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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Ma Smith
Arrowsmith
(1931)
Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)
Rain
(1932)
Mrs. Davidson
Penny Serenade
(1941)
Miss Oliver
Remember the Night
(1940)
Mrs. Sargent
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Snake Pit
(1948)
Mrs. Greer
Track of the Cat
(1954)
Ma Bridges
The Southerner
(1945)
Granny Tucker
A Summer Place
(1959)
Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
Street Scene
(1931)
Emma Jones
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Nellie Northrup aka Granny
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
Martha Morgan
The Furies
(1950)
Mrs. Anaheim
So Dear to My Heart
(1948)
Granny Kincaid
Full Filmography
Acting
Arrowsmith
(1931)
Mrs. Tozer (uncredited)
Street Scene
(1931)
Emma Jones
Rain
(1932)
Mrs. Davidson
The Stranger's Return
(1933)
Beatrice
Christopher Bean
(1933)
Mrs. Hannah Haggett
Finishing School
(1934)
Miss Van Alstyne
Registered Nurse
(1934)
Miss McKenna
Two Alone
(1934)
Mrs. Slag
Ready for Love
(1934)
Mrs. Burke
Bad Boy
(1935)
Mrs. Larkin
The Good Fairy
(1935)
Dr. Schultz
The Invisible Ray
(1936)
Lady Arabella Stevens
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Melissa
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
(1936)
Mrs. Livingston Ames
The Moon's Our Home
(1936)
Mrs. Boyce Medford
The Gorgeous Hussy
(1936)
Rachel Jackson
Hearts Divided
(1936)
Mother of Napoleon and Jerome
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
Lucy Cooper
Maid of Salem
(1937)
Abigail
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
Martha Morgan
The Sisters
(1938)
Rose Elliott
Of Human Hearts
(1938)
Mary Wilkins
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Aunt Charlotte
Land of Liberty
(1939)
Mary Wilkins (edited from 'Of Human Hearts')
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Nellie Northrup aka Granny
The Under-Pup
(1939)
Miss Delphine Thornton
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Ma Smith
The Captain Is a Lady
(1940)
Angie Peabody
Remember the Night
(1940)
Mrs. Sargent
Our Town
(1940)
Mrs Webb
Penny Serenade
(1941)
Miss Oliver
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Aunt Mollie Matthews
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Lydia Sandow
Watch on the Rhine
(1943)
Anise
Tonight We Raid Calais
(1943)
Mme. Bonnard
She's a Soldier Too
(1944)
Agatha Kittredge
The Very Thought of You
(1944)
Mrs. Harriet Wheeler
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
(1944)
Miss Horn
And Now Tomorrow
(1944)
Aunt Em
I Love a Soldier
(1944)
Etta Lane
Back to Bataan
(1945)
Bertha Barnes
The Southerner
(1945)
Granny Tucker
Sister Kenny
(1946)
Mary Kenny
Breakfast in Hollywood
(1946)
Mrs. Annie Reed
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Mrs. Bailey
High Conquest
(1947)
Clara Kingsley
The Snake Pit
(1948)
Mrs. Greer
So Dear to My Heart
(1948)
Granny Kincaid
The Sainted Sisters
(1948)
Hester Rivercomb
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Mrs. Hangale
Reign of Terror
(1949)
Grandma Blanchard
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)