Jeanette Nolan
Acting Born Dec 30, 1911 Died Jun 5, 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA 187 credits
Biography
Jeanette Nolan was an American actress born on December 30, 1911, in Los Angeles, California. She began her acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse and made her radio debut in 1932. Nolan continued acting into the 1990s, making over three hundred television appearances. She had roles in the television series The Virginian, Dirty Sally, and Crossroads, and appeared in films such as Macbeth. Nolan was nominated for four Emmy Awards. Her known credits include 157 acting roles. She died on June 5, 1998, at the age of 86.
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Career overview
Jeanette Nolan began her acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. She made her radio debut in 1932 in Omar Khayyam, a transcontinental broadcast from station KHJ, while a student at Los Angeles City College. Nolan continued acting into the 1990s, making more than three hundred television appearances.
Nolan appeared in the television series The Virginian, which aired from 1962 to 1971. She also had a role in the 1974 television series Dirty Sally. In addition to her work in television, Nolan appeared in films such as Macbeth, released in 1948. She had a role in the 1956 episode "The Healer" of the CBS series Cold, playing the character Dr. Marion.
Nolan's prolific acting career spanned many years and included numerous television appearances. She was nominated for four Emmy Awards, but no further information is available about the specific nominations. Nolan's work in film and television demonstrates her versatility as an actress, and her extensive body of work continues to be recognized.
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The Horse Whisperer
Dear John
Street Justice
MacGyverThe Golden GirlsHell Town
Night CourtNight CourtHunterCover UpCloak & Dagger
St. ElsewhereT. J. HookerHotelCagney & LaceyMatt Houston
The Fox and the HoundHere's BoomerGoliath AwaitsTrue ConfessionsAll the Way Home
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Hart to HartTrapper John, M.D.ShirleyBetter Late Than NeverWhen the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Lassie: The New BeginningThe ManitouThe Awakening LandAvalancheGrandpa Goes to Washington
The Love BoatThe Incredible HulkThe RescuersDisney's Greatest VillainsBabe
Quincy, M.E.Charlie's AngelsThe Winds of AutumnThe New Daughters of Joshua CabeLaw and Order
The Sky's the LimitThe Desperate Miles
Police WomanHarry ODirty Sally
HawkinsHijack!Peege
Emergency!The WaltonsThe Streets of San FranciscoThe Sixth SenseSay Goodbye, Maggie Cole
ColumboColumboAlias Smith and JonesThe Boy from Dead Man's BayouLongstreet
Night GalleryNight Gallery
Love, American StyleMarcus Welby, M.D.Medical Center
Hawaii Five-OGallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsDid You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
IronsideMannixMannixThe InvadersThe Mothers-in-Law
Chamber of Horrors
The F.B.I.LaredoI SpyF TroopMy Blood Runs Cold
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The FugitiveBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBurke's LawThe Farmer's DaughterThe Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The VirginianThe VirginianCombat!Going My WayThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Dr. KildareDr. KildareBen Casey87th PrecinctBus Stop
My Three SonsMy Three SonsMy Three SonsThrillerThriller
BonanzaThe Twilight ZoneThe RebelAdventures in ParadiseBlack Saddle
Bat MastersonPeter GunnNaked CityWanted: Dead or AliveLawman
Full Filmography
187 titles- The Horse Whisperer (1998) as Ellen Booker
- Dear John (1988) as Clara
- Street Justice (1987) as Mrs. Chandler
- MacGyver (1985) as Carol
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Alma Lindstrom
- Hell Town (1985) as Tillie Malone
- Night Court (1984) as Mucette Elmore
- Night Court (1984) as Mrs. Smith
- Hunter (1984) as Edith Latimer
- Cover Up (1984)
- Cloak & Dagger (1984) as Eunice MacCready
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Sophia Pavlon
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Annie Grand
- Hotel (1982) as Edith Krause
- Cagney & Lacey (1982)
- Matt Houston (1982) as Cattle Annie Hickok
- The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982) as Gertrude
- The Fox and the Hound (1981) as Widow Tweed (voice)
- Here's Boomer (1981)
- Goliath Awaits (1981) as Sarah Bartholomew
- True Confessions (1981) as Mrs. Spellacy
- All the Way Home (1981) as Jessie
- The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) as Rose MacIntosh
- Hart to Hart (1979) as Rose MacCready
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
- Shirley (1979)
- Better Late Than Never (1979) as Lavinia Leventhal
- When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979) as Self
- Lassie: The New Beginning (1978) as Ada Stratton
- The Manitou (1978) as Mrs. Winconis
- The Awakening Land (1978) as Granny McWhirter
- Avalanche (1978) as Florence Shelby
- Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978)
- The Love Boat (1977) as Gloria Hancock
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- The Rescuers (1977) as Ellie Mae (voice)
- Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) as Ellie Mae (voice) (archive footage)
- Babe (1977) as Hannah Marie Didrikson
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Edna Brackett
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Lydia Danvers
- The Winds of Autumn (1976) as Ora Mae Hankins
- The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976) as Essie Cargo
- Law and Order (1976) as Margaret O'Malley
- The Sky's the Limit (1975) as Gertie
- The Desperate Miles (1975) as Mrs. Larkin
- Police Woman (1974)
- Harry O (1974)
- Dirty Sally (1974)
- Hawkins (1973) as Tessie Hawkins
- Hijack! (1973) as Mrs. Briscoe
- Peege (1973)
- Emergency! (1972)
- The Waltons (1972)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- The Sixth Sense (1972)
- Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972) as Mrs. Downey
- Columbo (1971) as Kate O'Connell
- Columbo (1971) as Mrs. Peck
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971) as Miss Birdie Pickett
- The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (1971) as Aunt Louise
- Longstreet (1971) as Alice Longstreet
- Night Gallery (1970) as Aunt Ada Burn Quigley
- Night Gallery (1970) as Miss Wattle / Carlotta Acton (segment "The Housekeeper")
- Love, American Style (1969)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Mrs. Tibbett
- Medical Center (1969) as Juliet
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Aunt Martha
- Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims (1968) as Erm White
- Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968) as Ma Webb
- Ironside (1967)
