Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

🎂 15th October 1879 (146 yrs) 📍 Palmyra, Missouri, USA

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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Jane Darwell

🎬 Movies Featuring Jane Darwell

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (1986)

as (archive footage)
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
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
Sincerely, Willis Wade

Sincerely, Willis Wade (1956)

as Mrs. Jacoby
Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison (1956)

as Matron Jamieson
Prima Donna

Prima Donna (1956)

as Lena
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
The Bigamist

The Bigamist (1953)

as Mrs. Connelley
Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger (1953)

as Ma Stanton
The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

as Aurora Ratchitt
It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday (1953)

as Mrs. Spatch
We're Not Married!

We're Not Married! (1952)

as Mrs. Bush
Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light (1951)

as Mack
Excuse My Dust

Excuse My Dust (1951)

as Mrs. Belden
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)

as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan
Father's Wild Game

Father's Wild Game (1950)

as Minerva Bobbin
The Second Face

The Second Face (1950)

as Mrs. Lockridge
Three Husbands

Three Husbands (1950)

as Mrs. Wurdeman
Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail (1950)

as Hattie Hickory
Surrender

Surrender (1950)

as Molly Hale
Caged

Caged (1950)

as Isolation Matron
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)

as Mrs. Murphy
Wagon Master

Wagon Master (1950)

as Sister Ledyard
Red Canyon

Red Canyon (1949)

as Aunt Jane
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers (1948)

as Miss Florie
No Image

Train to Alcatraz (1948)

as Aunt Ella
The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion (1947)

as Aggie Curtis
Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees (1947)

as Mrs. Ferris
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine (1946)

as Kate Nelson
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools (1946)

as Sister Mary Brigid
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse (1946)

as Aunt Hattie
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
The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years (1944)

as Minister's wife
Reckless Age

Reckless Age (1944)

as Mrs. Connors
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade (1944)

as Mrs. Henderson
Government Girl

Government Girl (1943)

as Miss Trask (uncredited)
No Image

Family Feud (1943)

as The Mother
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen (1943)

as Jane Darwell
Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)

as Aunt Emma Forrester
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

as Ma Grier
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

as Aunt Emma Forrester
Highways by Night

Highways by Night (1942)

as Grandma Fogarty
The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway (1942)

as Narrator (voice)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)

as Mariah Clemm
Men of Texas

Men of Texas (1942)

as Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie
It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush (1942)

as Mrs. Maguire
On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side (1942)

as Annie
Young America

Young America (1942)

as Grandmother Nora Campbell
All Through the Night

All Through the Night (1942)

as Mrs. Donahue
Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb (1941)

as Katie
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy (1941)

as Ma Stone
Private Nurse

Private Nurse (1941)

as Miss Adams
Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out (1941)

as Grandma Allen
Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna (1940)

as Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served (1940)

as Supervisor Stormer
Brigham Young

Brigham Young (1940)

as Eliza Kent
Untamed

Untamed (1940)

as Mrs. Maggie Moriarty
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

as Ma Joad
Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street (1939)

as Mrs. Herman
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind (1939)

as Mrs. Merriwether
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
Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets (1939)

as Mrs. Keefe
Unexpected Father

Unexpected Father (1939)

as Mrs. Callahan
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour (1939)

as Sophie
Inside Story

Inside Story (1939)

as Aunt Mary Perkins
Jesse James

Jesse James (1939)

as Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
Up the River

Up the River (1938)

as Mrs. Graham
Five of a Kind

Five of a Kind (1938)

as Nurse Waldron
Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder (1938)

as Polly, Helen's supervisor
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

as Miss Hutchins
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice (1938)

as Mrs. Kilian
Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway (1938)

as Mrs. Rogers
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
Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours (1937)

as Aunt Cynthia Barton
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)

as Mrs. Krueger
The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine (1937)

as Ma Marine
Slave Ship

Slave Ship (1937)

as Mrs. Marlowe
Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town (1937)

as Mrs. Henry
The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)

as Nurse Sarah Keats
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget (1937)

as Archive Footage
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
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife (1936)

as Mrs. Harold
Star for a Night

Star for a Night (1936)

as Mrs. Martha Lind
Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

as Woodward
White Fang

White Fang (1936)

as Maud Mahoney
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody (1936)

as Eva Bradley
Private Number

Private Number (1936)

as Mrs. Frisby
Captain January

Captain January (1936)

as Mrs. Eliza Croft
The First Baby

The First Baby (1936)

as Mrs. Ellis
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor (1936)

as Mrs. Graham
Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day (1936)

as Dora
We're Only Human

We're Only Human (1935)

as Mrs. Walsh
Metropolitan

Metropolitan (1935)

as Grandma
Navy Wife

Navy Wife (1935)

as Mrs. Louise Keats
Curly Top

Curly Top (1935)

as Mrs. Denham
Wig-Wag

Wig-Wag (1935)

as Mrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother
Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty (1935)

as Ida Harris
McFadden´s Flats

McFadden´s Flats (1935)

as Nora McFadden
One More Spring

One More Spring (1935)

as Mary Sweeney
The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily (1935)

as Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes (1934)

as Mrs. Higgins
Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born (1934)

as Landlady
The White Parade

The White Parade (1934)

as Sailor
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead (1934)

as Mrs. Davis - The Landlady
Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth (1934)

as Mary O'Brien
Desirable

Desirable (1934)

as Frederick's Mother
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)

as Ma McGarry (Uncredited)
Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments (1934)

as Mrs. Stuckelberger
Blind Date

Blind Date (1934)

as Ma Taylor
One Night of Love

One Night of Love (1934)

as Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)

as Mrs. O'Day
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over (1934)

as Mrs. O'Keefe
Change of Heart

Change of Heart (1934)

as Mrs. McGowan
The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress (1934)

as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Finishing School

Finishing School (1934)

as Maude (uncredited)
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar (1934)

as Baroness (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman (1934)

as Mrs. Wood (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime (1934)

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
David Harum

David Harum (1934)

as Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning (1934)

as Gladys - the Wife
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934 (1934)

as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise (1934)

as Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)
Design for Living

Design for Living (1933)

as Curtis' Housekeeper
He Couldn't Take It

He Couldn't Take It (1933)

as Mrs. Case
King for a Night

King for a Night (1933)

as Mrs. Williams
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals (1933)

as Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday (1933)

as Mrs. Lane
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)

as Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)
Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers (1933)

as Mrs. Gage (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon (1933)

as Mrs. Lind
Before Dawn

Before Dawn (1933)

as Mrs. Marble
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses (1933)

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

Emergency Call (1933)

as Nurse Brown (uncredited)
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt (1933)

as Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)
The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419 (1933)

as Nurse Esmond
Bondage

Bondage (1933)

as Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton
Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo (1933)

as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan (1933)

as Mrs. McGonagle
The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)

Air Hostess

Air Hostess (1933)

as Ma Kearny
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell (1932)

as Mrs. Walter Robinson
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday (1932)

as Mrs. Brock
Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)

as Alice's Aunt
Back Street

Back Street (1932)

as Mrs. Adolph Schmidt
Young America

Young America (1932)

as School Teacher (Uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House (1931)

as Mrs. Turner
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn (1931)

as Widow Douglas
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
After Five

After Five (1915)

as Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy
The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl (1915)

as Irma
Hypocrites

Hypocrites (1915)

as Madam (uncredited)
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
The Only Son

The Only Son (1914)

as Mrs. Brainerd
The Master Mind

The Master Mind (1914)

as Milwaukee Sadie
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions (1914)

as Mrs. Dan De Mille