Jane Darwell
Acting Born Oct 15, 1879 Palmyra, Missouri, USA 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Lassie (1954)
- Maverick (1957) as Mrs. Knowles
- Burke's Law (1963) as Mrs. Leah Mulligan
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Mamie Carnation
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Climax! (1954) as B. Cool
- Climax! (1954) as Mrs. Koestler
- Studio One (1948) as Anna - Maid
- Finishing School (1934) as Maude (uncredited)
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Mrs. Merriwether
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mama Mumby
- Studio 57 (1954)
- Mary Poppins (1964) as Bird Woman
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Minna
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Lena
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Irene Townsend
- Hit the Deck (1955) as Jenny
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Ma Joad
- My Darling Clementine (1946) as Kate Nelson
- 3 Godfathers (1948) as Miss Florie
- Jesse James (1939) as Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
- Wagon Master (1950) as Sister Ledyard
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) as Ma Grier