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Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

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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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Born

Oct 15, 1879

Palmyra, Missouri, USA

Died

Aug 13, 1967

Known For

Acting

Movies

171 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 as Mrs. Merriwether
★ 7.9
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
1964 as Bird Woman
★ 7.5
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 as Ma Joad
★ 7.8
Finishing School
Finishing School
1934 as Maude (uncredited)
★ 6.2
3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers
1948 as Miss Florie
★ 6.8
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 as Kate Nelson
★ 7.5
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
1934 as Mrs. Higgins
★ 6.7
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 as Ma Grier
★ 7.7
Caged
Caged
1950 as Isolation Matron
★ 7.1
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
1941 as Ma Stone
★ 7.0
Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning
1934 as Gladys
★ 7.2
Private Number
Private Number
1936 as Mrs. Frisby
★ 6.7
Curly Top
Curly Top
1935 as Mrs. Denham
★ 6.5
Young America
Young America
1932 as School Teacher (Uncredited)
★ 5.5
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 as Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
★ 6.5
Hypocrites
Hypocrites
1915 as Madam (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Wagon Master
Wagon Master
1950 as Sister Ledyard
★ 6.7
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
1930 as Widow Douglas
★ 6.3
After Five
After Five
1915 as Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy
Red Canyon
Red Canyon
1949 as Aunt Jane
★ 5.8
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 as Mrs. Lane
★ 7.3
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 as Mrs. Donahue
★ 6.7
Prima Donna
Prima Donna
1956 as Lena
Slave Ship
Slave Ship
1937 as Mrs. Marlowe
★ 5.1
Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing Moments
1934 as Mrs. Stuckelberger
★ 9.0
Surrender
Surrender
1950 as Molly Hale
★ 4.8
Bondage
Bondage
1933 as Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton
★ 7.0
The Great Hospital Mystery
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937 as Nurse Sarah Keats
★ 5.5
The Bigamist
The Bigamist
1953 as Mrs. Connelley
★ 6.5
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day
1936 as Dora
★ 7.0
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 as Aunt Cynthia Barton
★ 5.6
It Happens Every Thursday
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 as Mrs. Spatch
★ 6.3
The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho
1914 as Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother
★ 4.0
Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday
1932 as Mrs. Brock
★ 6.6
Government Girl
Government Girl
1943 as Miss Trask (uncredited)
★ 5.7
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married!
1952 as Mrs. Bush
★ 5.9
One Night of Love
One Night of Love
1934 as Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
★ 5.5
Design for Living
Design for Living
1933 as Curtis' Housekeeper
★ 7.1
The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress
1934 as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Emergency Call
Emergency Call
1933 as Nurse Brown (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 as Baroness (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway
1942 as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.9
Untamed
Untamed
1940 as Mrs. Maggie Moriarty
★ 5.0
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
1940 as Eliza Kent
★ 4.6
Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble
1936 as Glory Bradford
★ 8.0
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust
1951 as Mrs. Belden
★ 7.8
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 as Mrs. Henry
★ 10.0
The Rains Came
The Rains Came
1939 as Aunt Phoebe Smiley
★ 6.0
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1938 as Miss Hutchins
★ 6.5
Three Husbands
Three Husbands
1950 as Mrs. Wurdeman
★ 5.4
There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow
1956 as Mme Rogers
★ 7.2
Desirable
Desirable
1934 as Frederick's Mother
★ 7.2
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 as Delia
★ 7.2
Young America
Young America
1942 as Grandmother Nora Campbell
★ 9.0
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 as Jane Darwell
★ 6.3
Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind
1938 as Nurse Waldron
★ 4.8
David Harum
David Harum
1934 as Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1931 as Widow Douglas
★ 7.0
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937 as Mrs. Mary Flaherty
★ 7.0
I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945 as Mrs. Patterson
★ 7.3
