Jane Darwell
- Born
- October 15, 1879
- Died
- August 13, 1967 (87 years old)
- Place of birth
- Palmyra, Missouri, USA
Biography
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Jane Darwell was an American film and stage actress. With appearances in over 100 major motion pictures, Darwell is perhaps best-remembered for her portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad family in the film adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins.
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Known for
Filmography
- 1986Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2Film · (archive footage)
- 1964Mary PoppinsFilm · Bird Woman★ 7.5
- 1963Burke's LawSeries · Mrs. Leah Mulligan
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries · Mamie Carnation★ 7.9
- 1959Hound-Dog ManFilm · Grandma Wilson
- 1958The Last HurrahFilm · Delia★ 7.2
- 1957MaverickSeries · Mrs. Knowles★ 7.0
- 1957Three Men on a HorseFilm · Lady on Bus
- 1957The Greer CaseFilm · Annie Jackson
- 1956Sincerely, Willis WadeFilm · Mrs. Jacoby
- 1956Girls in PrisonFilm · Matron Jamieson
- 1956Prima DonnaFilm · Lena
- 1956There's Always TomorrowFilm · Mme Rogers★ 7.2
- 1955Matinee TheaterSeries
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries · Lena
- 1955A Life at StakeFilm · Landlady★ 5.3
- 1955Hit the DeckFilm · Jenny
- 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries★ 7.0
- 1954Climax!Series · B. Cool, Mrs. Koestler
- 1954Studio 57Series
- 1954LassieSeries★ 6.3
- 1953The BigamistFilm · Mrs. Connelley★ 6.4
- 1953Letter to LorettaSeries · Irene Townsend
- 1953Affair with a StrangerFilm · Ma Stanton
- 1953The Sun Shines BrightFilm · Aurora Ratchitt★ 6.6
- 1953It Happens Every ThursdayFilm · Mrs. Spatch
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries · Mama Mumby
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries · Minna
- 1952We're Not Married!Film · Mrs. Bush★ 6.0
- 1951Journey Into LightFilm · Mack
- 1951Excuse My DustFilm · Mrs. Belden
- 1951The Lemon Drop KidFilm · 'Nellie Thursday' Regan★ 6.6
- 1950Father's Wild GameFilm · Minerva Bobbin
- 1950The Second FaceFilm · Mrs. Lockridge
- 1950Three HusbandsFilm · Mrs. Wurdeman
- 1950Redwood Forest TrailFilm · Hattie Hickory
- 1950SurrenderFilm · Molly Hale
- 1950CagedFilm · Isolation Matron★ 7.1
- 1950The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyFilm · Mrs. Murphy
- 1950Wagon MasterFilm · Sister Ledyard★ 6.7
- 1949Red CanyonFilm · Aunt Jane
- 19483 GodfathersFilm · Miss Florie★ 6.8
- 1948Studio OneSeries · Anna - Maid
- 1948Train to AlcatrazTrain to AlcatrazFilm · Aunt Ella
- 1947The Red StallionFilm · Aggie Curtis
- 1947Keeper of the BeesFilm · Mrs. Ferris
- 1946My Darling ClementineFilm · Kate Nelson★ 7.5
- 1946Three Wise FoolsFilm · Sister Mary Brigid
- 1946The Dark HorseFilm · Aunt Hattie
- 1945Captain Tugboat AnnieFilm · Tugboat Annie
- 1945I Live in Grosvenor SquareFilm · Mrs. Patterson
- 1944She's a SweetheartFilm · Mom
- 1944Music in ManhattanFilm · Mrs. Pearson
- 1944The Impatient YearsFilm · Minister's wife
- 1944Reckless AgeFilm · Mrs. Connors
- 1944Tender ComradeFilm · Mrs. Henderson
- 1943Government GirlFilm · Miss Trask (uncredited)
- 1943Family FeudFamily FeudFilm · The Mother
