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Mary Jackson(1910-2005)

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Mary Jackson in The Waltons (1972)
This is the tale of a crazed family of weirdos led by Crawldaddy who like to kill people and remove their skin.
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Skinned Alive (1990)
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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 (1972) 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 Show," "Barnaby Jones" and "Highway to Heaven," she usually appeared as ladylike small-town citizens. She was also part of the ensemble in Peter Bogdanovich's first lowbudget film thriller Targets (1968), which was Boris Karloff's last feature. In the 70s she started gathering up character bits here and there, such as her nuns in the all-star epic Airport (1970) and the horror Audrey Rose (1977). A variety of pleasant, maternal parts came her way, including Lynn Carlin's mother in the Blake Edwards' western Wild Rovers (1971) and Jane Fonda's in the comedy caper Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). She supported Fonda again in the Vietnam-era drama Coming Home (1978), was among the cast in the cultish Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and had a noticeable role in Steve Martin's Leap of Faith (1992).

As for "The Waltons" success, character actress Dorothy Stickney played the part of Emily in the initial TV pilot along with Josephine Hutchinson as older sister Mamie. When the series came to fruition, Mary and actress Helen Kleeb, another one of those "I've seen her before" character faces, took over the spinster roles. Both she and Kleeb continued their sister act periodically in several Walton "reunion" TV-movies, which included assorted weddings and holiday gatherings. Both ladies made their final TV appearances in A Walton Easter (1997). Kleeb died of natural causes in 2003 at age 96. Mary passed away two years later at age 95 of complications from Parkinson's disease.
BornNovember 22, 1910
DiedDecember 10, 2005(95)
BornNovember 22, 1910
DiedDecember 10, 2005(95)
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Mary Jackson and Brooke Theiss in Good & Evil (1991)
Mark Blankfield and Mary Jackson in Good & Evil (1991)
George Dzundza, Mary Jackson, and Art Kassul in Open All Night (1981)
Mary Jackson in The Exorcist III (1990)
George C. Scott and Mary Jackson in The Exorcist III (1990)
George C. Scott and Mary Jackson in The Exorcist III (1990)
Mary Jackson, Helen Kleeb, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
Mary Jackson and Helen Kleeb in The Waltons (1972)
Richard Thomas, Joe Conley, Mary Jackson, and Helen Kleeb in The Waltons (1972)
Richard Thomas, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Peter Donat, Mary Jackson, Helen Kleeb, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
Will Geer, Mary Jackson, and Helen Kleeb in The Waltons (1972)
Richard Thomas, Mary Jackson, Helen Kleeb, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)

Known for

The Exorcist III (1990)
The Exorcist III
6.5
  • Mrs. Clelia
  • 1990
Airport (1970)
Airport
6.6
  • Sister Felice
  • 1970
Skinned Alive (1990)
Skinned Alive
3.7
  • Crawldaddy
  • 1990
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Barnaby Jones
6.9
TV Series
  • Hilda Forbes
  • Karen's Landlady
  • Mary Jackson

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  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Easter
  • A Family Thing (1996)
    A Family Thing
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Wedding
  • Kellie Martin in Christy (1994)
    Christy
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
  • Ozone (1993)
    Ozone
  • Steve Martin in Leap of Faith (1992)
    Leap of Faith
  • Farrah Fawcett in Criminal Behavior (1992)
    Criminal Behavior
  • Good & Evil (1991)
    Good & Evil
  • Parenthood (1990)
    Parenthood
  • The Exorcist III (1990)
    The Exorcist III
  • Skinned Alive (1990)
    Skinned Alive
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
  • Knight & Daye
  • Billy Zane, Richard Crenna, and Dennis Farina in The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
    The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

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    • November 22, 1910
    • Milford, Michigan, USA
    • December 10, 2005
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
    • July 4, 1937 - December 10, 2005 (her death)

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    She suffered from Parkinson's disease in later years but she worked regularly on film projects until a stroke in 1997 which made speech more difficult.

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