FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows engineer Mary W. Jackson at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., in 1977. (Robert Nye/NASA via AP) (Robert Nye, For ...

One of those strikingly familiar matrons you just can't place, character actress Mary Jackson is probably best known for her recurring role as one of the delightfully eccentric bootlegging sisters, ...

Earlier this week, NASA announced that it is renaming its headquarters building in Washington D.C. after Mary W. Jackson, the space agency’s first black female engineer. “Jackson started her NASA ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The NASA administration announced the historic decision to name the association's headquarters in Washington, D.C. after their first Black female engineer. Hampton native Mary ...

Mary Jackson, 95, a character actress best remembered for portraying Miss Emily Baldwin on the CBS series “The Waltons,” died Saturday of complications from Parkinson’s disease at her home in ...

Bryan Jackson, grandson of Mary W. Jackson, left, and Raymond Lewis, son-in-law of Mary W. Jackson, right, unveil the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters sign during a ceremony officially naming the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Character actress Mary Jackson, best known for her role as Miss Emily Baldwin on the iconic 1970s television series "The Waltons," has died. She was 95. Jackson died at her ...

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American former child actress who appeared in Our Gang short subjects series between 1928 and 1931. Her career began under the shadow of her actor relatives, mother Charlotte Jackson, and older sister ...

‘Hidden Figures’ and the journey to celebrate NASA’s black female pioneers The story behind how Hidden Figures went from biography to Hollywood, as told by the author, cast and crew.