Beulah Bondi (born Beulah Bondy; May 3, 1889 - January 11, 1981) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She was twice nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. For a guest appearance on the television series The Waltons she won an Emmy Award.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Mrs. Bailey
Arrowsmith
(1931)
Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)
Penny Serenade
(1941)
Miss Oliver
The Southerner
(1945)
Granny Tucker
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Ma Smith
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Aunt Mollie Matthews
Rain
(1932)
Mrs. Davidson
The Furies
(1950)
Mrs. Anaheim
Remember the Night
(1940)
Mrs. Sargent
Back to Bataan
(1945)
Bertha Barnes
Reign of Terror
(1949)
Grandma Blanchard
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Full Filmography
Acting
Street Scene
(1931)
Emma Jones
Arrowsmith
(1931)
Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)
Rain
(1932)
Mrs. Davidson
The Stranger's Return
(1933)
Beatrice
Christopher Bean
(1933)
Mrs. Hannah Haggett
Two Alone
(1934)
Mrs. Slag
Registered Nurse
(1934)
Miss McKenna
Finishing School
(1934)
Miss Van Alstyne
Ready for Love
(1934)
Mrs. Burke
The Good Fairy
(1935)
Dr. Schultz
Bad Boy
(1935)
Mrs. Larkin
The Invisible Ray
(1936)
Lady Arabella Stevens
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Melissa
The Moon's Our Home
(1936)
Mrs. Boyce Medford
The Gorgeous Hussy
(1936)
Rachel Jackson
Hearts Divided
(1936)
Mother of Napoleon and Jerome
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
(1936)
Mrs. Livingston Ames
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
Lucy Cooper
Maid of Salem
(1937)
Abigail
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
Martha Morgan
Of Human Hearts
(1938)
Mary Wilkins
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Aunt Charlotte
The Sisters
(1938)
Rose Elliott
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Ma Smith
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Nellie Northrup aka Granny
The Under-Pup
(1939)
Miss Delphine Thornton
Land of Liberty
(1939)
Mary Wilkins (edited from 'Of Human Hearts')
Our Town
(1940)
Mrs Webb
Remember the Night
(1940)
Mrs. Sargent
The Captain Is a Lady
(1940)
Angie Peabody
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Aunt Mollie Matthews
Penny Serenade
(1941)
Miss Oliver
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Lydia Sandow
Tonight We Raid Calais
(1943)
Mme. Bonnard
Watch on the Rhine
(1943)
Anise
And Now Tomorrow
(1944)
Aunt Em
The Very Thought of You
(1944)
Mrs. Harriet Wheeler
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
(1944)
Miss Horn
I Love a Soldier
(1944)
Etta Lane
She's a Soldier Too
(1944)
Agatha Kittredge
The Southerner
(1945)
Granny Tucker
Back to Bataan
(1945)
Bertha Barnes
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Mrs. Bailey
Sister Kenny
(1946)
Mary Kenny
Breakfast in Hollywood
(1946)
Mrs. Annie Reed
High Conquest
(1947)
Clara Kingsley
So Dear to My Heart
(1948)
Granny Kincaid
The Snake Pit
(1948)
Mrs. Greer
The Sainted Sisters
(1948)
Hester Rivercomb
Reign of Terror
(1949)
Grandma Blanchard
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Mrs. Hangale
The Life of Riley
(1949)
Martha Bogle
The Furies
(1950)
Mrs. Anaheim
The Baron of Arizona
(1950)
Loma Morales
Lone Star
(1952)
Minniver Bryan
Latin Lovers
(1953)
Analyst
Track of the Cat
(1954)
Ma Bridges
Back from Eternity
(1956)
Martha Spangler
The Unholy Wife
(1957)
Emma Hochen
On Borrowed Time
(1957)
'Granny' Northrup
A Summer Place
(1959)
Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
The Big Fisherman
(1959)
Hannah
Tammy Tell Me True
(1961)
Mrs. Annie Call
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Tammy and the Doctor
(1963)
Annie Rook Call
She Waits
(1972)
Mrs. Medina
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)