
Mary Jackson
Acting
Born: 1910-11-22 · Milford, Michigan, USA
Died: 2005-12-10
Biography
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 (1971) 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 r
🎬 Movies (30)

A Family Thing
1996
Carrie

Ozone
1994
Cleaning Lady

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
Emily Baldwin

Leap of Faith
1992
Emma Schlarp

The Exorcist III
1990
Mrs. Clelia

Skinned Alive
1990
Crawldaddy

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989

Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Mrs. Dill

Meet the Munceys
1988
Esther Lovell-Mingott

My Town
1986
Mrs. McDaniel

The Snow Queen
1985
Grandmother

Some Kind of Hero
1982
Frances

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
1982
Emily Baldwin

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982
Emily Baldwin

Between Two Brothers
1982
Eddy Frazer

A Small Killing
1981
Rose

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
Grandmother Mary

Letters from Frank
1979
Edna Miller

A Death in Canaan
1978
Sarah Biggens

Coming Home
1978
Fleta Wilson

Audrey Rose
1977
Mother Veronica

Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
Jane's Mother

Our Time
1974
Miss Moran

Blume in Love
1973
Louise

Kid Blue
1973
Mrs. Evans

Terror at Red Wolf Inn
1972
Evelyn Smith

The Failing of Raymond
1971
Latin Teacher

Wild Rovers
1971
Sada's Mother

Airport
1970
Felice

Targets
1968
Charlotte Thompson
📺 TV Shows (30)

Christy
1994
Aunt Polly Teague

Parenthood
1990

L.A. Law
1986
Mildred Weedon

Highway to Heaven
1984

Hunter
1984
Clara

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Sarah Wicks

Family Ties
1982
Edna

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Grandmother

Hill Street Blues
1981

Open All Night
1981

Magnum, P.I.
1980
Grandmother MacKenzie

When the Whistle Blows
1980

Hart to Hart
1979

The Runaways
1978

The Bionic Woman
1976

Quincy, M.E.
1976

The Jeffersons
1975

The Manhunter
1974

The Rookies
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

The Waltons
1972
Emily Baldwin

Cannon
1971

Columbo
1971
Annie

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Mrs. Arnell

Lancer
1968

The Invaders
1967
Hattie Willis

The Second Hundred Years
1967
Mother Superior
CBS Playhouse
1966
Mrs. Stone