Mary Jackson
Biography
Mary Jackson was an American character actress whose career, spanning nearly fifty years from 1950, was spent almost entirely in television. Born in Milford, Michigan, she earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in 1932 and taught school for a year before turning to theater. She trained in Michigan State University's fine arts program, worked in summer stock in Chicago, and moved into television in New York City in the 1950s before heading to Hollywood in the 1960s. She appeared on Broadway in Kiss and Tell and Eastward in Eden and toured nationally in The Heiress with Basil Rathbone. She was best known for playing the lovelorn Emily Baldwin on The Waltons, and she was the original choice for Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives, playing the role in an unaired pilot. She died in 2005.
95years old at death
- Born Milford
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 28 years1968 to 1996
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A change of course
During the Great Depression, Mary Jackson spent a year as a schoolteacher. After that, she pursued her interest in theater.
Early training
Mary Jackson trained at Michigan State University's fine arts program after returning to college, which led to her performing career in summer stock theater in Chicago.
Beyond film
On Broadway, Mary Jackson was the standby for Wendy Hiller in Flowering Cherry and ended up playing the role twice.
Mary Jackson movies on Netflix
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Films together
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