Jane Darwell
Acting
Born October 15, 1879 · Palmyra, Missouri, USA
Died August 13, 1967
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Darwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Mary Poppins
1964 · Bird Woman
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Delia
There's Always Tomorrow
1956 · Mme Rogers
A Life at Stake
1955 · Landlady
Hit the Deck
1955 · Jenny
The Bigamist
1953 · Mrs. Connelley
Affair with a Stranger
1953 · Ma Stanton
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Aurora Ratchitt
We're Not Married!
1952 · Mrs. Bush
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 · 'Nellie Thursday' Regan
Caged
1950 · Isolation Matron
Wagon Master
1950 · Sister Ledyard
Three Husbands
1950 · Mrs. Wurdeman
3 Godfathers
1948 · Miss Florie
My Darling Clementine
1946 · Kate Nelson
Tender Comrade
1944 · Mrs. Henderson
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 · Ma Grier
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · Jane Darwell
All Through the Night
1942 · Mrs. Donahue
The Battle of Midway
1942 · Narrator (voice)
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · Ma Stone
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Ma Joad
Brigham Young
1940 · Eliza Kent
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Mrs. Merriwether
Jesse James
1939 · Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
The Rains Came
1939 · Aunt Phoebe Smiley
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Mrs. Herman
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Miss Hutchins
Love Is News
1937 · Mrs. Flaherty
Captain January
1936 · Mrs. Eliza Croft
Craig's Wife
1936 · Mrs. Harold
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936 · Woodward
Curly Top
1935 · Mrs. Denham
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)
One Night of Love
1934 · Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
Bright Eyes
1934 · Mrs. Higgins
Fashions of 1934
1934 · Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
1934 · Baroness (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
1934 · Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Heat Lightning
1934 · Gladys
Finishing School
1934 · Maude (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
1934 · Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Ann Vickers
1933 · Mrs. Gage (uncredited)
Bed of Roses
1933 · Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)
Design for Living
1933 · Curtis' Housekeeper
Before Dawn
1933 · Mrs. Marble
Roman Scandals
1933 · Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
1933 · Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Back Street
1932 · Mrs. Adolph Schmidt
Hot Saturday
1932 · Mrs. Brock
Hypocrites
1915 · Madam (uncredited)