Acting

Nella Walker

Born March 4, 1886 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died March 22, 1971 · aged 85

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.…

Known For

Sabrina

Sabrina · 1954

MovieComedyRomance

After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

In Society

In Society · 1944

MovieComedyAction

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly.

Susan Lenox

Susan Lenox · 1931

MovieDramaRomance

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

Buck Privates

Buck Privates · 1941

MovieComedyMusic

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas · 1937

MovieDramaRomance

A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.

Magic Town

Magic Town · 1947

MovieComedyRomance

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing · 1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

MovieCrimeDrama

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle · 1940

MovieDramaRomance

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

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Sabrina

Sabrina · 1954

MovieComedyRomance

After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

Maude Larrabee

In Society

In Society · 1944

MovieComedyAction

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly.

Mrs. Elizabeth Van Cleve

Susan Lenox

Susan Lenox · 1931

MovieDramaRomance

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Buck Privates

Buck Privates · 1941

MovieComedyMusic

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.

Mrs. Parker II

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas · 1937

MovieDramaRomance

A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.

Mrs. Grosvenor

Magic Town

Magic Town · 1947

MovieComedyRomance

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.

Grandview Citizen (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing · 1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

MovieCrimeDrama

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

Mrs. Long (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle · 1940

MovieDramaRomance

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

Aunt Jessica

The Locket

The Locket · 1946

MovieDramaCrime

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

Mrs. Wendell

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other · 1939

Made for Each Other

MovieComedyDrama

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise · 1932

Trouble in Paradise

MovieComedyCrime

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)

Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie · 1936

MovieComedyDrama

Singer Rose Carlton, otherwise known as 'The San Francisco Doll', accidentally kills her controlling boyfriend when he tries to prevent her from leaving. To evade the police, Rose sets sail for Nome with captain Bull Bracket. When the ship takes on another passenger, reformer Annie Alden, Carlton's life is changed forever, and she sets out to honor a deeply personal debt.

Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady · 1934

In this thriller, a young woman marries a dashing young man who, unbeknownst to her, is a jewel thief.

Mrs. Brooks

In Name Only

In Name Only · 1939

MovieDramaRomance

A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.

Mrs. Walker

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · 1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

MovieComedyRomance

Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup comes to town to see Dot, his gal. When Steven is with Cecilia, everything is boring. When he is with Dot and Coffee Cup, everything is exciting and he falls for Dot. But Coffee is getting out of the Navy in a few days and he plans to marry Dot.

Mrs. Grange

I Love You Again

I Love You Again · 1940

I Love You Again

MovieComedyRomance

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Kay's Mother

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby · 1941

Million Dollar Baby

MovieComedyRomance

A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.

Variety Girl

Variety Girl · 1947

MovieMusicComedy

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.

Mrs. Webster

Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces · 1933

A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the fight. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.

Mrs. Adams

Back Street

Back Street · 1941

In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker Walter Saxel, who is engaged to a socially prominent woman. Inadvertently prevented from running away with Walter, Ray remains single but reunites with him five years later. Despite Walter being married and having a son, Ray becomes his mistress, and over the years suffers social ostracism and long stretches of solitude while waiting for their brief interludes together.

Corinne Saxel

We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing · 1942

We Were Dancing

MovieComedyRomance

A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American socialites.

Mrs. Janet Bentley

Undercover Maisie

Undercover Maisie · 1947

Undercover Maisie

MovieCrimeMystery

Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on the persuasion of Lieutenant Paul Scott who wants to use her as an undercover agent to expose a conman.

Mrs. Georgia Lorrison

Captain January

Captain January · 1936

Captain January

MovieComedyFamily

A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.

Mrs. Mason

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart · 1933

Ever in My Heart

World War I brings tribulations to an American woman married to a German.

Cousin Martha Sewell