Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 04, 1886
Died
Mar 22, 1971
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
109 titles
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
Filmography
Sabrina
Maude Larrabee
Flesh and Fury
Mrs. Hackett
Young Man with Ideas
Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)
Nancy Goes to Rio
Mrs. Harrison
That Hagen Girl
Molly Freneau
Magic Town
Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Variety Girl
Mrs. Webster
Undercover Maisie
Mrs. Georgia Lorrison
The Locket
Mrs. Wendell
Big Town
Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
Two Sisters from Boston
Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Follow That Woman
Mrs. Henderson
Murder in the Blue Room
Linda Baldrich
In Society
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Cleve
Take It or Leave It
Mrs. Preston
Ladies of Washington
Mrs. Crane (uncredited)
What a Woman
Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Hers to Hold
Dorothy Craig
Air Raid Wardens
Millicent Norton
We Were Dancing
Mrs. Janet Bentley
Kid Glove Killer
Mrs. Daniels
Hellzapoppin'
Mrs. Rand
Kathleen
Mrs. Farrell
Manpower
Floor Lady (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Reaching for the Sun
Nurse
Repent at Leisure
Sally Baldwin
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Mrs. Grange
Back Street
Corinne Saxel
Buck Privates
Mrs. Parker II
Kitty Foyle
Aunt Jessica
Little Men
Truant Officer
No Time for Comedy
First-Nighter (uncredited)
I Love You Again
Kay's Mother
Blame It on Love
Virginia Francis
The Saint Takes Over
Lucy Fernack
Irene
Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
Sauce for the Gander
Mrs. Bentley
Swanee River
Mrs. McDowell
A Child is Born
Mrs. Twitchell
Espionage Agent
Mrs. Peyton
In Name Only
Mrs. Walker
These Glamour Girls
Carol's Mother Mrs. Christy (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
Mrs. Dumont
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Dorothy Craig
The Saint Strikes Back
Mrs. Betty Fernack
Made for Each Other
Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
Mrs. Chanler
Professor Beware
Railroad Information Clerk