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Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 13, 1879
Died Aug 13, 1967 (87)
Birthplace Palmyra, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) 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 adaptat ... ion 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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

1964

as Bird Woman

Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

1959

as Grandma Wilson

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Delia

The Greer Case

The Greer Case

1957

as Annie Jackson

Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

1956

as Matron Jamieson

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

as Mme Rogers

A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

1955

as Landlady

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

1955

as Jenny

Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

1953

as Ma Stanton

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953

as Mrs. Connelley

It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

as Mrs. Spatch

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

as Aurora Ratchitt

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

as Mrs. Bush

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan

Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light

1951

as Mack

Excuse My Dust

Excuse My Dust

1951

as Mrs. Belden

Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game

1950

as Minerva Bobbin

Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail

1950

as Hattie Hickory

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

as Sister Ledyard

Surrender

Surrender

1950

as Molly Hale

The Second Face

The Second Face

1950

as Mrs. Lockridge

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

as Mrs. Murphy

Caged

Caged

1950

as Isolation Matron

Three Husbands

Three Husbands

1950

as Mrs. Wurdeman

Red Canyon

Red Canyon

1949

as Aunt Jane

Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz

1948

as Aunt Ella

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

as Miss Florie

The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

1947

as Aggie Curtis

Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees

1947

as Mrs. Ferris

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1946

as Aunt Hattie

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1946

as Sister Mary Brigid

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Kate Nelson

Captain Tugboat Annie

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

as Tugboat Annie

I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

as Mrs. Patterson

She's a Sweetheart

She's a Sweetheart

1944

as Mom

Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

1944

as Mrs. Pearson

Reckless Age

Reckless Age

1944

as Mrs. Connors

Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

1944

as Mrs. Henderson

The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944

as Minister's wife

Family Feud

Family Feud

1943

as The Mother

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

1943

as Aunt Emma Forrester

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as Miss Trask (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Jane Darwell

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

1942

as Narrator (voice)

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942

as Annie

Young America

Young America

1942

as Grandmother Nora Campbell

Highways by Night

Highways by Night

1942

as Grandma Fogarty

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942

as Mrs. Donahue

The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

as Aunt Emma Forrester

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942

as Mariah Clemm

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

as Mrs. Maguire

Men of Texas

Men of Texas

1942

as Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

as Ma Grier

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941

as Miss Adams

Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb

1941

as Katie

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

as Ma Stone

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941

as Grandma Allen

Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served

1940

as Supervisor Stormer

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Ma Joad

Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

1940

as Mrs. Bettina Huguenine

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Eliza Kent

Untamed

Untamed

1940

as Mrs. Maggie Moriarty

Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

1939

as Mrs. Herman

Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

as Mrs. Keefe

The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1939

as Sophie

Inside Story

Inside Story

1939

as Aunt Mary Perkins

20,000 Men a Year

20,000 Men a Year

1939

as Mrs. Allen

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

as Aunt Phoebe Smiley

Unexpected Father

Unexpected Father

1939

as Mrs. Callahan

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Mrs. Merriwether

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

1938

as Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1938

as Mrs. Thompson

Up the River

Up the River

1938

as Mrs. Graham

Battle Of Broadway

Battle Of Broadway

1938

as Mrs. Rogers

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Miss Hutchins

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

as Mrs. Kilian

Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

1938

as Polly, Helen's supervisor

Five of a Kind

Five of a Kind

1938

as Nurse Waldron

The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937

as Nurse Sarah Keats

Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours

1937

as Aunt Cynthia Barton

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

as Mrs. Krueger

Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

as Mrs. Henry

The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

1937

as Ma Marine

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

as Mrs. Marlowe

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

as Mrs. Mary Flaherty

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Mrs. Flaherty

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Glory Bradford

Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

as Mrs. Martha Lind

The First Baby

The First Baby

1936

as Mrs. Ellis

Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936

as Mrs. Harold

Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day

1936

as Dora

White Fang

White Fang

1936

as Maud Mahoney

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Eva Bradley

Captain January

Captain January

1936

as Mrs. Eliza Croft

Private Number

Private Number

1936

as Mrs. Frisby

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

as Woodward

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Mrs. Graham

One More Spring

One More Spring

1935

as Mary Sweeney

Navy Wife

Navy Wife

1935

as Mrs. Louise Keats

Curly Top

Curly Top

1935

as Mrs. Denham

McFadden´s Flats

McFadden´s Flats

1935

as Nora McFadden

We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

as Mrs. Walsh

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Ida Harris

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

1935

as Grandma

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

as Mrs. Higgins

Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

as Mary O'Brien

Blind Date

Blind Date

1934

as Ma Taylor

Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

as Mrs. O'Day

The White Parade

The White Parade

1934

as Sailor

Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

1934

as Mrs. Wood

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Mrs. O'Keefe

Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

1934

as Mrs. Stuckelberger

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1934

as Mrs. Davis - The Landlady

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

as Gladys - the Wife

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934

as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

David Harum

David Harum

1934

as Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)

Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

1934

as Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1934

as Mrs. Mc Gowan

Desirable

Desirable

1934

as Frederick's Mother

One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1934

as Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

as Baroness (uncredited)

Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

as Ma McGarry (Uncredited)

Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Maude (uncredited)

Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

as Landlady

Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

1934

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

Air Hostess

Air Hostess

1933

as Ma Kearny

Bondage

Bondage

1933

as Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

as Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

1933

as Mrs. Lind

He Couldn't Take It

He Couldn't Take It

1933

as Mrs. Case

Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

as Curtis' Housekeeper

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933

as Mrs. McGonagle

Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1933

as Mrs. Marble

Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

1933

as Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1933

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

Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)

Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1933

as Nurse Brown (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Mrs. Lane

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)

The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933

as Nurse Esmond

King for a Night

King for a Night

1933

as Mrs. Williams

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

as Mrs. Gage (uncredited)

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Mrs. Brock

Back Street

Back Street

1932

as Mrs. Adolph Schmidt

Young America

Young America

1932

as School Teacher (Uncredited)

Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932

as Mrs. Walter Robinson

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

as Alice's Aunt

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

as Widow Douglas

Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

1931

as Mrs. Turner

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1930

as Widow Douglas

Little Church Around the Corner

Little Church Around the Corner

1923

as Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)

The Restless Sex

The Restless Sex

1920

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

The Rug Maker's Daughter

The Rug Maker's Daughter

1915

as Mrs. Van Buren

Hypocrites

Hypocrites

1915

as Madam (uncredited)

The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl

1915

as Irma

The Rose of the Rancho

The Rose of the Rancho

1914

as Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother

Ready Money

Ready Money

1914

as Mrs. Tyler

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress The Grapes of Wrath Nominated
Television Credits

Burke's Law

as Mrs. Leah Mulligan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Studio One

as Anna - Maid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Climax!

as B. Cool

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Cavalcade of America

as Minna

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Letter to Loretta

as Irene Townsend

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Maverick

as Mrs. Knowles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Climax!

as Mrs. Koestler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Lena

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mamie Carnation

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Lassie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1954

Studio 57

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

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2024 6 9 16 5
2024 7 13 19 7
2024 8 13 52 4
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2024 10 4 6 2
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2025 1 10 27 4
2025 2 4 8 1
2025 3 4 7 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 4 0
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