Mary Jackson

About

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 returned to college (this time Michigan State University) in a fine arts program. She started out on the Chicago stage and in summer stock before migrating to the larger stages in New York and Los Angeles. Film and TV roles did not come her way until well into middle age. Guesting on such TV shows as "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Twilight Zone," "My Three Sons," "Hazel," "The Mary Tyler Moore...

Known for

ColumboSeries • 1971The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960Magnum, P.I.Series • 1980The FugitiveSeries • 1963L.A. LawSeries • 1986Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959The WaltonsSeries • 1972Family TiesSeries • 1982CannonSeries • 1971Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Hart to HartSeries • 1979The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Highway to HeavenSeries • 1984HunterSeries • 1984The F.B.I.Series • 1965Route 66Series • 1960Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries • 1983The JeffersonsSeries • 1975Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982The InvadersSeries • 1967The RookiesSeries • 1972