Jeanette Nolan
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Acting Credits
Biography
Jeanette Nolan (December 30, 1911 – June 5, 1998) was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series The Virginian (1962–1971) and Dirty Sally (1974), and in films such as Macbeth (1948). Nolan began her prolific acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, and, while a student at Los Angeles City College, made her radio debut in 1932 in Omar Khayyam, the first transcontinental broadcast from station KHJ. She continued acting into...
Known For
Filmography
The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Ellen Booker
Dear John
1988
as Clara
Street Justice
1987
as Mrs. Chandler
Hot Shots
1986
as Elnora Hendershot
The Golden Girls
1985
as Alma Lindstrom
MacGyver
1985
as Carol
Hell Town
1985
as Tillie Malone
Cloak & Dagger
1984
as Eunice MacCready
Night Court
1984
as Mucette Elmore
Cover Up
1984
Hunter
1984
as Edith Latimer
Night Court
1984
as Mrs. Smith
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
as Gertrude
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Annie Grand
Hotel
1982
as Edith Krause
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Matt Houston
1982
as Cattle Annie Hickok
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Sophia Pavlon
The Fox and the Hound
1981
as Widow Tweed (voice)
All the Way Home
1981
as Jessie
True Confessions
1981
as Mrs. Spellacy
Here's Boomer
1981
Goliath Awaits
1981
as Sarah Bartholomew
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
1980
as Rose MacIntosh
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
Better Late Than Never
1979
as Lavinia Leventhal
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Shirley
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
as Rose MacCready
The Manitou
1978
as Mrs. Winconis
Lassie: The New Beginning
1978
as Ada Stratton
Avalanche
1978
as Florence Shelby
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
The Awakening Land
1978
as Granny McWhirter
The Rescuers
1977
as Ellie Mae (voice)
Babe
1977
as Hannah Marie Didrikson
Disney's Greatest Villains
1977
as Ellie Mae (voice) (archive footage)
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Gloria Hancock
The Winds of Autumn
1976
as Ora Mae Hankins
Law and Order
1976
as Margaret O'Malley
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
as Essie Cargo
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lydia Danvers
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Edna Brackett
The Desperate Miles
1975
as Mrs. Larkin
The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Gertie
Dirty Sally
1974
Harry O
1974
Police Woman
1974
Peege
1973
as Peege
Hijack!
1973
as Mrs. Briscoe
Hawkins
1973
as Tessie Hawkins
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Mrs. Downey
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Emergency!
1972
as Mrs. Bernadine Spaldin
The Waltons
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Longstreet
1971
as Alice Longstreet
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
as Aunt Louise
Columbo
1971
as Kate O'Connell
Columbo
1971
as Mrs. Peck
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Miss Birdie Pickett
Night Gallery
1970
as Aunt Ada Burn Quigley
Night Gallery
1970
as Miss Wattle / Carlotta Acton (segment "The Housekeeper")
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Aunt Martha
Love, American Style
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Tibbett
Medical Center
1969
as Juliet
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
as Ma Webb
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968
as Erm White
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Mrs. Fleming
Sullivan's Empire
1967
as Miss Wingate
Ironside
1967
Mannix
1967
as Granny Nell Foster
The Invaders
1967
as Miss Havergill
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Gabriela Balotta
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Annie McTaggert
Mannix
1967
as Marietta Carpenter
Chamber of Horrors
1966
as Mrs. Ewing Perryman
My Blood Runs Cold
1965
as Sarah Merriday
F Troop
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
as Helen Lacy
I Spy
1965
as Helen Robinson
Laredo
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Edith Partridge
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Amy Clinton
Burke's Law
1963
as Agatha Carruthers
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Aunt Melissa
The Fugitive
1963
as Naomi Kelly
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
The Richard Boone Show
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mrs. Gardner
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Nora Ericson
Combat!
1962
as Sister Therese
Going My Way
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Helen Dyer
General Electric True
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Holly Grainger
Two Rode Together
1961
as Mrs. Mary McCandless
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Fanny Devalon
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Annie
87th Precinct
1961
as Mrs. Brooks
Psycho
1960
as Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
The Great Impostor
1960
as Ma Demara
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
as Granny Harrod
Guestward, Ho!
1960
My Three Sons
1960
as Madam Irina
My Three Sons
1960
as Grandma
Thriller
1960
as La Strega
My Three Sons
1960
as Aunt Kate
Special for Women
1960
as Barbara Lawson
The Rabbit Trap
1959
as Mrs. Colt
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Rachel Simpson
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Maggie
Black Saddle
1959
as Alice Jessup
The Rebel
1959
as Emmy Zecker
Hotel de Paree
1959
Bonanza
1959
as Annie Conners
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Mrs. Conboy
Wild Heritage
1958
as Janice Bascomb
The Deep Six
1958
as Mrs. Austen
Naked City
1958
as Kate Blake
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as La Curandera
Lawman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sister Mary Paul
Steve Canyon
1958
as Emily Brendan
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Nante
April Love
1957
as Henrietta Bruce
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Cora Melavan
Perry Mason
1957
as Mrs. Kirby
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Dr. Tesla
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Mrs. Borkman
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Edna Shaw
Perry Mason
1957
as Martha Benson
Perry Mason
1957
as Martha Blair
Perry Mason
1957
as Erna Norden
Perry Mason
1957
as Nellie
Perry Mason
1957
as Emma Ritter
Wagon Train
1957
as Chottsie Gubenheimer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Alice Ferguson (AKA Blue Dollar Alice)
Wagon Train
1957
as Janet Hale
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Mrs. L.A. Peterson
Everything But the Truth
1956
as Miss Adelaide Dabney
7th Cavalry
1956
as Charlotte Reynolds
On Trial
1956
as Sally Freeman
A Lawless Street
1955
as Mrs. Dingo Brion
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ma Grilk
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Aunt Mae
The Millionaire
1955
as Sister Mary Robert
Matinee Theater
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Amy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rose
Gunsmoke
1955
as Aunt Thede
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sally Fergus
Gunsmoke
1955
as Emma Grundy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sadie Grimes
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mrs. Trotter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Edith Beggs
Lassie
1954
Climax!
1954
as Mrs. Barker
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Erm White
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Tanta Louise
The Big Heat
1953
as Bertha Duncan
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sarah Gaines
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Mrs. Margaret Harris
The Happy Time
1952
as Felice Bonnard
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Orville's Wife
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Agatha Le Beau
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Ma Watson
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Capt. Johnson
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Corbett
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Harriet Purcell
Dragnet
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Rosa
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Martha
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Elva Smith
Saddle Tramp
1950
as Ma Higgins
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Mona Frene
Abandoned
1949
as Major Ross
Macbeth
1948
as Lady Macbeth
Words and Music
1948
as Mrs. Hart