Jane Darwell

Known for All That Money Can Buy · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · Lassie

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…

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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

Movies

Brewster's MillionsMrs. Dan De Mille

1914

Ready MoneyMrs. Tyler

1914

The Master MindMilwaukee Sadie

1914

The Only SonMrs. Brainerd

1914

The Rose of the RanchoSeñora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother

1914

After FiveMrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy

1915

HypocritesMadam (uncredited)

1915

The Goose GirlIrma

1915

The Rug Maker's DaughterMrs. Van Buren

1915

The Restless SexHousekeeper (uncredited)

1920

Little Church Around the CornerAnxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)

1923

Tom SawyerWidow Douglas

1930

Huckleberry FinnWidow Douglas

1931

Ladies of the Big HouseMrs. Turner

1931

Back StreetMrs. Adolph Schmidt

1932

Hot SaturdayMrs. Brock

1932

Washington Merry-Go-RoundAlice's Aunt

1932

Women Won't TellMrs. Walter Robinson

1932

Young AmericaSchool Teacher (Uncredited)

1932

Aggie Appleby, Maker of MenMrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)

1933

Air HostessMa Kearny

1933

Ann VickersMrs. Gage (uncredited)

1933

Bed of RosesMrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)

1933

Before DawnMrs. Marble

1933

BondageMrs. Elizabeth Wharton

1933

Child of ManhattanMrs. McGonagle

1933

Design for LivingCurtis' Housekeeper

1933

Emergency CallNurse Brown (uncredited)

1933

He Couldn't Take ItMrs. Case

1933

Jennie GerhardtBoardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)

1933

King for a NightMrs. Williams

1933

Murders in the ZooBanquet Guest (uncredited)

1933

One Sunday AfternoonMrs. Lind

1933

Only YesterdayMrs. Lane

1933

Roman ScandalsRoman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)

1933

The Girl in 419Nurse Esmond

1933

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

Blind DateMa Taylor

1934

Bright EyesMrs. Higgins

1934

Change of HeartMrs. McGowan

1934

Cross Country CruiseMrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)

1934

David HarumMrs. Woolsey (uncredited)

1934

DesirableFrederick's Mother

1934

Embarrassing MomentsMrs. Stuckelberger

1934

Fashions of 1934Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

1934

Finishing SchoolMaude (uncredited)

1934

Gentlemen Are BornLandlady

1934

Happiness AheadMrs. Davis - The Landlady

1934

Heat LightningGladys

1934

Journal of a CrimeDinner Guest (uncredited)

1934

Let's Talk It OverMrs. O'Keefe

1934

Million Dollar RansomMa McGarry (Uncredited)

1934

Most Precious Thing in LifeMrs. O'Day

1934

Once to Every WomanMrs. Wood (uncredited)

1934

One Night of LoveMrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother

1934

The Scarlet EmpressMiss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

1934

The White ParadeSailor

1934

Tomorrow's YouthMary O'Brien

1934

Wonder BarBaroness (uncredited)

1934

Curly TopMrs. Denham

1935

Life Begins at FortyIda Harris

1935

McFadden´s FlatsNora McFadden

1935

MetropolitanGrandma

1935

Navy WifeMrs. Louise Keats

1935

One More SpringMary Sweeney

1935

The Gilded LilyWoman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)

