Jane Darwell

Deceased · Born: Oct 13, 1879 · Died: Aug 13, 1967

Personal Details

Born Oct 13, 1879 Palmyra, Missouri, USA

Parents

Robert Woodard
Ellen Booth Woodard

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) 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.

Career

acting

2002

John Ford Goes to War

John Ford Goes to War

1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mamie Carnation

1961

1959

Hound-Dog Man as Grandma Wilson

1956

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow as Mme Rogers

Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison as Matron Jamieson

1955

A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake as Landlady

1954

Climax! as B. Cool

1953

Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger as Ma Stanton

It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday as Mrs. Spatch

The Bigamist as Mrs. Connelley

1951

Excuse My Dust as Mrs. Belden

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan

Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light as Mack

1950

Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail as Hattie Hickory

Caged as Isolation Matron

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Mrs. Murphy

The Second Face

The Second Face as Mrs. Lockridge

Surrender as Molly Hale

Wagon Master as Sister Ledyard

1949

Red Canyon as Aunt Jane

1948

3 Godfathers as Miss Florie

Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz as Aunt Ella

1947

The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion as Aggie Curtis

Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees as Mrs. Ferris

1946

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools as Sister Mary Brigid

1945

A Yank in London

A Yank in London as Mrs. Patterson

1944

Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan as Mrs. Pearson

Tender Comrade as Mrs. Henderson

She's a Sweetheart

She's a Sweetheart as Mom

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier as Mrs. Helen Dobson

The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years as Minister's wife

1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Aunt Emma Forrester

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident as Jenny Grier

1942

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway as Narrator (voice)

All Through the Night

All Through the Night as Mrs. Donahue

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush as Mrs. Maguire

Highways by Night

Highways by Night as Grandma Fogarty

The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve as Aunt Emma Forrester

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side as Annie

Young America as Grandmother Nora Campbell

Men of Texas as Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as Mariah Clemm

1941

Small Town Deb as Katie

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy as Ma Stone

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out as Grandma Allen

Private Nurse as Miss Adams

1940

Brigham Young as Eliza Kent

Chad Hanna as Mrs. Bettina Huguenine

Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served as Supervisor Stormer

Untamed as Mrs. Maggie Moriarty

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath as Ma Joad

1939

The Rains Came as Aunt Phoebe Smiley

20, 000 Men a Year

20, 000 Men a Year as Mrs. Allen

Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street as Mrs. Herman

1938

Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway as Mrs. Rogers

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway as Miss Hutchins

Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder as Polly - Helen's Supervisor

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice as Mrs. Kilian

1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse as Mrs. Krueger

Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours as Aunt Cynthia Barton

The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery as Nurse Sarah Keats

The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine as Ma Marine

Love Is News as Mrs. Flaherty

Slave Ship as Mrs. Marlowe

1936

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble as Glory Bradford

White Fang as Maud Mahoney

Ramona as Aunt Ri Hyar

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl as Woodward

Private Number as Mrs. Frisby

Paddy O'Day as Dora

Craig's Wife as Mrs. Harold

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody as Eva Bradley

Captain January

Captain January as Mrs. Eliza Croft

1935

Life Begins at 40

Life Begins at 40 as Ida Harris

Curly Top as Mrs. Denham

1934

The White Parade

The White Parade as Miss Robets

Bright Eyes as Mrs. Higgins

Blind Date as Ma Taylor

Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth as Mary O'Brien

1933

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon as Mrs. Lind

Bed of Roses as Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)

Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo as Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Before Dawn as Mrs. Marble

Design for Living

Design for Living as Curtis' Housekeeper

1932

Back Street as Mrs. Adolph Schmidt

Hot Saturday as Mrs. Brock

1931

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn as Widow Douglas