Beulah Bondi

Acting

Beulah Bondi

Born 3 May 1888 · Valparaiso, Indiana, USA · Died 11 January 1981 at 92

Beulah Bondi (born Beulah Bondy; May 3, 1889 - January 11, 1981) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She was twice nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. For a guest appearance on the television series The Waltons she won an Emmy Award.

Known for

Highlights

It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Film · Mrs. Bailey
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · Film · Ma Smith
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Mrs. Sutton
Make Way for Tomorrow1937 · Film · Lucy Cooper
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Sophia Stone
Remember the Night1940 · Film · Mrs. Sargent

Filmography

Movies

65 films

She Waits1972 · Film · Mrs. Medina
Tammy and the Doctor1963 · Film · Annie Rook Call
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm1962 · Film · The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Tammy Tell Me True1961 · Film · Mrs. Annie Call
A Summer Place1959 · Film · Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
The Big Fisherman1959 · Film · Hannah
The Unholy Wife1957 · Film · Emma Hochen
Back from Eternity1956 · Film · Martha Spangler
Track of the Cat1954 · Film · Ma Bridges
Latin Lovers1953 · Film · Analyst
Lone Star1952 · Film · Minniver Bryan
The Furies1950 · Film · Mrs. Anaheim
The Baron of Arizona1950 · Film · Loma Morales
Reign of Terror1949 · Film · Grandma Blanchard
Mr. Soft Touch1949 · Film · Mrs. Hangale
The Life of Riley1949 · Film · Martha Bogle
So Dear to My Heart1948 · Film · Granny Kincaid
The Snake Pit1948 · Film · Mrs. Greer
The Sainted Sisters1948 · Film · Hester Rivercomb
High Conquest1947 · Film · Clara Kingsley
It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Film · Mrs. Bailey
Sister Kenny1946 · Film · Mary Kenny
Breakfast in Hollywood1946 · Film · Mrs. Annie Reed
Back to Bataan1945 · Film · Bertha Barnes
The Southerner1945 · Film · Granny Tucker
And Now Tomorrow1944 · Film · Aunt Em
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay1944 · Film · Miss Abigail Horn
The Very Thought of You1944 · Film · Mrs. Harriet Wheeler
I Love a Soldier1944 · Film · Etta Lane
She's a Soldier Too1944 · Film · Agatha Kittredge
Watch on the Rhine1943 · Film · Anise
Tonight We Raid Calais1943 · Film · Mme. Bonnard
One Foot in Heaven1941 · Film · Lydia Sandow
The Shepherd of the Hills1941 · Film · Aunt Mollie Matthews
Penny Serenade1941 · Film · Miss Oliver
The Captain is a Lady1940 · Film · Angie Peabody
Our Town1940 · Film · Mrs Webb
Remember the Night1940 · Film · Mrs. Sargent
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · Film · Ma Smith
The Under-Pup1939 · Film · Miss Delphine Thornton
On Borrowed Time1939 · Film · Nellie Northrup aka Granny
Land of Liberty1939 · Film · Mary Wilkins (edited from 'Of Human Hearts')
The Sisters1938 · Film · Rose Elliott
Vivacious Lady1938 · Film · Mrs. Morgan
Of Human Hearts1938 · Film · Mary Wilkins
The Buccaneer1938 · Film · Aunt Charlotte
Make Way for Tomorrow1937 · Film · Lucy Cooper
Maid of Salem1937 · Film · Abigail
The Gorgeous Hussy1936 · Film · Rachel Jackson
Hearts Divided1936 · Film · Mother of Napoleon and Jerome
The Case Against Mrs. Ames1936 · Film · Mrs. Livingston Ames
The Moon's Our Home1936 · Film · Mrs. Boyce Medford
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine1936 · Film · Melissa
The Invisible Ray1936 · Film · Lady Arabella Stevens
Bad Boy1935 · Film · Mrs. Larkin
The Good Fairy1935 · Film · Doctor Schultz
Ready for Love1934 · Film · Mrs. Burke
Finishing School1934 · Film · Miss Van Alstyne
Registered Nurse1934 · Film · Miss McKenna
Two Alone1934 · Film · Mrs. Slag
Christopher Bean1933 · Film · Mrs. Hannah Haggett
The Stranger's Return1933 · Film · Beatrice
Rain1932 · Film · Mrs. Davidson
Arrowsmith1931 · Film · Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)
Street Scene1931 · Film · Emma Jones

Filmography

Series

12 shows

Lincoln1974 · Series · Sara Bush
The Waltons1972 · Series
Harrigan and Son1960 · Series · Tilly Cortland
Route 661960 · Series
Play of the Week1959 · Series · Mother
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Sophia Stone
Wagon Train1957 · Series · Grandma Bates
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Ma Anderson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Mrs. Sutton
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series
Climax!1954 · Series · Aunt Caroline
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Annie