Jeanette Nolan Biography

California-born Jeanette Nolan racked up an impressive list of radio and stage credits in the 1930s, including a stint with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre troupe. She made her film debut in 1948 in Welles' MacBeth; her stylized, Scottish-burred interpretation of Lady MacBeth was almost universally panned by contemporary critics, but her performance holds up superbly when seen today. Afterwards, Ms. Nolan flourished as a character actress, her range extending from society doyennes to waterfront hags. She appeared in countless TV programs, and played the rambunctious title role on the short-lived Western Dirty Sally (1974). Nolan made her final film appearance playing Robert Redford's mother in The Horse Whisperer (1998). From 1937, Jeanette Nolan was married to actor John McIntire, with whom she frequently co-starred; she was also the mother of actor Tim McIntire. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

• 1. Annie MacLean: We lived all over.
  2. Ellen Booker: Sometimes it (home) is more a place on the inside than the outside.
  From The Horse Whisperer. Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)

• 1. Mother: They are probably looking at me...let them. Let them see what kind of person I am I never hurt a fly, i hope they're watching, they'll see.. They'll see and they'll know 'because she couldn't hurt a fly'.
  From Psycho. Submitted by Mariana M (7 months ago)

• 1. Widow Tweed: Goodbye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end. But in my heart's the memory, and there you'll always be.
  From The Fox and the Hound. Submitted by Jenna L (8 months ago)

• 1. Mother: Why, I'm not even going to swat that fly. They'll say 'look she wouldn't harm a fly.
  From Psycho. Submitted by Robert C (14 months ago)