Beulah Bondi

{{Short description|American actress (1888–1981)}}

{{Short description|American actress (1878–1981)}}

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| alma_mater = [[Valparaiso University]]

| alma_mater = [[Valparaiso University]]

| birth_name = Beulah Bondy

| birth_name = Beulah Bondy

| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|5|3|mf=yes}}<ref name="google" />

| birth_date = {{birth date|1878|5|3|mf=yes}}<ref name="google" />

| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.

| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|1|11|1888|5|3|mf=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|1|11|1878|5|3|mf=yes}}

| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.

| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1895–1976

| years_active = 1895–1976

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'''Beulah Bondi''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|n|d|i}} (born '''Beulah Bondy'''; May 3, 1888 – January 11, 1981)<ref name="birth/death"> According to the State of California. ''California Death Index, 1940–1997''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com</ref> was an American character actress; she often played eccentric mothers and later grandmothers and wives, although she was known for numerous other roles.<ref name="google" /><ref>Obituary ''[[Variety Obituaries|Variety]]'', January 21, 1981.</ref> She began her acting career as a young child in theater in the late 19th Century, and after establishing herself as a Broadway stage actress in 1925, she reprised her role in ''[[Street Scene (play)|Street Scene]]'' for the 1931 film version.

'''Beulah Bondi''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|n|d|i}} (born '''Beulah Bondy'''; May 3, 1878 – January 11, 1981)<ref name="birth/death"> According to the State of California. ''California Death Index, 1940–1997''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com</ref> was an American character actress; she often played eccentric mothers and later grandmothers and wives, although she was known for numerous other roles.<ref name="google" /><ref>Obituary ''[[Variety Obituaries|Variety]]'', January 21, 1981.</ref> She began her acting career as a young child in theater in the late 19th Century, and after establishing herself as a Broadway stage actress in 1925, she reprised her role in ''[[Street Scene (play)|Street Scene]]'' for the 1931 film version.

She played supporting roles in several films during the 1930s, and was twice nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She played the mother of [[James Stewart]] in four films: ''[[Of Human Hearts]]'', ''[[Vivacious Lady]]'', ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939), and ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946). Although at her height in Hollywood from the 1930s until the 1950s, Bondi never retired, and she continued acting well into her later years, at the age of 87 winning an [[Emmy Award]] for her guest-star role on ''[[The Waltons]]'' in 1976.

She played supporting roles in several films during the 1930s, and was twice nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She played the mother of [[James Stewart]] in four films: ''[[Of Human Hearts]]'', ''[[Vivacious Lady]]'', ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939), and ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946). Although at her height in Hollywood from the 1930s until the 1950s, Bondi never retired, and she continued acting well into her later years, at the age of 87 winning an [[Emmy Award]] for her guest-star role on ''[[The Waltons]]'' in 1976.