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Beulah Bondi

Character Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 05/03/1889 († 91, 01/11/1981) | Valparaiso, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Beulah Bondi (born Beulah Bondy; May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981) was an American character actress; she often played eccentric mothers and later grandmothers and wives, although she was known for numerous other roles. She began her acting career as a young child in theater, and after establishing herself as a Broadway stage actress in 1925, she reprised her role in Street Scene for the 1931 film version. She played supporting roles in several films during the 1930s, and was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played the mother of James Stewart in four films: Of Human Hearts, Vivacious Lady, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Although at her height in Hollywood from the 1930s until the 1950s, Bondi never retired, and she continued acting well into her later years, at the age of 87 winning an ... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Beulah Bondi

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Beulah Bondi as Actress(67)

as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Mrs. Medina1972 She Waits
as Annie Rook Call1963 Tammy and the Doctor
as The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Mrs. Annie Call1961 Tammy Tell Me True
as Hannah1959 The Big Fisherman
as Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble1959 A Summer Place
as 'Granny' Northrup1957 On Borrowed Time
as Emma Hochen1957 The Unholy Wife
as Martha Spangler1956 Back from Eternity
as Ma Bridges1954 Track of the Cat
as Analyst1953 Latin Lovers
as Minniver Bryan1952 Lone Star
as Mrs. Anaheim1950 The Furies
as Loma Morales1950 The Baron of Arizona
as Martha Bogle1949 The Life of Riley
as Mrs. Hangale1949 Mr. Soft Touch
as Grandma Blanchard1949 Reign of Terror
as Mrs. Greer1948 The Snake Pit
as Hester Rivercomb1948 The Sainted Sisters
as Granny Kincaid1948 So Dear to My Heart
as Clara Kingsley1947 High Conquest
as Mrs. Bailey1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Mrs. Annie Reed1946 Breakfast in Hollywood
as Mary Kenny1946 Sister Kenny
as Granny Tucker1945 The Southerner
as Bertha Barnes1945 Back to Bataan
as Etta Lane1945 I Love a Soldier
as Agatha Kittredge1944 She's a Soldier Too
as Mrs. Harriet Wheeler1944 The Very Thought of You
as Aunt Em1944 And Now Tomorrow
as Anise1943 Watch on the Rhine
as Mme. Bonnard1943 Tonight We Raid Calais
as Aunt Mollie Matthews1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
as Miss Oliver1941 Penny Serenade
as Lydia Sandow1941 One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs Webb1940 Our Town
as Mrs. Sargent1940 Remember the Night
as Angie Peabody1940 The Captain Is a Lady
as Nellie Northrup aka Granny1939 On Borrowed Time
as Mary Wilkins (edited from 'Of Human Hearts')1939 Land of Liberty
as Miss Delphine Thornton1939 The Under-Pup
as Rose Elliott1938 The Sisters
as Aunt Charlotte1938 The Buccaneer
as Mary Wilkins1938 Of Human Hearts
as Martha Morgan1938 Vivacious Lady
as Abigail1937 Maid of Salem
as Lucy Cooper1937 Make Way for Tomorrow
as Rachel Jackson1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
as Lady Arabella Stevens1936 The Invisible Ray
as Mrs. Livingston Ames1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as Mother of Napoleon and Jerome1936 Hearts Divided
as Mrs. Boyce Medford1936 The Moon's Our Home
as Dr. Schultz1935 The Good Fairy
as Mrs. Larkin1935 Bad Boy
as Miss McKenna1934 Registered Nurse
as Miss Van Alstyne1934 Finishing School
as Mrs. Burke1934 Ready for Love
as Mrs. Slag1934 Two Alone
as Beatrice1933 The Stranger's Return
as Mrs. Hannah Haggett1933 Christopher Bean
as Mrs. Davidson1932 Rain
as Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)1931 Arrowsmith
as Emma Jones1931 Street Scene

TV Shows/Series with Beulah Bondi as Actress(13)

as Sara Bush1974 Lincoln
as Mother1959 Play of the Week
as Sophia Stone1957 Perry Mason
as Mrs. Sutton1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Aunt Caroline1954 Climax!
as Mrs. Jordan1954 Climax!
as Countess1954 Climax!
as Annie1953 GE Theater
as Granny1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Beulah Bondi
Born: Friday, 05/03 1889 (May) in Valparaiso, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 01/11 1981 (January) in Hollywood (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Shimer College, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso High School
Other names for Beulah Bondi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Beulah Bondy"
Beulah Bondi frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (20x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (19x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (18x, Actor)
Tyler McVey (16x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (15x, Actor)
Whit Bissell (14x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (14x, Actor)
Michael Rennie (14x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (14x, Actress)
Harry Tyler (14x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (14x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (14x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:692005, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024