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Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Acting·1888–1981·66 films

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.

Filmography

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Mrs. Bailey
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Ma Smith
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)Lucy Cooper
Remember the Night
Remember the Night (1940)Mrs. Sargent
Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade (1941)Miss Oliver
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit (1948)Mrs. Greer
The Furies
The Furies (1950)Mrs. Anaheim
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady (1938)Mrs. Morgan
The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)Granny Tucker
Back to Bataan
Back to Bataan (1945)Bertha Barnes
The Baron of Arizona
The Baron of Arizona (1950)Loma Morales
The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray (1936)Lady Arabella Stevens
Rain
Rain (1932)Mrs. Davidson
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)Aunt Mollie Matthews
A Summer Place
A Summer Place (1959)Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror (1949)Grandma Blanchard
Watch on the Rhine
Watch on the Rhine (1943)Anise
So Dear to My Heart
So Dear to My Heart (1948)Granny Kincaid
Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat (1954)Ma Bridges
Street Scene
Street Scene (1931)Emma Jones
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return (1933)Beatrice
Our Town
Our Town (1940)Mrs Webb
The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)Doctor Schultz
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)Melissa
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith (1931)Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939)Nellie Northrup aka Granny
Back from Eternity
Back from Eternity (1956)Martha Spangler
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts (1938)Mary Wilkins
Lone Star
Lone Star (1952)Minniver Bryan
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)Lydia Sandow
The Unholy Wife
The Unholy Wife (1957)Emma Hochen
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny (1946)Mary Kenny
Finishing School
Finishing School (1934)Miss Van Alstyne
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)Rachel Jackson
The Sisters
The Sisters (1938)Rose Elliott
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)Mrs. Hangale
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)Aunt Charlotte
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman (1959)Hannah
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers (1953)Analyst
The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You (1944)Mrs. Harriet Wheeler
Tammy and the Doctor
Tammy and the Doctor (1963)Annie Rook Call
Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True (1961)Mrs. Annie Call
She Waits
She Waits (1972)Mrs. Medina
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem (1937)Abigail
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse (1934)Miss McKenna
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)Mrs. Livingston Ames
Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)Mme. Bonnard
The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home (1936)Mrs. Boyce Medford
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided (1936)Mother of Napoleon and Jerome
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)Miss Abigail Horn
And Now Tomorrow
And Now Tomorrow (1944)Aunt Em
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)Mrs. Annie Reed
I Love a Soldier
I Love a Soldier (1944)Etta Lane
The Sainted Sisters
The Sainted Sisters (1948)Hester Rivercomb
Two Alone
Two Alone (1934)Mrs. Slag
The Under-Pup
The Under-Pup (1939)Miss Delphine Thornton
Ready for Love
Ready for Love (1934)Mrs. Burke
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
Bad Boy
Bad Boy (1935)Mrs. Larkin
She's a Soldier Too
She's a Soldier Too (1944)Agatha Kittredge
The Captain is a Lady
The Captain is a Lady (1940)Angie Peabody
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley (1949)Martha Bogle
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)Mary Wilkins (edited from 'Of Human Hearts')
Christopher Bean
Christopher Bean (1933)Mrs. Hannah Haggett
High Conquest
High Conquest (1947)Clara Kingsley