Mary Jackson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1910-11-22 (95 years old)

Deathday

2005-12-10

Place of Birth

Milford, Michigan, USA

Mary Jackson

Biography

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 migra...

Acting

1988

Big Top Pee-wee

as Mrs. Dill

1978

A Death in Canaan

as Sarah Biggens

1990

The Exorcist III

as Mrs. Clelia

1990

Skinned Alive

as Crawldaddy

1982

1981

1977

Audrey Rose

as Mother Veronica

1968

Targets

as Charlotte Thompson

1992

Leap of Faith

as Emma Schlarp

1974

Our Time

as Miss Moran

1986

My Town

as Mrs. McDaniel

1988

Meet the Munceys

as Esther Lovell-Mingott

1971

The Failing of Raymond

as Latin Teacher

1982

1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

as Jane's Mother

1970

Airport

as Felice

1981

1982

Between Two Brothers

as Eddy Frazer

1956

Friendly Persuasion

as Country Woman (uncredited)

1993

1972

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

as Evelyn Smith

1994

Ozone

as Cleaning Lady

1971

Wild Rovers

as Sada's Mother

1978

Coming Home

as Fleta Wilson

1996

1973

Blume in Love

as Louise

1979

Letters from Frank

as Edna Miller

1973

Kid Blue

as Mrs. Evans

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