- 1943Stage Door CanteenFilm · Jane Darwell★ 6.3
- 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayFilm · Aunt Emma Forrester
- 1943The Ox-Bow IncidentFilm · Ma Grier★ 7.7
- 1942The Great GildersleeveFilm · Aunt Emma Forrester
- 1942Highways by NightFilm · Grandma Fogarty
- 1942The Battle of MidwayFilm · Narrator (voice)★ 5.9
- 1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeFilm · Mariah Clemm
- 1942Men of TexasFilm · Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie
- 1942It Happened in FlatbushFilm · Mrs. Maguire
- 1942On the Sunny SideFilm · Annie
- 1942Young AmericaFilm · Grandmother Nora Campbell
- 1942All Through the NightFilm · Mrs. Donahue★ 6.7
- 1941Small Town DebFilm · Katie
- 1941All That Money Can BuyFilm · Ma Stone★ 7.0
- 1941Private NurseFilm · Miss Adams
- 1941Thieves Fall OutFilm · Grandma Allen
- 1940Chad HannaFilm · Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
- 1940Youth Will Be ServedFilm · Supervisor Stormer
- 1940Brigham YoungFilm · Eliza Kent
- 1940UntamedFilm · Mrs. Maggie Moriarty
- 1940The Grapes of WrathFilm · Ma Joad★ 7.8
- 1939Miracle on Main StreetFilm · Mrs. Herman
- 1939Gone with the WindFilm · Mrs. Merriwether★ 7.9
- 193920,000 Men a YearFilm · Mrs. Allen
- 1939The Rains CameFilm · Aunt Phoebe Smiley★ 6.1
- 1939Grand Jury SecretsFilm · Mrs. Keefe
- 1939Unexpected FatherFilm · Mrs. Callahan
- 1939The Zero HourFilm · Sophie
- 1939Inside StoryFilm · Aunt Mary Perkins
- 1939Jesse JamesFilm · Mrs. Samuels★ 6.6
- 1938Up the RiverFilm · Mrs. Graham
- 1938Five of a KindFilm · Nurse Waldron
- 1938Time Out for MurderFilm · Polly, Helen's supervisor
- 1938Little Miss BroadwayFilm · Miss Hutchins
- 1938Three Blind MiceFilm · Mrs. Kilian
- 1938Battle of BroadwayFilm · Mrs. Rogers
- 1938The Jury's SecretFilm · Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother
- 1938Change of HeartFilm · Mrs. Thompson
- 1937Dangerously YoursFilm · Aunt Cynthia Barton
- 1937Wife, Doctor and NurseFilm · Mrs. Krueger
- 1937The Singing MarineFilm · Ma Marine
- 1937Slave ShipFilm · Mrs. Marlowe
- 1937Fifty Roads to TownFilm · Mrs. Henry
- 1937The Great Hospital MysteryFilm · Nurse Sarah Keats
- 1937Lest We ForgetFilm · Archive Footage
- 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!Film · Mrs. Mary Flaherty
- 1937Love Is NewsFilm · Mrs. Flaherty
- 1936Laughing at TroubleFilm · Glory Bradford
- 1936Craig's WifeFilm · Mrs. Harold
- 1936Star for a NightFilm · Mrs. Martha Lind
- 1936Poor Little Rich GirlFilm · Woodward★ 6.6
- 1936White FangFilm · Maud Mahoney
- 1936Little Miss NobodyFilm · Eva Bradley
- 1936Private NumberFilm · Mrs. Frisby
- 1936Captain JanuaryFilm · Eliza Croft★ 6.8
- 1936The First BabyFilm · Mrs. Ellis
- 1936The Country DoctorFilm · Mrs. Graham
- 1936Paddy O'DayFilm · Dora
- 1935We're Only HumanFilm · Mrs. Walsh
- 1935MetropolitanFilm · Grandma
- 1935Navy WifeFilm · Mrs. Louise Keats
- 1935Curly TopFilm · Mrs. Denham★ 6.5
- 1935Wig-WagFilm · Mrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother
- 1935Life Begins at FortyFilm · Ida Harris
- 1935McFadden´s FlatsFilm · Nora McFadden
- 1935One More SpringFilm · Mary Sweeney
- 1935The Gilded LilyFilm · Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)
