Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Deceased · Born: Jan 5, 1917 · Died: Sep 10, 2007

Personal Details

Born Jan 5, 1917 Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Spouse
  • Fred Karger

    ( Mar 11, 1961 to Mar 9, 1965 )
  • Fred Karger

    ( Nov 1, 1952 to Dec 7, 1954 )
  • Ronald Reagan

    ( Jan 26, 1940 to Jul 18, 1949 )
  • Myron Martin Futterman

    ( Jun 29, 1937 to Dec 5, 1938 )
  • Ernest Eugene Wyman

    ( Apr 8, 1933 to Feb 4, 1935 )
Parents
  • Manning Jefferies Mayfield
  • Gladys Hope Christian

Biography

Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in the television series Falcon Crest. Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1948, before Reagan ran for public office. She is the only person to have won an Oscar and married a future President of the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Wyman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

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Insight
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest as Angela Channing
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1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel as Granny Arrowroot
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1973
Amanda Fallon
Amanda Fallon as Dr. Amanda Fallon
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1971
The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond as Mary Bloomquist
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1969
How to Commit Marriage
How to Commit Marriage as Elaine Benson
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1962
Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage! as Katherine "Katie" Willard
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1960
Pollyanna
Pollyanna as Aunt Polly
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1959
Holiday for Lovers
Holiday for Lovers as Mrs. Mary Dean
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1956
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain as Ruth Wood
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1955
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows as Cary Scott
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Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant as Lucy Gallant
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1954
Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession as Helen Phillips
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1953
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again as Constance 'Connie' Stuart
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So Big
So Big as Selina DeJong
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1952
Just for You
Just for You as Carolina Hill
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The Story of Will Rogers
The Story of Will Rogers as Betty Rogers
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1951
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil as Louise Mason
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Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom as Emmadel Jones
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Three Guys Named Mike
Three Guys Named Mike as Marcy Lewis
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1950
Stage Fright
Stage Fright as Eve Gill
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The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie as Laura Wingfield
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1949
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark as Polly Haines
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The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor as Jennifer Smith
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1948
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda as Belinda McDonald
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1947
Cheyenne
Cheyenne as Ann Kincaid
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Magic Town
Magic Town as Mary Peterman
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1946
Night and Day
Night and Day as Gracie Harris
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Movieland Magic
Movieland Magic as (archive footage)
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One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow as Frankie Connors
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The Yearling
The Yearling as Orry Baxter
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1945
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend as Helen St. James
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1944
Make Your Own Bed
Make Your Own Bed as Susan Courtney
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The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls as Vivian Marsden Halstead
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Crime by Night
Crime by Night as Robbie Vance
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1943
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke as Jean Campbell
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1942
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy as Connie
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Larceny, Inc
Larceny, Inc as Denny Costello
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Footlight Serenade
Footlight Serenade as Flo La Verne
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1941
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now as Bliss Dobson
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The Body Disappears
The Body Disappears as Joan Shotesbury
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Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri as Mary Hathaway
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Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three as Elizabeth Clochessy
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1940
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas as Marge Allen
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Flight Angels
Flight Angels as Nan Hudson
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Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas as Laurie Ogden
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Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again as Peggy Armstrong
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Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby as Claire Terry
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My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back as Joy O'Keefe
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1939
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale as Judy Craig
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Tail Spin
Tail Spin as Alabama
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Private Detective
Private Detective as Myrna Winslow
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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite as Torchy Blane
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1938
The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars as Vivian
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He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No as Violet Coney
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Brother Rat
Brother Rat as Claire Adams
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Wide Open Faces
Wide Open Faces as Betty Martin
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1937
Slim
Slim as Stumpy's Girl
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Smart Blonde
Smart Blonde as Dixie
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The King and the Chorus Girl
The King and the Chorus Girl as Babette Latour
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Public Wedding
Public Wedding as Florence "Flip" Lane
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Marjorie Day
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1935
All the King's Horses
All the King's Horses as Chorine on Train (uncredited)
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1933
Elmer, the Great
Elmer, the Great as Game spectator (uncredited)
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2019
L'homme a mangé la terre
2004
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'