Nella Walker
109 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 4, 1886
- Died
- Mar 22, 1971 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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Nella Walker (March 6, 1886 – March 22, 1971) was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and in her teens became half of the husband and wife vaudeville team "Mack and Walker", with her husband Wilbur Mack. By 1929 she had launched a film acting career, her first film role being in Tanned Legs alongside Sally Blane, Dorothy Revier, June Clyde, and Arthur Lake. She appeared in three films in 1929, and easily transitioned to "talking films", appearing in another four films in 1930, possibly making the smooth transition because she was never an established silent film actress.
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In 1931 her film career took off, with her appearing in ten films that year, five of which were uncredited. Her marriage ended not long after her film career was on the rise, and from 1932-33 she appeared in fifteen films, only five of which were uncredited. In 1935, her career improved, and between that year and 1938 she had 23 film appearances. Her biggest film appearance during that period was in Young Dr. Kildare alongside Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres. Throughout the 1930s her career was strong, and, despite her never being a premier "star", she repeatedly had solid acting roles. She finished that decade strong in 1939 with nine film roles, only three of which were uncredited.
The 1940s mirrored her success of the previous decade in many ways, with her appearing in 37 films from 1940 to 1947. Now later in her career, and over 60 years of age, she slowed her career for a time, not having another role until 1950 when she appeared in Nancy Goes to Rio alongside Ann Sothern and Carmen Miranda. She appeared in another two films in 1952, then had her last film acting role in 1954, in the film Sabrina alongside Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn.
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Nella Walker: movies and TV shows
Acting (109)
- 1954 Sabrina
as Maude Larrabee
- 1952 Flesh and Fury
as Mrs. Hackett
- 1952 Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)
- 1950 Nancy Goes to Rio
as Mrs. Harrison
- 1947 That Hagen Girl
as Molly Freneau
- 1947 Magic Town
as Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
- 1947 Variety Girl
as Mrs. Webster
- 1947 Undercover Maisie
as Mrs. Georgia Lorrison
- 1946 The Locket
as Mrs. Wendell
- 1946 Big Town
as Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
- 1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
- 1945 Follow That Woman
as Mrs. Henderson
- 1944 Murder in the Blue Room
as Linda Baldrich
- 1944 In Society
as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Cleve
- 1944 Take It or Leave It
as Mrs. Preston
- 1944 Ladies of Washington
as Mrs. Crane (uncredited)
- 1943 What a Woman
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
- 1943 Hers to Hold
as Dorothy Craig
- 1943 Air Raid Wardens
as Millicent Norton
- 1942 We Were Dancing
as Mrs. Janet Bentley
- 1942 Kid Glove Killer
as Mrs. Daniels
- 1941 Hellzapoppin'
as Mrs. Rand
- 1941 Kathleen
as Mrs. Farrell
- 1941 Manpower
as Floor Lady (uncredited)
- 1941
- 1941 Reaching for the Sun
as Nurse
- 1941 Repent at Leisure
as Sally Baldwin
- 1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mrs. Grange
- 1941 Back Street
as Corinne Saxel
- 1941 Buck Privates
as Mrs. Parker II
- 1940 Kitty Foyle
as Aunt Jessica
- 1940 Little Men
as Truant Officer
- 1940 No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
- 1940 I Love You Again
as Kay's Mother
- 1940 Blame It on Love
as Virginia Francis
- 1940 The Saint Takes Over
as Lucy Fernack
- 1940 Irene
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
- 1940 Sauce for the Gander
as Mrs. Bentley
- 1939 Swanee River
as Mrs. McDowell
- 1939 A Child is Born
as Mrs. Twitchell
- 1939 Espionage Agent
as Mrs. Peyton
- 1939 These Glamour Girls
as Carol's Mother Mrs. Christy (uncredited)
- 1939 In Name Only
as Mrs. Walker
- 1939 When Tomorrow Comes
as Mrs. Dumont
- 1939 Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Dorothy Craig
- 1939 The Saint Strikes Back
as Mrs. Betty Fernack
- 1939 Made for Each Other
as Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)
- 1938 Hard to Get
as Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)
- 1938 Young Dr. Kildare
as Mrs. Chanler
- 1938 Professor Beware
as Railroad Information Clerk
- 1938 The Rage of Paris
as Mrs. Duncan
- 1938 The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Mrs. Carpenter
- 1937 45 Fathers
as Mrs. Carter
- 1937 Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Grosvenor
- 1936 Three Smart Girls
as Dorothy Craig
- 1936 Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Helen Webster
- 1936 Captain January
as Mrs. Mason
- 1936 Small Town Girl
as Mrs. Dakin
- 1936
- 1935 Coronado
as Mrs. Gloria Marvin
- 1935 I Live My Life
as Ruth's Mother (Uncredited)
- 1935 Red Salute
as Aunt Betty
- 1935 Going Highbrow
as Mrs. Marsh
- 1935 A Dog of Flanders
as Frau Vanderkloot
- 1935 McFadden´s Flats
as Mrs. Hall
- 1935 The Woman in Red
as Aunt Bettina
- 1935 The Right to Live
as Mrs. Pride
- 1934 Fugitive Lady
as Mrs. Brooks
- 1934 Behold My Wife!
as Mrs. Copperwaithe
- 1934 Big Hearted Herbert
as Mrs. Goodrich
- 1934 Desirable
as Eve - aka Madame Françoise
- 1934 Elmer and Elsie
as Mrs. Eva Kincaid
- 1934 Change of Heart
as Mrs. Frieda Mockby
- 1934 Fashions of 1934
as Mrs. Van Tyle
- 1934 All of Me
as Mrs. Darrow
- 1934 The 9th Guest
as Margaret Chisholm
- 1934 Four Frightened People
as Mrs. Ainger
- 1933 The House on 56th Street
as Eleanor Van Tyle
- 1933 Ever in My Heart
as Cousin Martha Sewell
- 1933 Ace of Aces
as Mrs. Adams
- 1933 Sensation Hunters
as Mrs. Grayson
- 1933 Reunion in Vienna
as Countess Von Stainz
- 1933 Humanity
as Mrs. James Pelton
- 1933 Dangerously Yours
as Lady Gregory
- 1933 Frisco Jenny
as Janet Reynolds (uncredited)
- 1933 Second Hand Wife
as Mrs. Cavendish
- 1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Mrs. Long (uncredited)
- 1932 They Call It Sin
as Mrs. Hollister
- 1932 Trouble in Paradise
as Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)
- 1932 Is My Face Red?
as Aunt Vickie
- 1932 As You Desire Me
as Lucia Marco
- 1932 Lady with a Past
as Aunt Emma
- 1931 Susan Lenox
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1931 Daughter of the Dragon
as Lady Petrie (uncredited)
- 1931 An American Tragedy
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1931 The Public Defender
as Aunt Matilda
- 1931 The Bargain
as The Patroness
- 1931 The Common Law
as Yacht Guest (uncredited)
- 1931 Their Mad Moment
as Suzanne Stanley
- 1931 Hush Money
as Mrs. Stockton (uncredited)
- 1931 Indiscreet
as Mrs. Woodward
- 1931 The Hot Heiress
as Mrs. Hunter
- 1930 Extravagance
as Mrs. Kendall
- 1930 What a Widow!
as Marquise
- 1930 Rain or Shine
as Mrs. Conway
- 1930 Alias French Gertie
as Morton's Wife
- 1929 Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Irene Rhodes
- 1929 The Vagabond Lover
as Mrs. Whittington Todhunter
- 1929 Tanned Legs
as Mrs. Sophie Reynolds