Person
Beulah Bondi
Acting · 1888–1981 · Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Biography
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
Perry Mason
Sophia Stone
Wagon Train
Grandma Bates
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ma Anderson
The Waltons
1972
Climax!
Aunt Caroline
Route 66
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Sutton
It's a Wonderful Life
Mrs. Bailey
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Play of the Week
Mother
Filmography
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
- 1974LincolnSara Bush
- 1972The Waltons
- 1972She WaitsMrs. Medina
- 1963Tammy and the DoctorAnnie Rook Call
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
- 1961Tammy Tell Me TrueMrs. Annie Call
- 1960Harrigan and SonTilly Cortland
- 1960Route 66
- 1959A Summer PlaceMrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
- 1959Play of the WeekMother
- 1959The Big FishermanHannah
- 1957On Borrowed Time'Granny' Northrup
- 1957Perry MasonSophia Stone
- 1957Wagon TrainGrandma Bates
- 1957The Unholy WifeEmma Hochen
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMa Anderson
- 1956Back from EternityMartha Spangler
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMrs. Sutton
- 1954Track of the CatMa Bridges
- 1954The Wonderful World of Disney
- 1954Climax!Aunt Caroline
- 1953Latin LoversAnalyst
- 1953General Electric TheaterAnnie
- 1952Lone StarMinniver Bryan
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameGranny
- 1950The FuriesMrs. Anaheim
- 1950The Baron of ArizonaLoma Morales
- 1949Reign of TerrorGrandma Blanchard
- 1949Mr. Soft TouchMrs. Hangale
- 1949The Life of RileyMartha Bogle
- 1948So Dear to My HeartGranny Kincaid
- 1948The Snake PitMrs. Greer
- 1948The Sainted SistersHester Rivercomb
- 1947High ConquestClara Kingsley
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeMrs. Bailey
- 1946Sister KennyMary Kenny
- 1946Breakfast in HollywoodMrs. Annie Reed
- 1945Back to BataanBertha Barnes
- 1945The SouthernerGranny Tucker
- 1944And Now TomorrowAunt Em
- 1944Our Hearts Were Young and GayMiss Abigail Horn
- 1944The Very Thought of YouMrs. Harriet Wheeler
- 1944I Love a SoldierEtta Lane
- 1944She's a Soldier TooAgatha Kittredge
- 1943Watch on the RhineAnise
- 1943Tonight We Raid CalaisMme. Bonnard
- 1941One Foot in HeavenLydia Sandow
- 1941The Shepherd of the HillsAunt Mollie Matthews
- 1941Penny SerenadeMiss Oliver
- 1940The Captain is a LadyAngie Peabody
- 1940Our TownMrs Webb
- 1940Remember the NightMrs. Sargent
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMa Smith
- 1939The Under-PupMiss Delphine Thornton
- 1939On Borrowed TimeNellie Northrup aka Granny
- 1939Land of LibertyMary Wilkins (edited from 'Of Human Hearts')
- 1938The SistersRose Elliott
- 1938Vivacious LadyMrs. Morgan
- 1938Of Human HeartsMary Wilkins
- 1938The BuccaneerAunt Charlotte
- 1937Make Way for TomorrowLucy Cooper
- 1937Maid of SalemAbigail
- 1936The Gorgeous HussyRachel Jackson
- 1936Hearts DividedMother of Napoleon and Jerome
- 1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesMrs. Livingston Ames
- 1936The Moon's Our HomeMrs. Boyce Medford
- 1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineMelissa
- 1936The Invisible RayLady Arabella Stevens
- 1935Bad BoyMrs. Larkin
- 1935The Good FairyDoctor Schultz
- 1934Ready for LoveMrs. Burke
- 1934Finishing SchoolMiss Van Alstyne
- 1934Registered NurseMiss McKenna
- 1934Two AloneMrs. Slag
- 1933Christopher BeanMrs. Hannah Haggett
- 1933The Stranger's ReturnBeatrice
- 1932RainMrs. Davidson
- 1931ArrowsmithMrs. Tozer (uncredited)
- 1931Street SceneEmma Jones
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