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Beulah Bondi / ˈ b ɒ n d i / (born Beulah Bondy; May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981) was an American character actress; she often played eccentric mothers and later grandmothers and wives, although she was known for numerous other roles.
Highly respected as a first-tier character actress, Bondi won two Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations, for The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) and Of Human Hearts (1938), and an Emmy Award in 1976 for her turn in the television program The Waltons (1972).
Jan 13, 1981 · Beulah Bondi, whose career on the Broadway stage, in films and on television spanned more than 50 years, died yesterday at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Hollywood. She...
Highly respected as a first-tier character actress, Bondi won two Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations, for The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) and Of Human Hearts (1938), and an Emmy Award in 1976 for her turn in the television program The Waltons (1972).
Known as a superlative actress, Beulah Bondi spent her entire career in supporting character roles. At seven, she made her first stage appearance in a production of Little Lord Fauntleroy, then spent 24 years in stock and repertory before her Broadway debut in One of the Family (1925).
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.
Feb 9, 2024 · Step into the glitz and glamour of Classic Hollywood as we shine a spotlight on Beulah Bondi, an icon of the silver screen. 🌟From unforgettable performances...
Beulah Bondi, born Bondy in Chicago on May 3, 1892, was a shy but imaginative little girl who very early became enchanted by the idea of becoming someone completely different-- of completely masking the identity of Beulah Bondi not merely with clothes, but by assuming the personality of another woman.
Beulah Bondi was a character actress of great distinction who effortlessly personified the strong and dignified maternal influence in American culture. She was one of the great "recognised but unknown" faces of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Nov 11, 2010 · Born in 1888, Beulah Bondi was a seasoned stage actress who made her film debut at 43, reprising her Broadway role as the neighborhood gossip in 1931’s Street Scene. After playing several other mean-spirited characters she moved up considerably on the likability scale as Rachel Jackson, Andrew Jackson’s pipe-smoking wife in 1936’s The Gorgeous Hussy, […]
