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Mary Jackson
Born · November 22, 1910
Died · December 10, 2005 (95 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Milford, Michigan, USA
Bio
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
A Family Thing
Carrie
6.5
1996
Christy
(1 episode)
8.1
1994
Ozone
Cleaning Lady
4.8
1994
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Emily Baldwin
7.5
1993
Leap of Faith
Emma Schlarp
5.7
1992
Parenthood
(12 episodes)
5.0
1990
The Exorcist III
Mrs. Clelia
6.3
1990
Skinned Alive
Crawldaddy
5.7
1990
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
6.3
1989
Big Top Pee-wee
Mrs. Dill
4.9
1988
Meet the Munceys
Esther Lovell-Mingott
0.0
1988
L.A. Law
Mrs. Weedon · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
My Town
Mrs. McDaniel
0.0
1986
Highway to Heaven
(2 episodes)
7.4
1984
Hunter
Clara · (1 episode)
7.2
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(2 episodes)
6.3
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Sarah Wicks · (23 episodes)
6.4
1983
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
Emily Baldwin
7.0
1982
Family Ties
Edna · (1 episode)
7.2
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Grandmother · (1 episode)
8.2
1982
Some Kind of Hero
Frances
5.6
1982
Cagney & Lacey
(1 episode)
6.9
1982
Between Two Brothers
Eddy Frazer
0.0
1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
Emily Baldwin
8.0
1982
Open All Night
(1 episode)
3.5
1981
A Small Killing
Rose
8.0
1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Grandmother Mary
0.0
1981
Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)
7.6
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Grandmother MacKenzie · (1 episode)
7.2
1980
When the Whistle Blows
(1 episode)
5.0
1980
Letters from Frank
Edna Miller
0.0
1979
Hart to Hart
(1 episode)
6.8
1979
The Runaways
(2 episodes)
5.0
1978
A Death in Canaan
Sarah Biggens
5.3
1978
Coming Home
Fleta Wilson
7.0
1978
Audrey Rose
Mother Veronica
5.6
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane
Jane's Mother
6.5
1977
Quincy, M.E.
(1 episode)
7.5
1976
The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
7.0
1976
The Jeffersons
(1 episode)
7.3
1975
The Manhunter
(1 episode)
5.0
1974
Our Time
Miss Moran
7.5
1974
Blume in Love
Louise
5.9
1973
Kid Blue
Mrs. Evans
6.9
1973
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
Evelyn Smith
5.8
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
(2 episodes)
7.0
1972
The Waltons
Emily Baldwin · (32 episodes)
7.1
1972
The Rookies
(2 episodes)
6.8
1972
The Failing of Raymond
Latin Teacher
6.0
1971
Columbo
Annie · (1 episode)
8.1
1971
Cannon
(1 episode)
6.4
1971
Wild Rovers
Sada's Mother
6.3
1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
(1 episode)
7.5
1970
Airport
Felice
6.4
1970
Lancer
(2 episodes)
4.7
1968
Targets
Charlotte Thompson
7.1
1968
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Mrs. Stone
0.0
1967
The Invaders
Nurse · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
The Invaders
Hattie Willis · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
7.0
1966
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Otto Foshay · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Howard · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Corman · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Dreiser · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The F.B.I.
Nurse · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The Fugitive
Nurse Oberhansly · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Fugitive
Carolyn Fletcher · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Fugitive
Ellie Parker · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Outer Limits
Mrs. McCrae · (1 episode)
7.8
1963
Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
5.7
1962
Hazel
(1 episode)
6.9
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
6.3
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Mrs. Rigsby · (1 episode)
7.6
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Miss Vogel · (1 episode)
7.6
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mrs. Krieger · (1 episode)
6.2
1960
The Twilight Zone
Miss Pepper (uncredited) · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Mrs. Kenny · (3 episodes)
5.8
1959
Friendly Persuasion
Country Woman (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Wilson · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
General Electric Theater
Phyllis Barton · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mrs. Gross · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
Aunt Edna · (1 episode)
6.0
1948