Milford, Michigan, and earned a bachelor's degree from West Michigan University in 1932. A Depression-era school teacher for one year before pursuing her interest in theater, she returned to college (this time Michigan State University) in a fine arts program. She started out on the Chicago stage and in summer stock before migrating to the larger stages in New York and Los Angeles. Film and TV roles did not come her way until well into middle age. Guesting on such TV shows as "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Twilight Zone," "My Three Sons," "Hazel," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Barnaby Jones" and "Highway to Heaven," she usually appeared as ladylike small-town citizens. She was also part of the ensemble in Peter Bogdanovich's first low-budget film thriller Targets (1968), which was Boris Karloff's last feature. In the 70s she started gathering up character bits here and there, such as her nuns in the all-star epic Airport (1970) and the horror Audrey Rose (1977). A variety of pleasant, maternal parts came her way, including Lynn Carlin's mother in the Blake Edwards' western Wild Rovers (1971) and Jane Fonda's in the comedy caper Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). She supported Fonda again in the Vietnam-era drama Coming Home (1978), was among the cast in the cultish Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and had a noticeable role in Steve Martin's Leap of Faith (1992). As for "The Waltons" success, character actress Dorothy Stickney played the part of Emily in the initial TV pilot along with Josephine Hutchinson as older sister Mamie. When the series came to fruition, Mary and actress Helen Kleeb, another one of those "I've seen her before" character faces, took over the spinster roles. Both she and Kleeb continued their sister act periodically in several Walton "reunion" TV-movies, which included assorted weddings and holiday gatherings. Both ladies made their final TV appearances in A Walton Easter (1997). Kleeb died of natural causes in 2003 at age 96. Mary passed away two years later at age 95 of complications from Parkinson's disease. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmes em que atuou
-
Segredo de Família (1996)- 6.30 ★Carrie
-
Ozone (1994)- 4.70 ★Cleaning Lady
-
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)- 7.50 ★Emily Baldwin
-
Fé Demais Não Cheira Bem (1992)- 5.69 ★Emma Schlarp
-
O Exorcista III (1990)- 6.20 ★Mrs. Clelia
-
Skinned Alive (1990)- 5.70 ★Crawldaddy
-
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)- 6.30 ★
-
Pee-wee: Meu Filme Circense (1988)- 4.99 ★Mrs. Dill
-
Meet the Munceys (1988)- 0.00 ★Esther Lovell-Mingott
-
My Town (1986)- 0.00 ★Mrs. McDaniel
-
Apuros e Trapalhadas de um Herói (1982)- 5.50 ★Frances
-
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)- 7.00 ★Emily Baldwin
-
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982)- 8.00 ★Emily Baldwin
-
A Small Killing (1981)- 8.00 ★Rose
-
As Duas Vidas de Carol Letner (1981)- 0.00 ★Grandmother Mary
-
Letters from Frank (1979)- 0.00 ★Edna Miller
-
Amargo Regresso (1978)- 7.03 ★Fleta Wilson
-
Morte em Canaã (1978)- 6.50 ★Sarah Biggens
-
As Duas Vidas de Audrey Rose (1977)- 5.50 ★Mother Veronica
-
Adivinhe Quem Vem Para Roubar (1977)- 6.51 ★Jane's Mother
-
Our Time (1974)- 7.50 ★Miss Moran
-
Amantes em Veneza (1973)- 5.86 ★Louise
-
Kid Blue Não Nasceu Para a Forca (1973)- 6.91 ★Mrs. Evans
-
Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972)- 5.70 ★Evelyn Smith
-
Os Dois Indomáveis (1971)- 6.30 ★Sada's Mother
-
The Failing of Raymond (1971)- 6.00 ★Latin Teacher
-
Aeroporto (1970)- 6.40 ★Felice
-
Na Mira da Morte (1968)- 7.05 ★Charlotte Thompson
-
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)- 0.00 ★Mrs. Stone
-
Sublime Tentação (1956)- 6.60 ★Country Woman (uncredited)