- 1934Bright EyesFilm · Mrs. Higgins★ 6.7
- 1934Gentlemen Are BornFilm · Landlady
- 1934The White ParadeFilm · Sailor
- 1934Happiness AheadFilm · Mrs. Davis - The Landlady
- 1934Tomorrow's YouthFilm · Mary O'Brien
- 1934DesirableFilm · Frederick's Mother
- 1934Million Dollar RansomFilm · Ma McGarry (Uncredited)
- 1934Embarrassing MomentsFilm · Mrs. Stuckelberger
- 1934Blind DateFilm · Ma Taylor
- 1934One Night of LoveFilm · Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
- 1934Most Precious Thing in LifeFilm · Mrs. O'Day
- 1934Let's Talk It OverFilm · Mrs. O'Keefe
- 1934Change of HeartFilm · Mrs. McGowan
- 1934The Scarlet EmpressFilm · Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)★ 6.9
- 1934Finishing SchoolFilm · Maude (uncredited)
- 1934Wonder BarFilm · Baroness (uncredited)★ 6.0
- 1934Once to Every WomanFilm · Mrs. Wood (uncredited)
- 1934Journal of a CrimeFilm · Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1934David HarumFilm · Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)
- 1934Heat LightningFilm · Gladys
- 1934Fashions of 1934Film · Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)★ 6.6
- 1934Cross Country CruiseFilm · Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)
- 1933Design for LivingFilm · Curtis' Housekeeper★ 7.1
- 1933He Couldn't Take ItFilm · Mrs. Case
- 1933King for a NightFilm · Mrs. Williams
- 1933Roman ScandalsFilm · Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)★ 5.8
- 1933Only YesterdayFilm · Mrs. Lane
- 1933Aggie Appleby, Maker of MenFilm · Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)
- 1933Ann VickersFilm · Mrs. Gage (uncredited)
- 1933One Sunday AfternoonFilm · Mrs. Lind
- 1933Before DawnFilm · Mrs. Marble
- 1933Bed of RosesFilm · Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)
- 1933Emergency CallFilm · Nurse Brown (uncredited)
- 1933Jennie GerhardtFilm · Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)
- 1933The Girl in 419Film · Nurse Esmond
- 1933BondageFilm · Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton
- 1933Murders in the ZooFilm · Banquet Guest (uncredited)★ 5.9
- 1933Child of ManhattanFilm · Mrs. McGonagle
- 1933The Past of Mary HolmesFilm
- 1933Air HostessFilm · Ma Kearny
- 1932Women Won't TellFilm · Mrs. Walter Robinson
- 1932Hot SaturdayFilm · Mrs. Brock★ 6.5
- 1932Washington Merry-Go-RoundFilm · Alice's Aunt
- 1932Back StreetFilm · Mrs. Adolph Schmidt
- 1932Young AmericaFilm · School Teacher (Uncredited)
- 1931Ladies of the Big HouseFilm · Mrs. Turner
- 1931Huckleberry FinnFilm · Widow Douglas
- 1930Tom SawyerFilm · Widow Douglas
- 1923Little Church Around the CornerFilm · Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)
- 1920The Restless SexFilm · Housekeeper (uncredited)
- 1915The Rug Maker's DaughterFilm · Mrs. Van Buren
- 1915After FiveFilm · Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy
- 1915The Goose GirlFilm · Irma
- 1915HypocritesFilm · Madam (uncredited)★ 5.6
- 1914The Rose of the RanchoFilm · Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother
- 1914Ready MoneyFilm · Mrs. Tyler
- 1914The Only SonFilm · Mrs. Brainerd
- 1914The Master MindFilm · Milwaukee Sadie
- 1914Brewster's MillionsFilm · Mrs. Dan De Mille
