Nella Walker
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1886-03-04
Day of Death
1971-03-22 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nella Walker
Biography
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.
Acting
(1954)
Sabrina
as Maude Larrabee
(1952)
Flesh and Fury
as Mrs. Hackett
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)
(1950)
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Mrs. Harrison
(1947)
Magic Town
as Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Mrs. Webster
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Mrs. Georgia Lorrison
(1947)
That Hagen Girl
as Molly Freneau
(1946)
The Locket
as Mrs. Wendell
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
(1946)
Big Town
as Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
(1945)
Follow That Woman
as Mrs. Henderson
(1944)
In Society
as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Cleve
(1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
as Linda Baldrich
(1944)
Take It or Leave It
as Mrs. Preston
(1944)
Ladies of Washington
as Mrs. Crane (uncredited)
(1943)
Air Raid Wardens
as Millicent Norton
(1943)
What a Woman
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
(1943)
Hers to Hold
as Dorothy Craig
(1942)
Kid Glove Killer
as Mrs. Daniels
(1942)
We Were Dancing
as Mrs. Janet Bentley
(1941)
Hellzapoppin'
as Mrs. Rand
(1941)
Manpower
as Floor Lady (uncredited)
(1941)
Buck Privates
as Mrs. Parker II
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mrs. Grange
(1941)
Reaching for the Sun
as Nurse
(1941)
Kathleen
as Mrs. Farrell
(1941)
Back Street
as Corinne Saxel
(1941)
Repent at Leisure
as Sally Baldwin
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
as Aunt Jessica
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Kay's Mother
(1940)
Irene
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
(1940)
The Saint Takes Over
as Lucy Fernack
(1940)
Little Men
as Truant Officer
(1940)
Sauce for the Gander
as Mrs. Bentley
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as Virginia Francis
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)
(1939)
In Name Only
as Mrs. Walker
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Mrs. Betty Fernack
(1939)
Swanee River
as Mrs. McDowell
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Mrs. Peyton
(1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Dorothy Craig
(1939)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Betty Dumont
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Mrs. Twitchell
(1939)
These Glamour Girls
as Carol's Mother Mrs. Christy (uncredited)
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Mrs. Duncan
(1938)
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Mrs. Chanler
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Railroad Information Clerk
(1938)
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Mrs. Carpenter
(1937)
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Grosvenor
(1937)
45 Fathers
as Mrs. Carter
(1936)
Small Town Girl
as Mrs. Dakin
(1936)
Captain January
as Mrs. Mason
(1936)
(1936)
Three Smart Girls
as Dorothy Craig
(1936)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Helen Webster
(1935)
A Dog of Flanders
as Frau Vanderkloot
(1935)
I Live My Life
as Ruth's Mother (Uncredited)
(1935)
The Woman in Red
as Aunt Bettina
(1935)
Red Salute
as Aunt Betty
(1935)
Coronado
as Mrs. Gloria Marvin
(1935)
Going Highbrow
as Mrs. Marsh
(1935)
The Right to Live
as Mrs. Pride
(1935)
McFadden´s Flats
as Mrs. Hall
(1934)
The 9th Guest
as Margaret Chisholm
(1934)
Fashions of 1934
as Mrs. Van Tyle
(1934)
Four Frightened People
as Mrs. Ainger
(1934)
Desirable
as Eve - aka Madame Françoise
(1934)
Behold My Wife!
as Mrs. Copperwaithe
(1934)
Change of Heart
as Mrs. Frieda Mockby
(1934)
All of Me
as Mrs. Darrow
(1934)
Fugitive Lady
as Mrs. Brooks
(1934)
Big Hearted Herbert
as Mrs. Goodrich
(1934)
Elmer and Elsie
as Mrs. Eva Kincaid
(1933)
Frisco Jenny
as Janet Reynolds (uncredited)
(1933)
The House on 56th Street
as Eleanor Van Tyle
(1933)
Ever in My Heart
as Cousin Martha Sewell
(1933)
Reunion in Vienna
as Countess Von Stainz
(1933)
Dangerously Yours
as Lady Gregory
(1933)
Ace of Aces
as Mrs. Adams
(1933)
Sensation Hunters
as Mrs. Grayson
(1933)
Humanity
as Mrs. James Pelton
(1932)
Trouble in Paradise
as Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)
(1932)
Is My Face Red?
as Aunt Vickie
(1932)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Mrs. Long (uncredited)
(1932)
As You Desire Me
as Lucia Marco
(1932)
They Call It Sin
as Mrs. Hollister
(1932)
Lady with a Past
as Aunt Emma
(1931)
An American Tragedy
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1931)
Daughter of the Dragon
as Lady Petrie (uncredited)
(1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
(1931)
The Common Law
as Yacht Guest (uncredited)
(1931)
Indiscreet
as Mrs. Woodward
(1931)
The Public Defender
as Aunt Matilda
(1931)
The Hot Heiress
as Mrs. Hunter
(1931)
Hush Money
as Mrs. Stockton (uncredited)
(1931)
Their Mad Moment
as Suzanne Stanley
(1931)
The Bargain
as The Patroness
(1930)
Alias French Gertie
as Morton's Wife
(1930)
Rain or Shine
as Mrs. Conway
(1930)
Extravagance
as Mrs. Kendall
(1930)
What a Widow!
as Marquise
(1929)
Tanned Legs
as Mrs. Sophie Reynolds
(1929)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Irene Rhodes
(1929)
The Vagabond Lover
as Mrs. Whittington Todhunter