Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Actor Oct 15 (died age 87) Palmyra, Missouri, USA 1914–1986 (72 year career)
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Biography

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 l…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (184)

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Movies (171)

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

1986

as (archive footage)

10.0
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

1964

as Bird Woman

7.5
Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

1959

as Grandma Wilson

4.4
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Delia

7.2
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1957

as Lady on Bus

The Greer Case

The Greer Case

1957

as Annie Jackson

Prima Donna

Prima Donna

1956

as Lena

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

as Mme Rogers

7.2
Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

1956

as Matron Jamieson

3.9
Sincerely, Willis Wade

Sincerely, Willis Wade

1956

as Mrs. Jacoby

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

1955

as Jenny

4.6
A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

1955

as Landlady

5.2
The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953

as Mrs. Connelley

6.4
The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

as Aurora Ratchitt

6.4
It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

as Mrs. Spatch

6.2
Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

1953

as Ma Stanton

4.0
We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

as Mrs. Bush

5.9
Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light

1951

as Mack

6.0
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan

6.5
Excuse My Dust

Excuse My Dust

1951

as Mrs. Belden

7.2
Caged

Caged

1950

as Isolation Matron

7.1
Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

as Sister Ledyard

6.7
Three Husbands

Three Husbands

1950

as Mrs. Wurdeman

5.1
Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game

1950

as Minerva Bobbin

The Second Face

The Second Face

1950

as Mrs. Lockridge

6.8
Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail

1950

as Hattie Hickory

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

as Mrs. Murphy

5.0
Surrender

Surrender

1950

as Molly Hale

4.4
Red Canyon

Red Canyon

1949

as Aunt Jane

5.0
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

as Miss Florie

6.7
Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz

1948

as Aunt Ella

6.0
Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees

1947

as Mrs. Ferris

The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

1947

as Aggie Curtis

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Kate Nelson

7.5
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1946

as Sister Mary Brigid

5.0
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1946

as Aunt Hattie

I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

as Mrs. Patterson

7.1
Captain Tugboat Annie

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

as Tugboat Annie

Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

1944

as Mrs. Pearson

5.5
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

1944

as Mrs. Henderson

5.6
She's a Sweetheart

She's a Sweetheart

1944

as Mom

Reckless Age

Reckless Age

1944

as Mrs. Connors

The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944

as Minister's wife

6.6
Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

1943

as Aunt Emma Forrester

6.4
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

as Ma Grier

7.7
Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as Miss Trask (uncredited)

5.2
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Jane Darwell

6.1
Family Feud

Family Feud

1943

as The Mother

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

as Mrs. Maguire

4.8
On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942

as Annie

6.0
The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

1942

as Narrator (voice)

