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