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Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Acting

Born: October 15, 1879Palmyra, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Darwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

(archive footage)

1986
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Bird Woman

1964
Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

Grandma Wilson

1959
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Delia

1958
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Lady on Bus

1957
The Greer Case

The Greer Case

Annie Jackson

1957
Sincerely, Willis Wade

Sincerely, Willis Wade

Mrs. Jacoby

1956
Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

Matron Jamieson

1956
Prima Donna

Prima Donna

Lena

1956
There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Mme Rogers

1956
A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

Landlady

1955
Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

Jenny

1955
The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Mrs. Connelley

1953
Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

Ma Stanton

1953
The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

Aurora Ratchitt

1953
It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

Mrs. Spatch

1953
We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

Mrs. Bush

1952
Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light

Mack

1951
Excuse My Dust

Excuse My Dust

Mrs. Belden

1951
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

'Nellie Thursday' Regan

1951
Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game

Minerva Bobbin

1950
The Second Face

The Second Face

Mrs. Lockridge

1950
Three Husbands

Three Husbands

Mrs. Wurdeman

1950
Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail

Hattie Hickory

1950
Surrender

Surrender

Molly Hale

1950
Caged

Caged

Isolation Matron

1950
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

Mrs. Murphy

1950
Wagon Master

Wagon Master

Sister Ledyard

1950
Red Canyon

Red Canyon

Aunt Jane

1949
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

Miss Florie

1948

Train to Alcatraz

Aunt Ella

1948
The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

Aggie Curtis

1947
Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees

Mrs. Ferris

1947
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

Kate Nelson

1946
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

Sister Mary Brigid

1946
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

Aunt Hattie

1946
Captain Tugboat Annie

Captain Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

Mrs. Patterson

1945
She's a Sweetheart

She's a Sweetheart

Mom

1944
Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

Mrs. Pearson

1944
The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

Minister's wife

1944
Reckless Age

Reckless Age

Mrs. Connors

1944
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

Mrs. Henderson

1944
Government Girl

Government Girl

Miss Trask (uncredited)

1943

Family Feud

The Mother

1943
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Jane Darwell

1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Aunt Emma Forrester

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Ma Grier

1943
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

Aunt Emma Forrester

1942
Highways by Night

Highways by Night

Grandma Fogarty

1942
The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

Narrator (voice)

