Jeanette Nolan
Known for Acting · 156 credits
- Born
- 1911-12-30
- Died
- 1998-06-05
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- جنت نولان
Biography
Jeanette Nolan (December 30, 1911 – June 5, 1998) was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series The Virginian (1962–1971) and Dirty Sally (1974), and in films such as Macbeth (1948).
Nolan began her prolific acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, and, while a student at Los Angeles City College, made her radio debut in 1932 in Omar Khayyam, the first transcontinental broadcast from station KHJ. She continued acting into the 1990s.
Nolan made more than three hundred television appearances, including the religion anthology series, Crossroads and as Dr. Marion in the 1956 episode "The Healer" in Brian Keith's CBS Cold War series, Crusader. She appeared on Rod Cameron's syndicated series, State Trooper. Nolan was cast as Emmy Zecker in the 1959 episode "Johnny Yuma" of the ABC western series, The Rebel, starring Nick Adams. She appeared in two episodes of David Janssen's crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. She starred as Maggie Bowers in the Peter Gunn episode "Love Me to Death" in 1959. She played Sadie Grimes in Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode titled "The Right Kind of House" which first aired March 9, 1958 and Mrs.Edith in "Coming Home" June 13, 1961.
Nolan graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in her native Los Angeles, California.
In 1935, Nolan married actor John McIntire; the couple remained together until his death in 1991. Nolan and McIntire had two children together, actors Holly and Tim.
Known For
TV Shows (100)
Columbo
1971
as Kate O'Connell / Mrs. Peck
Perry Mason
1957
as Mrs. Kirby / Martha Benson / Martha Blair / Erna Norden / Nellie / Emma Ritter
Bonanza
1959
as Annie Conners
Lassie
1954
The Love Boat
1977
as Gloria Hancock
Mannix
1967
as Granny Nell Foster / Marietta Carpenter
The Fugitive
1963
as Naomi Kelly
MacGyver
1985
as Carol
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Aunt Martha
Ironside
1967
Wagon Train
1957
as Chottsie Gubenheimer / Janet Hale
Love, American Style
1969
Dragnet
1951
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lydia Danvers
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Edna Brackett
Matinee Theater
1955
The Waltons
1972
Climax!
1954
as Mrs. Barker
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Rachel Simpson
Night Court
1984
as Mucette Elmore / Mrs. Smith
Lawman
1958
The Virginian
1962
as Helen Dyer / Holly Grainger
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Agatha Le Beau / Ma Watson / Capt. Johnson
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Alice Ferguson (AKA Blue Dollar Alice)
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Fanny Devalon / Annie
The Golden Girls
1985
as Alma Lindstrom
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Annie Grand
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Sophia Pavlon
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mrs. Gardner
Emergency!
1972
Naked City
1958
as Kate Blake
Ben Casey
1961
Hotel
1982
as Edith Krause
My Three Sons
1960
as Madam Irina / Grandma / Aunt Kate
The F.B.I.
1965
as Helen Lacy
Hart to Hart
1979
as Rose MacCready
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Combat!
1962
as Sister Therese
Hunter
1984
as Edith Latimer
Police Woman
1974
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Burke's Law
1963
as Agatha Carruthers
Medical Center
1969
as Juliet
Night Gallery
1970
as Aunt Ada Burn Quigley / Miss Wattle / Carlotta Acton (segment "The Housekeeper")
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Tibbett
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as La Curandera
Peter Gunn
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ma Grilk / Amy / Rose / Aunt Thede / Sally Fergus / Emma Grundy
The Invaders
1967
as Miss Havergill
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sister Mary Paul
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Orville's Wife
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Maggie
Thriller
1960
as Granny Harrod / La Strega
Matt Houston
1982
as Cattle Annie Hickok
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Mrs. Borkman
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Aunt Mae / Sadie Grimes / Mrs. Trotter / Edith Beggs
The Rebel
1959
as Emmy Zecker
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Miss Birdie Pickett
Movies (56)
Psycho
1960
as Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
The Fox and the Hound
1981
as Widow Tweed (voice)
The Rescuers
1977
as Ellie Mae (voice)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Nora Ericson
The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Ellen Booker
The Big Heat
1953
as Bertha Duncan
True Confessions
1981
as Mrs. Spellacy
The Manitou
1978
as Mrs. Winconis
Cloak & Dagger
1984
as Eunice MacCready
Two Rode Together
1961
as Mrs. Mary McCandless
7th Cavalry
1956
as Charlotte Reynolds
Macbeth
1948
as Lady Macbeth
Hijack!
1973
as Mrs. Briscoe
Avalanche
1978
as Florence Shelby
A Lawless Street
1955
as Mrs. Dingo Brion
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Amy Clinton
The Great Impostor
1960
as Ma Demara
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
Words and Music
1948
as Mrs. Hart
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Mrs. Margaret Harris
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
as Essie Cargo
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Mrs. Fleming
Chamber of Horrors
1966
as Mrs. Ewing Perryman
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Cora Melavan
Wild Heritage
1958
as Janice Bascomb
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
as Gertrude
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Harriet Purcell
Lassie: The New Beginning
1978
as Ada Stratton
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
1980
as Rose MacIntosh
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Mrs. L.A. Peterson
The Happy Time
1952
as Felice Bonnard
Better Late Than Never
1979
as Lavinia Leventhal
All the Way Home
1981
as Jessie
Abandoned
1949
as Major Ross
Disney's Greatest Villains
1977
as Ellie Mae (voice) (archive footage)
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Mrs. Downey
Law and Order
1976
as Margaret O'Malley
Babe
1977
as Hannah Marie Didrikson
The Deep Six
1958
as Mrs. Austen
The Rabbit Trap
1959
as Mrs. Colt
The Winds of Autumn
1976
as Ora Mae Hankins
Saddle Tramp
1950
as Ma Higgins
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
as Aunt Louise
April Love
1957
as Henrietta Bruce
My Blood Runs Cold
1965
as Sarah Merriday
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
as Ma Webb
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Nante
Street Justice
1987
as Mrs. Chandler
Everything But the Truth
1956
as Miss Adelaide Dabney
The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Gertie
Longstreet
1971
as Alice Longstreet
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Mona Frene
Sullivan's Empire
1967
as Miss Wingate
The Desperate Miles
1975
as Mrs. Larkin
Peege
1973
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968
as Erm White
About Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan (December 30, 1911 – June 5, 1998) was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series The Virginian (1962–1971) and Dirty Sally (1974), and in films such as Macbeth (1948). Nolan began her prolific acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, and, while a student at Los Angeles City College, made her radio debut in 1932 in Omar Khayyam, the first transcontinental broadcast from station KHJ. She continued acting into the 1990s. Nolan made more than three hundred tel… With 156 credits spanning from 1948 to 1998, Jeanette Nolan has appeared in 56 films and 100 TV shows.
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- Psycho (1960) — as Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
- The Fox and the Hound (1981) — as Widow Tweed (voice)
- The Rescuers (1977) — as Ellie Mae (voice)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Nora Ericson
- The Horse Whisperer (1998) — as Ellen Booker
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