---
name: "Mary Jackson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-jackson"
fi1m_id: "mary-jackson"
imdb_id: "nm0413839"
tmdb_id: 84631
wikidata_id: "Q273128"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 November 1910"
died: "10 December 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-26T16:48:18.577087+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mary Jackson

## Identity

Mary Jackson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mary-jackson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mary-jackson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0413839
- **TMDB ID:** 84631
- **Wikidata ID:** Q273128
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jackson_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413839/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84631

Actor. Born 22 November 1910 in Milford, Michigan, USA. Died 10 December 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 November 1910, Milford, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 10 December 2005
- **Active:** 1968–1978
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (1), 1970s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $133m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jackson_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413839/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84631

## Biography

Mary Jackson (22 November 1910 – 10 December 2005) was an American character actress whose career spanned nearly five decades, primarily in television. She was born in Milford, Michigan, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in 1932. After briefly teaching school during the Great Depression, she pursued theatre, performing in summer stock in Chicago before moving to stages in New York and Los Angeles.

Jackson began appearing on television in the 1950s and in films in the 1960s. She played Charlotte Thompson in Peter Bogdanovich's *Targets* (1968). She is best known for her recurring role as Emily Baldwin on the series *The Waltons* (1972–1981), which she reprised in several reunion television films. Other film roles include Sister Felice in *Airport* (1970) and appearances in *Fun with Dick and Jane* (1977). She also guest-starred in numerous series including *The Twilight Zone*, *Columbo* and *Magnum, P.I.*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Coming Home* (1978), Fi1m 76, as Fleta Wilson — [page](https://film.one/film/coming-home.md)
- *Airport* (1970), Fi1m 56, as Felice — [page](https://film.one/film/airport.md)
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, as Mrs. Arnell — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *Targets* (1968), Fi1m 82, as Charlotte Thompson — [page](https://film.one/film/targets.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Family Thing* (1996), as Carrie
- *Christy* (1994), series, as Aunt Polly Teague
- *A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion* (1993), as Emily Baldwin
- *Ozone* (1993), as Cleaning Lady
- *Leap of Faith* (1992), as Emma Schlarp
- *Parenthood* (1990), series, Actor
- *The Exorcist III* (1990), as Mrs. Clelia
- *Skinned Alive* (1990), as Crawldaddy
- *The Case of the Hillside Stranglers* (1989), Actor
- *Big Top Pee-wee* (1988), as Mrs. Dill
- *Meet the Munceys* (1988), as Esther Lovell-Mingott
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Mildred Weedon
- *My Town* (1986), as Mrs. McDaniel
- *The Snow Queen* (1985), as Grandmother
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, Actor
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Clara
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *Hardcastle and McCormick* (1983), series, as Sarah Wicks
- *A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain* (1982), as Emily Baldwin
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Edna
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as Grandmother
- *Some Kind of Hero* (1982), as Frances
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Between Two Brothers* (1982), as Eddy Frazer
- *A Wedding on Waltons Mountain* (1982), as Emily Baldwin
- *Open All Night* (1981), series, Actor
- *A Small Killing* (1981), as Rose
- *The Two Lives of Carol Letner* (1981), as Grandmother Mary
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Grandmother MacKenzie
- *When the Whistle Blows* (1980), series, Actor
- *Letters from Frank* (1979), as Edna Miller
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Runaways* (1978), series, Actor
- *A Death in Canaan* (1978), as Sarah Biggens
- *Coming Home* (1978), as Fleta Wilson — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/coming-home.md)
- *Audrey Rose* (1977), as Mother Veronica
- *Fun with Dick and Jane* (1977), as Jane's Mother
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Jeffersons* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Manhunter* (1974), series, Actor
- *Our Time* (1974), as Miss Moran
- *Blume in Love* (1973), as Louise
- *Kid Blue* (1973), as Mrs. Evans
- *Terror at Red Wolf Inn* (1972), as Evelyn Smith
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, as Emily Baldwin
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Trial of the Catonsville Nine* (1972), as Witness
- *The Failing of Raymond* (1971), as Latin Teacher
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Annie — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Wild Rovers* (1971), as Sada's Mother
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), series, as Mrs. Arnell — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *Airport* (1970), as Felice — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/airport.md)
- *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor
- *Targets* (1968), as Charlotte Thompson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/targets.md)
- *Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night* (1967), as Mrs. Stone
- *The Second Hundred Years* (1967), series, as Mother Superior
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Nurse, Hattie Willis
- *CBS Playhouse* (1966), series, as Mrs. Stone
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Mrs. Otto Foshay, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Corman, Mrs. Dreiser, Nurse, 3rd Floor Desk Nurse
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Nurse Oberhansly, Carolyn Fletcher, Ellie Parker — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Mrs. McCrae
- *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, Actor
- *Hazel* (1961), series, Actor
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Mrs. Rigsby, Miss Vogel
- *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, as Mrs. Krieger
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Miss Pepper (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, as Mrs. Kenny
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Country Woman (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mrs. Wilson
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Phyllis Barton
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Mrs. Gross
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Aunt Edna

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