Mary Jackson
American actress (1910–2005)
- Born November 22, 1910
- 3 movies
Mary Jackson was an American character actress whose nearly 50-year career began in 1950 and was spent almost entirely in television. She is best known as the lovelorn Emily Baldwin on The Waltons. She was the original choice to play Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives, playing the part in the unaired pilot. Her film credits included Friendly Persuasion, Targets and Coming Home.
Mary Jackson appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1956 to 1978. Most of that work is in drama, war and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Hal Ashby (2), Peter Bogdanovich (2).
Known for
- The Waltons, Emily Baldwin. Her best-known role, as the lovelorn Emily Baldwin.
- Days of Our Lives, Alice Horton. Played Alice in the soap’s unaired pilot.
- Friendly Persuasion (1956). Part of the cast of the 1956 film.
- Targets (1968). A film role from her mostly television career.
- Coming Home (1978). Another of her film credits.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Mary Jackson been in?
- Mary Jackson appears in Coming Home (1978), Targets (1968) and Friendly Persuasion (1956) on The Remote.
- When was Mary Jackson born?
- Mary Jackson was born on 22 November 1910.
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