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Jane Darwell

Acting 87 (deceased) years old Palmyra, Missouri, USA ★ 0.8
Born: October 15, 1879
Died: August 13, 1967

Biography

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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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (185)

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (archive footage) 1986
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins Bird Woman 1964
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Mrs. Leah Mulligan 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Mamie Carnation 1962
Hound-Dog Man
Hound-Dog Man Grandma Wilson 1959
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah Delia 1958
Maverick
Maverick Mrs. Knowles 1957
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
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse Lena 1955
A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake Landlady 1955
Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck Jenny 1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954
Climax!
Climax! B. Cool 1954
Climax!
Climax! Mrs. Koestler 1954
Studio 57
Studio 57 1954
Lassie
Lassie 1954
The Bigamist
The Bigamist Mrs. Connelley 1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta Irene Townsend 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
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre Mama Mumby 1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America Minna 1952
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
Studio One
Studio One Anna - Maid 1948
Train to Alcatraz
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
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
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody Eva Bradley 1936
Private Number
Private Number Mrs. Frisby 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
Million Dollar Ransom
Million Dollar Ransom Ma McGarry (Uncredited) 1934
Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing Moments Mrs. Stuckelberger 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

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