Acting
Nella Walker
EN cinema · 109 credits
Born
4 March 1886
Died
22 March 1971 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Sabrina
as Maude Larrabee
Flesh and Fury
as Mrs. Hackett
Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Mrs. Harrison
Variety Girl
as Mrs. Webster
Undercover Maisie
as Mrs. Georgia Lorrison
That Hagen Girl
as Molly Freneau
Magic Town
as Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Big Town
as Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
The Locket
as Mrs. Wendell
Two Sisters from Boston
as Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Follow That Woman
as Mrs. Henderson
Murder in the Blue Room
as Linda Baldrich
Take It or Leave It
as Mrs. Preston
Ladies of Washington
as Mrs. Crane (uncredited)
In Society
as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Cleve
Air Raid Wardens
as Millicent Norton
Hers to Hold
as Dorothy Craig
What a Woman
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Kid Glove Killer
as Mrs. Daniels
We Were Dancing
as Mrs. Janet Bentley
Manpower
as Floor Lady (uncredited)
Buck Privates
as Mrs. Parker II
Back Street
as Corinne Saxel
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mrs. Grange
Kathleen
as Mrs. Farrell
Repent at Leisure
as Sally Baldwin
Hellzapoppin'
as Mrs. Rand
Reaching for the Sun
as Nurse
I Love You Again
as Kay's Mother
The Saint Takes Over
as Lucy Fernack
Kitty Foyle
as Aunt Jessica
Blame It on Love
as Virginia Francis
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Irene
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Little Men
as Truant Officer
Sauce for the Gander
as Mrs. Bentley
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Dorothy Craig
The Saint Strikes Back
as Mrs. Betty Fernack
When Tomorrow Comes
as Mrs. Dumont
These Glamour Girls
as Carol's Mother Mrs. Christy (uncredited)
A Child is Born
as Mrs. Twitchell
Swanee River
as Mrs. McDowell
In Name Only
as Mrs. Walker
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as Mrs. Peyton
The Rage of Paris
as Mrs. Duncan
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Mrs. Carpenter
Young Dr. Kildare
as Mrs. Chanler
Professor Beware
as Railroad Information Clerk
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Grosvenor
45 Fathers
as Mrs. Carter
Three Smart Girls
as Dorothy Craig
Captain January
as Mrs. Mason
Small Town Girl
as Mrs. Dakin
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Helen Webster
The Right to Live
as Mrs. Pride
Going Highbrow
as Mrs. Marsh
A Dog of Flanders
as Frau Vanderkloot
McFadden´s Flats
as Mrs. Hall
Red Salute
as Aunt Betty
The Woman in Red
as Aunt Bettina
Coronado
as Mrs. Gloria Marvin
I Live My Life
as Ruth's Mother (Uncredited)
Elmer and Elsie
as Mrs. Eva Kincaid
Four Frightened People
as Mrs. Ainger
The 9th Guest
as Margaret Chisholm
All of Me
as Mrs. Darrow
Change of Heart
as Mrs. Frieda Mockby
Desirable
as Eve - aka Madame Françoise
Behold My Wife!
as Mrs. Copperwaithe
Fugitive Lady
as Mrs. Brooks
Big Hearted Herbert
as Mrs. Goodrich
Fashions of 1934
as Mrs. Van Tyle
Dangerously Yours
as Lady Gregory
Humanity
as Mrs. James Pelton
Ace of Aces
as Mrs. Adams
Ever in My Heart
as Cousin Martha Sewell
Reunion in Vienna
as Countess Von Stainz
The House on 56th Street
as Eleanor Van Tyle
Sensation Hunters
as Mrs. Grayson
Frisco Jenny
as Janet Reynolds (uncredited)
Second Hand Wife
as Mrs. Cavendish
They Call It Sin
as Mrs. Hollister
Lady with a Past
as Aunt Emma
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Mrs. Long (uncredited)
Is My Face Red?
as Aunt Vickie
Trouble in Paradise
as Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)
As You Desire Me
as Lucia Marco
Indiscreet
as Mrs. Woodward
The Hot Heiress
as Mrs. Hunter
The Common Law
as Yacht Guest (uncredited)
The Public Defender
as Aunt Matilda
Their Mad Moment
as Suzanne Stanley
Daughter of the Dragon
as Lady Petrie (uncredited)
Hush Money
as Mrs. Stockton (uncredited)
Susan Lenox
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
The Bargain
as The Patroness
An American Tragedy
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Extravagance
as Mrs. Kendall
Alias French Gertie
as Morton's Wife
Rain or Shine
as Mrs. Conway
What a Widow!
as Marquise
The Vagabond Lover
as Mrs. Whittington Todhunter
Tanned Legs
as Mrs. Sophie Reynolds
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Irene Rhodes