ACTOR
Spring Byington
Known for I Dream of Jeannie · Batman · Alfred Hitchcock Presents
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1886
- Died
- Sep 7, 1971
- Birthplace
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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Known For
TV
I Dream of JeannieMother · 1965
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
BatmanJ. Pauline Spaghetti · 1966
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlice Wagner · 1955
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
The Flying NunMother General · 1967
★ 6.3
★ 6.3
TV
Dennis the Menace1 eps · 1959
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
What's My Line?Self · 1950
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Danny Thomas ShowEloise Adams · 1953
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
LaramieDaisy Cooper · 1959
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
Filmography
Movies
Little WomenMarmee
1933
Ah, Wilderness!Essie Miller
1935
Broadway HostessMrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
1935
Love Me ForeverClara Fields
1935
Mutiny on the BountyMrs. Byam
1935
Orchids to YouAlice Draper
1935
The Great ImpersonationDuchess Caroline
1935
Way Down EastMrs. Louisa Bartlett
1935
Werewolf of LondonEttie Coombes
1935
Back to NatureLouise Jones
1936
DodsworthMatey Pearson
1936
Educating FatherMrs. John Jones
1936
Every Saturday NightMrs. Evers
1936
Palm SpringsAunt Letty
1936
Stage StruckMrs. Randall
1936
The Charge of the Light BrigadeLady Octavia Warrenton
1936
The Girl on the Front PageMrs. Langford
1936
The Voice of Bugle AnnMa Davis
1936
Theodora Goes WildRebecca Perry
1936
A Family AffairEmily Hardy
1937
Big BusinessMrs. John Jones
1937
Borrowing TroubleMrs. John Jones
1937
ClarenceMrs. Wheeler
1937
Green LightMrs. Dexter
1937
Hot WaterMrs. John Jones
1937
Hotel HaywireMrs. Parkhouse
1937
It's Love I'm AfterAunt Ella
1937
Off to the RacesMrs. John Jones
1937
Penrod and SamMrs. Schofield
1937
The Road BackErnst's Mother
1937
A Trip to ParisMrs. John Jones
1938
Down on the FarmMrs. John Jones
1938
JezebelMrs. Kendrick
1938
Love on a BudgetLouise Jones
1938
Penrod and His Twin BrotherMrs. Schofield
1938
Safety in NumbersMrs. John Jones
1938
The Adventures of Tom SawyerWidow Douglas (uncredited)
1938
The BuccaneerDolly Madison
1938
You Can't Take It with YouPenny Sycamore
1938
A Child is BornMrs. Mamie West
1939
Chicken Wagon FamilyJosephine Fippany
1939
Everybody's BabyMrs. John Jones
1939
Land of LibertyDolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
1939
Quick MillionsMrs. John Jones
1939
The Jones Family in HollywoodMrs. John Jones
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham BellMrs. Hubbard
1939
Too Busy to WorkMrs. John Jones
1939
LaddieMrs. Stanton
1940
Lucky PartnersAunt Lucy
1940
My Love Came BackClara Malette
1940
On Their OwnMrs. John Jones
1940
The Blue BirdMummy Tyl
1940
Young as You FeelMrs. John Jones
1940
Arkansas JudgeMary Shoemaker
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrimeCarlotta Emerson
1941
Meet John DoeMme Mitchell
1941
The Devil and Miss JonesElizabeth Ellis
1941
When Ladies MeetBridget 'Bridgie' Drake
1941
Rings on Her FingersMrs. Maybelle Worthington
1942
Roxie HartMary Sunshine
1942
The Affairs of MarthaSophia Sommerfield
1942
The Vanishing VirginianRosa Yancey
1942
The War Against Mrs. HadleyCecilia Talbot
1942
Heaven Can WaitBertha Van Cleve
1943
Presenting Lily MarsMrs. Mars
1943
I'll Be Seeing YouMrs. Marshall
1944
Reward UnlimitedPeggy's mother
1944
The Heavenly BodyNancy Potter
1944
Captain EddieMrs. Frost
1945
Salty O'RourkeMrs. Brooks
1945
The Enchanted CottageViolet Price
1945
Thrill of a RomanceNona Glenn
1945
A Letter for EvieMrs. McPherson
1946
DragonwyckMagda
1946
Faithful in My FashionMiss Mary Swanson
1946
Meet Me on BroadwaySylvia Kane Storm
1946
CynthiaCarrie Bishop Jannings
1947
It Had to Be YouMartha Stafford
1947
Little Mister JimMrs. Starwell
1947
Living in a Big WayMrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
1947
My Brother Talks to HorsesMrs. 'Ma' Penrose
1947
SingaporeMrs. Bellows
1947
B.F.'s DaughterGladys Fulton
1948
In the Good Old SummertimeNellie Burke
1949
The Big WheelMary Coy
1949
Devil's DoorwayMrs. Masters
1950
LouisaLouisa Norton
1950
Please Believe MeMrs. Milwright
1950
The Reformer and the RedheadKathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1950
The Skipper Surprised His WifeAgnes Thorndyke
1950
Walk Softly, StrangerMrs. Brentman
1950
According to Mrs. HoyleMrs. Harriet Hoyle
1951
Angels in the OutfieldSister Edwitha
1951
BannerlineMrs. Loomis
1951
Because You're MineMrs. Edna Montville
1952
No Room for the GroomMama Kingshead
1952
The Rocket ManJustice Amelia Brown
1954
Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSuzie Robinson
1960
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1984
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
1997
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'Self (archive footage)
1997Television
What's My Line?Self · 1 eps
1950
The Ford Television TheatreAunt Cordelia · 1 eps
1952
The Danny Thomas ShowEloise Adams · 1 eps
1953
December BrideLily Ruskin · 157 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlice Wagner · 1 eps
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourMrs. Miller · 1 eps
1955TF
The Ford ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956TL
The Lux ShowSelf · 1 eps
1957
Dennis the Menace1 eps
1959
LaramieDaisy Cooper · 60 eps
1959
The Detectives1 eps
1959BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreIris Fuchsia · 1 eps
1963TG
The Greatest Show on EarthLouise · 1 eps
1963
I Dream of JeannieMother · 1 eps
1965
BatmanJ. Pauline Spaghetti · 2 eps
1966
The Flying NunMother General · 1 eps
1967Photos
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