Adeline De Walt Reynolds
American actress who launched a remarkable Hollywood career at age 78, becoming one of classic cinema's most celebrated late-blooming performers.
What do we know about Adeline De Walt Reynolds?
Here are the key biographical details about Adeline De Walt Reynolds:
- Name: Adeline De Walt Reynolds
- Date of Birth: September 19, 1862
- Place of Birth: Iowa, USA
- Date of Death: August 13, 1961
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
Who is Adeline De Walt Reynolds?
She survived the death of her husband in 1905, the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 and raising four children with no money. In 1926, when she was 64 she became one of the most mature freshman ever to enter the University of California. She graduated 6 years later with her B.A. degree. In 1940 she went to Hollywood, where she began her acting career. Best known for her role in Shirley Temple's Storybook production of "Sleeping Beauty", although she is probably seen most often in "Going My Way" as Father Fitzgibbon's elderly mother.
What is Adeline De Walt Reynolds known for?
Adeline De Walt Reynolds is an actress recognized for a series of memorable film appearances throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Her notable works include:
- Going My Way (1944, Movie)
- Son of Dracula (1943, Movie)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945, Movie)
- Witness to Murder (1954, Movie)
- Stars in My Crown (1950, Movie)
- The Corn Is Green (1945, Movie)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942, Movie)
- The Human Comedy (1943, Movie)
- Come Live with Me (1941, Movie)
- Pony Soldier (1952, Movie)
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