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