- Mannix (1967) as Granny Nell Foster
- Mannix (1967) as Marietta Carpenter
- The Invaders (1967) as Miss Havergill
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967) as Gabriela Balotta
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967) as Annie McTaggert
- Sullivan's Empire (1967) as Miss Wingate
- The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) as Mrs. Fleming
- Chamber of Horrors (1966) as Mrs. Ewing Perryman
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Helen Lacy
- Laredo (1965)
- I Spy (1965) as Helen Robinson
- F Troop (1965)
- My Blood Runs Cold (1965) as Sarah Merriday
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Edith Partridge
- The Fugitive (1963) as Naomi Kelly
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Mrs. Gardner
- Burke's Law (1963) as Agatha Carruthers
- The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963) as Aunt Melissa
- The Richard Boone Show (1963)
- Twilight of Honor (1963) as Amy Clinton
- The Virginian (1962) as Helen Dyer
- The Virginian (1962) as Holly Grainger
- Combat! (1962) as Sister Therese
- Going My Way (1962)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Nora Ericson
- General Electric True (1962)
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Fanny Devalon
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Annie
- Ben Casey (1961)
- 87th Precinct (1961) as Mrs. Brooks
- Bus Stop (1961)
- Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
- Two Rode Together (1961) as Mrs. Mary McCandless
- My Three Sons (1960) as Madam Irina
- My Three Sons (1960) as Grandma
- My Three Sons (1960) as Aunt Kate
- Thriller (1960) as Granny Harrod
- Thriller (1960) as La Strega
- Psycho (1960) as Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
- Outlaws (1960)
- The Great Impostor (1960) as Ma Demara
- Guestward, Ho! (1960)
- Special for Women (1960) as Barbara Lawson
- Bonanza (1959) as Annie Conners
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Rachel Simpson
- The Rebel (1959) as Emmy Zecker
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Maggie
- Black Saddle (1959) as Alice Jessup
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- The Troubleshooters (1959) as Mrs. Conboy
- Hotel de Paree (1959)
- The Rabbit Trap (1959) as Mrs. Colt
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Sister Mary Paul
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- Naked City (1958) as Kate Blake
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as La Curandera
- Lawman (1958)
- Steve Canyon (1958) as Emily Brendan
- The Deep Six (1958) as Mrs. Austen
- Wild Heritage (1958) as Janice Bascomb
- Perry Mason (1957) as Mrs. Kirby
- Perry Mason (1957) as Martha Benson
- Perry Mason (1957) as Martha Blair
- Perry Mason (1957) as Erna Norden
- Perry Mason (1957) as Nellie
- Perry Mason (1957) as Emma Ritter
- Wagon Train (1957) as Chottsie Gubenheimer
- Wagon Train (1957) as Janet Hale
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Alice Ferguson (AKA Blue Dollar Alice)
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as Mrs. Borkman
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Dr. Tesla
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Edna Shaw
- The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) as Cora Melavan
- April Love (1957) as Henrietta Bruce
- The Halliday Brand (1957) as Nante
- On Trial (1956) as Sally Freeman
- Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) as Mrs. L.A. Peterson
- Everything But the Truth (1956) as Miss Adelaide Dabney
- 7th Cavalry (1956) as Charlotte Reynolds
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Ma Grilk
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Amy
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Rose
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Aunt Thede
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sally Fergus
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Emma Grundy
- The Millionaire (1955) as Sister Mary Robert
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Aunt Mae
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Sadie Grimes
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mrs. Trotter
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Edith Beggs
- A Lawless Street (1955) as Mrs. Dingo Brion
- Lassie (1954)
- Climax! (1954) as Mrs. Barker
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Erm White
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Tanta Louise
- The Big Heat (1953) as Bertha Duncan
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Sarah Gaines
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Agatha Le Beau
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Ma Watson
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Capt. Johnson
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Orville's Wife
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
- Hangman's Knot (1952) as Mrs. Margaret Harris
- The Happy Time (1952) as Felice Bonnard
- Dragnet (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Rosa
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Martha
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Elva Smith
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) as Harriet Purcell
- Saddle Tramp (1950) as Ma Higgins
- No Sad Songs for Me (1950) as Mona Frene
- Abandoned (1949) as Major Ross
- Macbeth (1948) as Lady Macbeth
- Words and Music (1948) as Mrs. Hart
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jeanette Nolan best known for?
Jeanette Nolan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Horse Whisperer (1998), Dracula 3000 (2004), MacGyver (1985), Godzilla (1954).
When and where was Jeanette Nolan born?
Jeanette Nolan was born on December 30, 1911 in Los Angeles, California, USA. They passed away on June 5, 1998.
How many credits does Jeanette Nolan have?
Jeanette Nolan has accumulated over 187 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 1998.
What is Jeanette Nolan's background in cinema and television?
Jeanette Nolan was an American actress born on December 30, 1911, in Los Angeles, California. She began her acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse and made her radio debut in 1932. Nolan continued acting into the 1990s, making over three hundred television appearances. She had roles in the television series The Virgin...
Jeanette Nolan by the numbers
187credits
56films
131TV series
1948–1998active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Rachel Simpson — aged about 47
- Psycho (1960) as Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 48
- Columbo (1971) as Kate O'Connell — aged about 59
- Columbo (1971) as Mrs. Peck — aged about 59
- Emergency! (1972) — aged about 60
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Erm White — aged about 42
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