5.8
Young America

Young America

1942

as Grandmother Nora Campbell

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942

as Mrs. Donahue

6.7
Highways by Night

Highways by Night

1942

as Grandma Fogarty

6.0
Men of Texas

Men of Texas

1942

as Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

as Aunt Emma Forrester

6.1
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942

as Mariah Clemm

5.7
Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941

as Miss Adams

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

as Ma Stone

7.0
Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb

1941

as Katie

6.0
Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941

as Grandma Allen

5.5
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Eliza Kent

4.4
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Ma Joad

7.8
Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

1940

as Mrs. Bettina Huguenine

6.0
Untamed

Untamed

1940

as Mrs. Maggie Moriarty

4.2
Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served

1940

as Supervisor Stormer

1.0
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Mrs. Merriwether

7.9
Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

1939

as Mrs. Herman

5.3
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1939

as Sophie

4.5
Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother

6.5
The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

as Aunt Phoebe Smiley

5.8
20,000 Men a Year

20,000 Men a Year

1939

as Mrs. Allen

5.5
Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

as Mrs. Keefe

Inside Story

Inside Story

1939

as Aunt Mary Perkins

Unexpected Father

Unexpected Father

1939

as Mrs. Callahan

Five of a Kind

Five of a Kind

1938

as Nurse Waldron

4.2
Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway

1938

as Mrs. Rogers

4.0
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Miss Hutchins

6.3
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

as Mrs. Kilian

6.0
Up the River

Up the River

1938

as Mrs. Graham

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

1938

as Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

4.0
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1938

as Mrs. Thompson

5.0
Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

1938

as Polly, Helen's supervisor

5.7
Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

as Mrs. Mary Flaherty

5.0
The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

1937

as Ma Marine

4.0
Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Mrs. Flaherty

6.0
Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours

1937

as Aunt Cynthia Barton

4.3
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

1937

as Archive Footage

Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

as Mrs. Henry

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

as Mrs. Krueger

6.0
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

as Mrs. Marlowe

4.5
The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937

as Nurse Sarah Keats

4.0
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Glory Bradford

6.0
Private Number

Private Number

1936

as Mrs. Frisby

6.5
Captain January

Captain January

1936

as Mrs. Eliza Croft

6.7
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936

as Mrs. Harold

6.3
Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day

1936

as Dora

7.0
Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

as Mrs. Martha Lind

6.0
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Eva Bradley

6.0
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Mrs. Graham

6.0
The First Baby

The First Baby

1936

as Mrs. Ellis

White Fang

White Fang

1936

as Maud Mahoney

6.0
Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

as Woodward

6.6
The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

1935

as Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)

6.5
Curly Top

Curly Top

1935

as Mrs. Denham

6.4
Metropolitan

Metropolitan

1935

as Grandma

McFadden´s Flats

McFadden´s Flats

1935

as Nora McFadden

One More Spring

One More Spring

1935

as Mary Sweeney

5.8
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

as Mrs. Walsh

6.5
Wig-Wag

Wig-Wag

1935

as Mrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Ida Harris

Navy Wife

Navy Wife

1935

as Mrs. Louise Keats

5.0
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Mrs. O'Keefe

Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

as Ma McGarry (Uncredited)

5.0
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

as Baroness (uncredited)

5.9
Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Maude (uncredited)

6.0
Blind Date

Blind Date

1934

as Ma Taylor

7.0
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

as Gladys - the Wife

6.8
Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

as Mary O'Brien

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934

as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

6.9
Desirable

Desirable

1934

as Frederick's Mother

7.0
The White Parade

The White Parade

1934

as Sailor

6.0
Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

as Landlady

6.5
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

as Mrs. Higgins

6.7
One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1934

as Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother

5.2
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

as Mrs. O'Day

5.2
Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

1934

as Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)

6.0
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

6.4
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1934

as Mrs. McGowan

6.2
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

1934

as Mrs. Wood (uncredited)

6.0
David Harum

David Harum

1934

as Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)

7.0
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1934

as Mrs. Davis - The Landlady

6.0
Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

1934

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

5.7
Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

1934

as Mrs. Stuckelberger

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933

as Mrs. McGonagle

7.2
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)

5.7
Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

as Mrs. Gage (uncredited)

5.5
Air Hostess

Air Hostess

1933

as Ma Kearny

5.7
Bondage

Bondage

1933

as Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton

Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1933

as Mrs. Marble

5.6
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

as Curtis' Housekeeper

7.1
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)

4.0
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Mrs. Lane

6.8
Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

1933

as Banquet Guest (uncredited)

5.8
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1933

as Nurse Brown (uncredited)

5.8
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1933

as Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)

6.1
One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

1933

as Mrs. Lind

6.3
King for a Night

King for a Night

1933

as Mrs. Williams

6.2
The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

as Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)

7.2
The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933

as Nurse Esmond

3.5
He Couldn't Take It

He Couldn't Take It

1933

as Mrs. Case

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

as Alice's Aunt

6.7
Back Street

Back Street

1932

as Mrs. Adolph Schmidt

6.2
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Mrs. Brock

6.4
Young America

Young America

1932

as School Teacher (Uncredited)

5.0
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932

as Mrs. Walter Robinson

4.0
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

as Widow Douglas

6.7
Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

1931

as Mrs. Turner

6.0
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1930

as Widow Douglas

5.5
Little Church Around the Corner

Little Church Around the Corner

1923

as Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)

5.9
The Restless Sex

The Restless Sex

1920

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl

1915

as Irma

Hypocrites

Hypocrites

1915

as Madam (uncredited)

5.6
After Five

After Five

1915

as Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy

The Rug Maker's Daughter

The Rug Maker's Daughter

1915

as Mrs. Van Buren

The Rose of the Rancho

The Rose of the Rancho

1914

as Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother

4.0
The Only Son

The Only Son

1914

as Mrs. Brainerd

1.0
The Master Mind

The Master Mind

1914

as Milwaukee Sadie

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1914

as Mrs. Dan De Mille

6.0
Ready Money

Ready Money

1914

as Mrs. Tyler