Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Biography

Adeline De Walt Reynolds was a resilient woman who defied expectations in her early life, claiming to be 20 years old to secure a teaching job and leaving after realizing the pay disparity. She married Frank Reynolds, with whom she had four children, before moving to Hollywood in 1940, where she began her acting career at the age of 78. Notable roles include Father Fitzgibbon's elderly mother in "Going My Way" and appearances in Shirley Temple's Storybook productions.