Beulah Bondi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beulah Bondi (May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981) was an American actress. Bondi began her acting career as a young child in theater, and after establishing herself as a stage actress, she reprised her role in Street Scene for the 1931 film version. She played supporting roles in several films during the 1930s, and was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played the mother of James Stewart in four films, including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). She continued acting into her old age, and won an Emmy Award for an appearance in the television series The Waltons in 1976. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beulah Bondi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 3, 1888 In Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 71
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Street Scene 1931-09-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1988-11-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | Lincoln | Sara Bush | 1974-09-06 |
| Movie | She Waits | Mrs. Medina | 1972-01-28 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Movie | Tammy and the Doctor | Annie Rook Call | 1963-05-29 |
| Movie | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess") | 1962-08-07 |
| Movie | Tammy Tell Me True | Mrs. Annie Call | 1961-07-26 |
| Movie | The Big Fisherman | Hannah | 1959-08-04 |
| Movie | A Summer Place | Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble | 1959-11-18 |
| Movie | The Unholy Wife | Emma Hochen | 1957-06-24 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Movie | Back from Eternity | Martha Spangler | 1956-09-07 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Unknown | 1954-10-27 |
| Movie | Track of the Cat | Ma Bridges | 1954-11-19 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Latin Lovers | Analyst | 1953-08-12 |
| Movie | Lone Star | Minniver Bryan | 1952-10-24 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | The Baron of Arizona | Loma Morales | 1950-03-04 |
| Movie | The Furies | Mrs. Anaheim | 1950-08-16 |
| Movie | The Life of Riley | Martha Bogle | 1949-04-16 |
| Movie | Mr. Soft Touch | Mrs. Hangale | 1949-07-28 |
| Movie | Reign of Terror | Grandma Blanchard | 1949-10-15 |
| Movie | The Sainted Sisters | Hester Rivercomb | 1948-04-30 |
| Movie | So Dear to My Heart | Granny Kincaid | 1948-11-29 |
| Movie | The Snake Pit | Mrs. Greer | 1948-11-04 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Mary Kenny | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | Breakfast in Hollywood | Mrs. Annie Reed | 1946-02-26 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Mrs. Bailey | 1946-12-20 |
| Movie | The Southerner | Granny Tucker | 1945-04-30 |
| Movie | Back to Bataan | Bertha Barnes | 1945-05-30 |
| Movie | The Very Thought of You | Mrs. Harriet Wheeler | 1944-10-20 |
| Movie | She's a Soldier Too | Agatha Kittredge | 1944-06-29 |
| Movie | I Love a Soldier | Etta Lane | 1944-07-12 |
| Movie | And Now Tomorrow | Aunt Em | 1944-11-22 |
| Movie | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Miss Horn | 1944-11-02 |
| Movie | Tonight We Raid Calais | Mme. Bonnard | 1943-04-30 |
| Movie | Watch on the Rhine | Anise | 1943-08-27 |
| Movie | Penny Serenade | Miss Oliver | 1941-04-24 |
| Movie | The Shepherd of the Hills | Aunt Mollie Matthews | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Lydia Sandow | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | Remember the Night | Mrs. Sargent | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | Our Town | Mrs Webb | 1940-05-24 |
| Movie | The Captain Is a Lady | Angie Peabody | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | On Borrowed Time | Nellie Northrup aka Granny | 1939-07-07 |
| Movie | The Under-Pup | Miss Delphine Thornton | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Ma Smith | 1939-10-19 |
| Movie | The Buccaneer | Aunt Charlotte | 1938-02-04 |
| Movie | Of Human Hearts | Mary Wilkins | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | The Sisters | Rose Elliott | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | Vivacious Lady | Martha Morgan | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | Maid of Salem | Abigail | 1937-02-12 |
| Movie | Make Way for Tomorrow | Lucy Cooper | 1937-05-09 |
| Movie | The Invisible Ray | Lady Arabella Stevens | 1936-01-20 |
| Movie | The Gorgeous Hussy | Rachel Jackson | 1936-08-28 |
| Movie | The Moon's Our Home | Mrs. Boyce Medford | 1936-04-10 |
| Movie | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Melissa | 1936-03-13 |
| Movie | Hearts Divided | Mother of Napoleon and Jerome | 1936-06-20 |
| Movie | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Mrs. Livingston Ames | 1936-05-08 |
| Movie | The Good Fairy | Dr. Schultz | 1935-02-18 |
| Movie | Bad Boy | Mrs. Larkin | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Two Alone | Mrs. Slag | 1934-01-26 |
| Movie | Registered Nurse | Miss McKenna | 1934-04-06 |
| Movie | Ready for Love | Mrs. Burke | 1934-11-30 |
| Movie | Finishing School | Miss Van Alstyne | 1934-05-04 |
| Movie | The Stranger's Return | Beatrice | 1933-07-28 |
| Movie | Christopher Bean | Mrs. Hannah Haggett | 1933-11-17 |
| Movie | Rain | Mrs. Davidson | 1932-10-12 |
| Movie | Street Scene | Emma Jones | 1931-09-05 |
| Movie | Arrowsmith | Mrs. Tozer (uncredited) | 1931-12-07 |