Adeline De Walt Reynolds (September 19, 1862 – August 13, 1961) was an American character actress who made her film debut at the age of 78 playing the grandmother of James Stewart in Come Live with Me (1941).

After learning that her male colleagues earned more money than she did, and the school board refused to pay her the same rate, she left.

While in Boston, according to some accounts, in 1892, Sir Henry Irving offered De Walt Reynolds a spot in his touring company.

When her youngest daughter, Lela, entered college at the University of California, De Walt Reynolds once again focused on her own goals.

[2][6] Upon graduation, De Walt Reynolds took acting courses at the university, under the tutelage of Professor von Neumeyer.

Yurka found an agent willing to take on an older client, and De Walt Reynolds was cast in a role in an Assistance League production of Landslide.

[2] De Walt Reynolds made her film debut with a supporting role in Come Live with Me (1941), playing the grandmother of James Stewart.

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