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