1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

Mariah Clemm

1942
Men of Texas

Men of Texas

Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

1942
It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

Mrs. Maguire

1942
On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

Annie

1942
Young America

Young America

Grandmother Nora Campbell

1942
All Through the Night

All Through the Night

Mrs. Donahue

1942
Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb

Katie

1941
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

Ma Stone

1941
Private Nurse

Private Nurse

Miss Adams

1941
Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

Grandma Allen

1941
Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

Mrs. Bettina Huguenine

1940
Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served

Supervisor Stormer

1940
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Eliza Kent

1940
Untamed

Untamed

Mrs. Maggie Moriarty

1940
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Ma Joad

1940
Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

Mrs. Herman

1939
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Mrs. Merriwether

1939
20,000 Men a Year

20,000 Men a Year

Mrs. Allen

1939
The Rains Came

The Rains Came

Aunt Phoebe Smiley

1939
Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

Mrs. Keefe

1939
Unexpected Father

Unexpected Father

Mrs. Callahan

1939
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

Sophie

1939
Inside Story

Inside Story

Aunt Mary Perkins

1939
Jesse James

Jesse James

Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother

1939
Up the River

Up the River

Mrs. Graham

1938
Five of a Kind

Five of a Kind

Nurse Waldron

1938
Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

Polly, Helen's supervisor

1938
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

Miss Hutchins

1938
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Mrs. Kilian

1938
Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway

Mrs. Rogers

1938
The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

1938
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Mrs. Thompson

1938
Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours

Aunt Cynthia Barton

1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Mrs. Krueger

1937
The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

Ma Marine

1937
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

Mrs. Marlowe

1937
Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

Mrs. Henry

1937
The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery

Nurse Sarah Keats

1937
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

Archive Footage

1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Mrs. Mary Flaherty

1937
Love Is News

Love Is News

Mrs. Flaherty

1937
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

Glory Bradford

1936
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

Mrs. Harold

1936
Star for a Night

Star for a Night

Mrs. Martha Lind

1936
Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

Woodward

1936
White Fang

White Fang

Maud Mahoney

1936
Private Number

Private Number

Mrs. Frisby

1936
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

Eva Bradley

1936
Captain January

Captain January

Mrs. Eliza Croft

1936
The First Baby

The First Baby

Mrs. Ellis

1936
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

Mrs. Graham

1936
Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day

Dora

1936
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

Mrs. Walsh

1935
Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Grandma

1935
Navy Wife

Navy Wife

Mrs. Louise Keats

1935
Curly Top

Curly Top

Mrs. Denham

1935
Wig-Wag

Wig-Wag

Mrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother

1935
Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

Ida Harris

1935
McFadden´s Flats

McFadden´s Flats

Nora McFadden

1935
One More Spring

One More Spring

Mary Sweeney

1935
The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)

1935
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Mrs. Higgins

1934
Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born

Landlady

1934
The White Parade

The White Parade

Sailor

1934
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Mrs. Davis - The Landlady

1934
Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth

Mary O'Brien

1934
Desirable

Desirable

Frederick's Mother

1934
Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

Mrs. Stuckelberger

1934
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

Ma McGarry (Uncredited)

1934
Blind Date

Blind Date

Ma Taylor

1934
One Night of Love

One Night of Love

Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother

1934
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

Mrs. O'Day

1934
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

Mrs. O'Keefe

1934
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Mrs. McGowan

1934
The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

1934
Finishing School

Finishing School

Maude (uncredited)

1934
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

Baroness (uncredited)

1934
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

Mrs. Wood (uncredited)

1934
Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

1934
David Harum

David Harum

Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)

1934
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Gladys

1934
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

1934
Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)

1934
Design for Living

Design for Living

Curtis' Housekeeper

1933
He Couldn't Take It

He Couldn't Take It

Mrs. Case

1933
King for a Night

King for a Night

Mrs. Williams

1933
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)

1933
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

Mrs. Lane

1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)

1933
Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

Mrs. Gage (uncredited)

1933
One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

Mrs. Lind

1933
Before Dawn

Before Dawn

Mrs. Marble

1933
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)

1933
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

Nurse Brown (uncredited)

1933
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)

1933
The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

Nurse Esmond

1933
Bondage

Bondage

Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton

1933
Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

1933
Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

Mrs. McGonagle

1933
The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933
Air Hostess

Air Hostess

Ma Kearny

1933
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

Mrs. Walter Robinson

1932
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

Mrs. Brock

1932
Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Alice's Aunt

1932
Back Street

Back Street

Mrs. Adolph Schmidt

1932
Young America

Young America

School Teacher (Uncredited)

1932
Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

Mrs. Turner

1931
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

Widow Douglas

1931
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

Widow Douglas

1930
Little Church Around the Corner

Little Church Around the Corner

Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)

1923
The Restless Sex

The Restless Sex

Housekeeper (uncredited)

1920
The Rug Maker's Daughter

The Rug Maker's Daughter

Mrs. Van Buren

1915
After Five

After Five

Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy

1915
The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl

Irma

1915
Hypocrites

Hypocrites

Madam (uncredited)

1915
The Rose of the Rancho

The Rose of the Rancho

Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother

1914
Ready Money

Ready Money

Mrs. Tyler

1914
The Only Son

The Only Son

Mrs. Brainerd

1914
The Master Mind

The Master Mind

Milwaukee Sadie

1914
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Mrs. Dan De Mille

1914