Mary Jackson
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
A Family Thing
1996
as Carrie
Christy
1994
as Aunt Polly Teague
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as Emily Baldwin
Ozone
1993
as Cleaning Lady
Leap of Faith
1992
as Emma Schlarp
The Exorcist III
1990
as Mrs. Clelia
Skinned Alive
1990
as Crawldaddy
Parenthood
1990
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Mrs. Dill
Meet the Munceys
1988
as Esther Lovell-Mingott
My Town
1986
as Mrs. McDaniel
L.A. Law
1986
as Mildred Weedon
The Snow Queen
1985
as Grandmother
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984
as Clara
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Sarah Wicks
Some Kind of Hero
1982
as Frances
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
1982
as Emily Baldwin
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982
as Emily Baldwin
Between Two Brothers
1982
as Eddy Frazer
Family Ties
1982
as Edna
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Grandmother
A Small Killing
1981
as Rose
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
as Grandmother Mary
Hill Street Blues
1981
Open All Night
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Grandmother MacKenzie
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Letters from Frank
1979
as Edna Miller
Hart to Hart
1979
A Death in Canaan
1978
as Sarah Biggens
Coming Home
1978
as Fleta Wilson
The Runaways
1978
Audrey Rose
1977
as Mother Veronica
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Jane's Mother
The Bionic Woman
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Jeffersons
1975
Our Time
1974
as Miss Moran
The Manhunter
1974
Blume in Love
1973
as Louise
Kid Blue
1973
as Mrs. Evans
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
1972
as Evelyn Smith
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972
as Witness
The Rookies
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Waltons
1972
as Emily Baldwin
The Failing of Raymond
1971
as Latin Teacher
Wild Rovers
1971
as Sada's Mother
Cannon
1971
Columbo
1971
as Annie
Airport
1970
as Felice
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Mrs. Arnell
Targets
1968
as Charlotte Thompson
Lancer
1968
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
as Mrs. Stone
The Invaders
1967
as Nurse
The Invaders
1967
as Hattie Willis
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Mother Superior
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Mrs. Stone
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Otto Foshay
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Howard
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Corman
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Dreiser
The F.B.I.
1965
as Nurse
The F.B.I.
1965
as 3rd Floor Desk Nurse
The Fugitive
1963
as Nurse Oberhansly
The Fugitive
1963
as Carolyn Fletcher
The Fugitive
1963
as Ellie Parker
The Outer Limits
1963
as Mrs. McCrae
Stoney Burke
1962
Hazel
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mrs. Rigsby
Route 66
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Mrs. Krieger
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Miss Vogel
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Mrs. Kenny
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Miss Pepper (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Country Woman (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mrs. Wilson
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phyllis Barton
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Mrs. Gross
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Aunt Edna