1935

We're Only HumanMrs. Walsh

1935

Wig-WagMrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother

1935

Captain JanuaryEliza Croft

1936

Craig's WifeMrs. Harold

1936

Laughing at TroubleGlory Bradford

1936

Little Miss NobodyEva Bradley

1936

Paddy O'DayDora

1936

Poor Little Rich GirlWoodward

1936

Private NumberMrs. Frisby

1936

Star for a NightMrs. Martha Lind

1936

The Country DoctorMrs. Graham

1936

The First BabyMrs. Ellis

1936

White FangMaud Mahoney

1936

Dangerously YoursAunt Cynthia Barton

1937

Fifty Roads to TownMrs. Henry

1937

Lest We ForgetArchive Footage

1937

Love Is NewsMrs. Flaherty

1937

Nancy Steele Is Missing!Mrs. Mary Flaherty

1937

Slave ShipMrs. Marlowe

1937

The Great Hospital MysteryNurse Sarah Keats

1937

The Singing MarineMa Marine

1937

Wife, Doctor and NurseMrs. Krueger

1937

Battle of BroadwayMrs. Rogers

1938

Change of HeartMrs. Thompson

1938

Five of a KindNurse Waldron

1938

Little Miss BroadwayMiss Hutchins

1938

The Jury's SecretMrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

1938

Three Blind MiceMrs. Kilian

1938

Time Out for MurderPolly, Helen's supervisor

1938

Up the RiverMrs. Graham

1938

20,000 Men a YearMrs. Allen

1939

Gone with the WindMrs. Merriwether

1939

Grand Jury SecretsMrs. Keefe

1939

Inside StoryAunt Mary Perkins

1939

Jesse JamesMrs. Samuels

1939

Miracle on Main StreetMrs. Herman

1939

The Rains CameAunt Phoebe Smiley

1939

The Zero HourSophie

1939

Unexpected FatherMrs. Callahan

1939

Brigham YoungEliza Kent

1940

Chad HannaMrs. Bettina Huguenine

1940

The Grapes of WrathMa Joad

1940

UntamedMrs. Maggie Moriarty

1940

Youth Will Be ServedSupervisor Stormer

1940

All That Money Can BuyMa Stone

1941

Private NurseMiss Adams

1941

Small Town DebKatie

1941

Thieves Fall OutGrandma Allen

1941

All Through the NightMrs. Donahue

1942

Highways by NightGrandma Fogarty

1942

It Happened in FlatbushMrs. Maguire

1942

Men of TexasMrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

1942

On the Sunny SideAnnie

1942

The Battle of MidwayNarrator (voice)

1942

The Great GildersleeveAunt Emma Forrester

1942

The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeMariah Clemm

1942

Young AmericaGrandmother Nora Campbell

1942

Family FeudThe Mother

1943

Gildersleeve's Bad DayAunt Emma Forrester

1943

Government GirlMiss Trask (uncredited)

1943

Stage Door CanteenJane Darwell

1943

The Ox-Bow IncidentMa Grier

1943

Music in ManhattanMrs. Pearson

1944

Reckless AgeMrs. Connors

1944

She's a SweetheartMom

1944

Tender ComradeMrs. Henderson

1944

The Impatient YearsMinister's wife

1944

Captain Tugboat AnnieTugboat Annie

1945

I Live in Grosvenor SquareMrs. Patterson

1945

My Darling ClementineKate Nelson

1946

The Dark HorseAunt Hattie

1946

Three Wise FoolsSister Mary Brigid

1946

Keeper of the BeesMrs. Ferris

1947

The Red StallionAggie Curtis

1947

3 GodfathersMiss Florie

1948

Train to AlcatrazAunt Ella

1948

Red CanyonAunt Jane

1949

CagedIsolation Matron

1950

Father's Wild GameMinerva Bobbin

1950

Redwood Forest TrailHattie Hickory

1950

SurrenderMolly Hale

1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyMrs. Murphy

1950

The Second FaceMrs. Lockridge

1950

Three HusbandsMrs. Wurdeman

1950

Wagon MasterSister Ledyard

1950

Excuse My DustMrs. Belden

1951

Journey Into LightMack

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid'Nellie Thursday' Regan

1951

We're Not Married!Mrs. Bush

1952

Affair with a StrangerMa Stanton

1953

It Happens Every ThursdayMrs. Spatch

1953

The BigamistMrs. Connelley

1953

The Sun Shines BrightAurora Ratchitt

1953

A Life at StakeLandlady

1955

Hit the DeckJenny

1955

Girls in PrisonMatron Jamieson

1956

Prima DonnaLena

1956

Sincerely, Willis WadeMrs. Jacoby

1956

There's Always TomorrowMme Rogers

1956

The Greer CaseAnnie Jackson

1957

Three Men on a HorseLady on Bus

1957

The Last HurrahDelia

1958

Hound-Dog ManGrandma Wilson

1959

Mary PoppinsBird Woman

1964

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2(archive footage)

1986

Television

Studio OneAnna - Maid · 1 eps

1948

Cavalcade of AmericaMinna · 1 eps

1952

The Ford Television TheatreMama Mumby · 1 eps

1952

Letter to LorettaIrene Townsend · 1 eps

1953

Climax!B. Cool · 1 eps

1954

Climax!Mrs. Koestler · 1 eps

1954

Lassie1 eps

1954

Studio 571 eps

1954

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1 eps

1954

Matinee Theater1 eps

1955

Screen Director's PlayhouseLena · 1 eps

1955

MaverickMrs. Knowles · 1 eps

1957

The Alfred Hitchcock HourMamie Carnation · 1 eps

1962

Burke's LawMrs. Leah Mulligan · 1 eps

1963

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