Jo Van Fleet
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.
Seize the Day
Mrs. Einhorn
The Tenant
Madame Dioz
Satan's School for Girls
Headmistress Jessica Williams
The Family Rico
Mama Rico
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Big Momma
Paradise Lost
Clara Gordon
80 Steps to Jonah
Nonna
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Mother
Cool Hand Luke
Arletta
Cinderella
Stepmother
Wild River
Ella Garth
This Angry Age
Mme. Dufresne
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Kate Fisher
The King and Four Queens
Ma McDade
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Katie Roth
The Rose Tattoo
Bessie
Heidi
Aunt Dete
East of Eden
Kate Trask
The Trip to Bountiful
Concerning a Woman of Sin