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Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Birthday: 1879-10-15 | Place of Birth: Palmyra, Missouri, USA

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 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1956
Girls in Prison

as    Matron Jamieson

1956
There's Always Tomorrow

as    Mme Rogers

1953
Affair with a Stranger

as    Ma Stanton

1953
The Bigamist

as    Mrs. Connelley

1951
The Lemon Drop Kid

as    'Nellie Thursday' Regan

1950
Redwood Forest Trail

as    Hattie Hickory

1950
Caged

as    Isolation Matron

1950
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

as    Mrs. Murphy

1950
Wagon Master

as    Sister Ledyard

1949
3 Godfathers

as    Miss Florie

1948
Train to Alcatraz

as    Aunt Ella

1947
The Red Stallion

as    Aggie Curtis

1944
The Impatient Years

as    Minister's wife

1944
She's a Sweetheart

as    Mom

1944
Tender Comrade

as    Mrs. Henderson

1944
Music in Manhattan

as    Mrs. Pearson

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

as    Ma Grier

1942
Highways by Night

as    Grandma Fogarty

1942
All Through the Night

as    Mrs. Donahue

1942
Men of Texas

as    Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

1942
The Battle of Midway

as    Narrator (voice)

1941
All That Money Can Buy

as    Ma Stone

1940
Brigham Young

as    Eliza Kent

1940
The Grapes of Wrath

as    Ma Joad

1940
Chad Hanna

as    Mrs. Bettina Huguenine

1940
Untamed

as    Mrs. Maggie Moriarty

1939
The Rains Came

as    Aunt Phoebe Smiley

1939
20,000 Men a Year

as    Mrs. Allen

1939
The Zero Hour

as    Sophie

1938
Little Miss Broadway

as    Miss Hutchins