Was seriously considered to play the great role of matriarch "Ma Joad" in the film version of John Steinbeck's great politically progressive pro-union epic.
Scenes with Bondi as Frau Koerber were scrapped and reshot, though stills featuring the actress were circulated at the time of the movie's release and, today, appear in several books about the movie's star, Greta Garbo.
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