
Jo Van Fleet
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Acting (44)
Movies (21)
Seize the Day
1986as Mrs. Einhorn
Power
1980as Mother Vanda
The Tenant
1976as Madame Dioz
Satan's School for Girls
1973as Headmistress Jessica Williams
The Family Rico
1972as Mama Rico
Paradise Lost
1971as Clara Gordon
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971as Big Momma
80 Steps to Jonah
1969as Nonna
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968as Mother
Cool Hand Luke
1967as Arletta
Cinderella
1965as Stepmother
Wild River
1960as Ella Garth
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957as Kate Fisher
This Angry Age
1957as Mme. Dufresne
The King and Four Queens
1956as Ma McDade
East of Eden
1955as Kate Trask
The Rose Tattoo
1955as Bessie
Heidi
1955as Aunt Dete
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955as Katie Roth
The Trip to Bountiful
1953
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949Television (23)
Police Woman
1974as Irini Karabetas
Medical Center
1969as Leah
The Mod Squad
1968as Annie Crabtree
Mannix
1967as Alexandra Pulvarenti
The Wild Wild West
1965as Amelia Bronston
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Emily Cooper
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Hildy Hesse
The Virginian
1962as Lee Calder
Route 66
1960as Hazel Quine
Thriller
1960as Mrs. Cissy Hawk
Bonanza
1959as Amy Wilder
77 Sunset Strip
1958as Jane Patterson
Naked City
1958as Dr. Anna Chaloupka
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958as Mrs. Lombe
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Mrs. Shrike
Inner Sanctum
1954Summer Playhouse
1954as Velma Clarke
The Oscars
1953as Self
General Electric Theater
1953as Miss Wanda Kelsey
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Suspense
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
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