Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

Actor Nov 22 (died age 95) Milford, Michigan, USA 1948–1996 (48 year career)

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Biography

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 r…

Known For

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

Mrs. Clelia

Airport

Airport

Felice

Targets

Targets

Charlotte Thompson

Coming Home

Coming Home

Fleta Wilson

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

Country Woman (uncredited)

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Emma Schlarp

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

Jane's Mother

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

Mother Veronica

Filmography

Acting (76)

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Movies (32)

A Family Thing

A Family Thing

as Carrie

Ozone

Ozone

as Cleaning Lady

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Emily Baldwin

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

as Emma Schlarp

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

as Mrs. Clelia

Skinned Alive

Skinned Alive

as Crawldaddy

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Meet the Munceys

Meet the Munceys

as Esther Lovell-Mingott

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

as Mrs. Dill

My Town

My Town

as Mrs. McDaniel

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

as Grandmother

Between Two Brothers

Between Two Brothers

as Eddy Frazer

Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

as Frances

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

as Emily Baldwin

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

as Emily Baldwin

A Small Killing

A Small Killing

as Rose

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

as Grandmother Mary

Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank

as Edna Miller

Coming Home

Coming Home

as Fleta Wilson

A Death in Canaan

A Death in Canaan

as Sarah Biggens

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

as Jane's Mother

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

as Mother Veronica

Our Time

Our Time

as Miss Moran

Kid Blue

Kid Blue

as Mrs. Evans

Blume in Love

Blume in Love

as Louise

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

as Evelyn Smith

Wild Rovers

Wild Rovers

as Sada's Mother

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

as Latin Teacher

Airport

Airport

as Felice

Targets

Targets

as Charlotte Thompson

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Mrs. Stone

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

as Country Woman (uncredited)

Television (44)

Christy

Christy

as Aunt Polly Teague

Parenthood

Parenthood

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Mildred Weedon

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Hunter

Hunter

as Clara

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Sarah Wicks

Family Ties

Family Ties

as Edna

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Grandmother

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Open All Night

Open All Night

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Grandmother MacKenzie

When the Whistle Blows

When the Whistle Blows

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

The Runaways

The Runaways

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

The Waltons

The Waltons

as Emily Baldwin

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Rookies

The Rookies

Columbo

Columbo

as Annie

Cannon

Cannon

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mrs. Arnell

Lancer

Lancer

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Nurse

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

as Mother Superior

CBS Playhouse

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Mrs. Otto Foshay

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Ellie Parker

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as Mrs. McCrae

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

Hazel

Hazel

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as Mrs. Rigsby

Route 66

Route 66

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Mrs. Krieger

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Miss Pepper (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Mrs. Kenny

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mrs. Wilson

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Phyllis Barton

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Mrs. Gross

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Aunt Edna