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
1934 as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Men of Texas
Men of Texas
1942 as Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie
★ 9.0
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers
1933 as Mrs. Gage (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born
1934 as Landlady
★ 7.3
20,000 Men a Year
20,000 Men a Year
1939 as Mrs. Allen
★ 6.2
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
1933 as Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily
1935 as Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Love Is News
Love Is News
1937 as Mrs. Flaherty
★ 6.3
Back Street
Back Street
1932 as Mrs. Adolph Schmidt
★ 6.4
The Singing Marine
The Singing Marine
1937 as Ma Marine
★ 5.3
The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve
1942 as Aunt Emma Forrester
★ 6.3
Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo
1933 as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Tender Comrade
Tender Comrade
1944 as Mrs. Henderson
★ 5.7
White Fang
White Fang
1936 as Maud Mahoney
★ 7.0
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan
★ 6.5
Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck
1955 as Jenny
★ 5.0
Roman Scandals
Roman Scandals
1933 as Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 as Aurora Ratchitt
★ 6.5
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
1941 as Grandma Allen
★ 6.0
Captain Tugboat Annie
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945 as Tugboat Annie
★ 8.0
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
1940 as Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
★ 7.3
Poor Little Rich Girl
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936 as Woodward
★ 6.6
Hound-Dog Man
Hound-Dog Man
1959 as Grandma Wilson
★ 4.7
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 as Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother
★ 5.0
Blind Date
Blind Date
1934 as Ma Taylor
★ 8.0
On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side
1942 as Annie
★ 7.0
Battle of Broadway
Battle of Broadway
1938 as Mrs. Rogers
★ 5.0
Captain January
Captain January
1936 as Mrs. Eliza Croft
★ 6.8
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986 as (archive footage)
★ 10.0
He Couldn't Take It
He Couldn't Take It
1933 as Mrs. Case
★ 10.0
The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion
1947 as Aggie Curtis
★ 10.0
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1938 as Mrs. Thompson
★ 7.0
Ladies of the Big House
Ladies of the Big House
1931 as Mrs. Turner
★ 6.0
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950 as Mrs. Murphy
★ 7.0
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman
1934 as Mrs. Wood (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 as Mrs. Krueger
★ 7.0
The Zero Hour
The Zero Hour
1939 as Sophie
★ 5.3
Miracle on Main Street
Miracle on Main Street
1939 as Mrs. Herman
★ 5.4
Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison
1956 as Matron Jamieson
★ 4.5
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
1936 as Mrs. Graham
★ 6.5
Highways by Night
Highways by Night
1942 as Grandma Fogarty
★ 7.3
Redwood Forest Trail
Redwood Forest Trail
1950 as Hattie Hickory
★ 7.0
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Mrs. Kilian
★ 6.1
Air Hostess
Air Hostess
1933 as Ma Kearny
★ 6.3
The Goose Girl
The Goose Girl
1915 as Irma
The Greer Case
The Greer Case
1957 as Annie Jackson
Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan
1933 as Mrs. McGonagle
★ 7.2
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932 as Alice's Aunt
★ 7.5
The Second Face
The Second Face
1950 as Mrs. Lockridge
★ 7.0
Million Dollar Ransom
Million Dollar Ransom
1934 as Ma McGarry (Uncredited)
★ 5.0
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 as Sister Mary Brigid
★ 5.7
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1934 as Mrs. McGowan
★ 6.3
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1914 as Mrs. Dan De Mille
★ 6.0
A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake
1955 as Landlady
★ 5.3
Inside Story
Inside Story
1939 as Aunt Mary Perkins
★ 9.0
King for a Night
King for a Night
1933 as Mrs. Williams
★ 7.2
We're Only Human
We're Only Human
1935 as Mrs. Walsh
★ 7.3
Private Nurse
Private Nurse
1941 as Miss Adams
★ 7.0
The Girl in 419
The Girl in 419
1933 as Nurse Esmond
★ 4.2
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife
1936 as Mrs. Harold
★ 6.5
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Train to Alcatraz
1948 as Aunt Ella
★ 7.5
Reckless Age
Reckless Age
1944 as Mrs. Connors
★ 9.0
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 as Mariah Clemm
★ 6.1
Tomorrow's Youth
Tomorrow's Youth
1934 as Mary O'Brien
★ 10.0
She's a Sweetheart
She's a Sweetheart
1944 as Mom
★ 9.0
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1933 as Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty
1935 as Ida Harris
★ 10.0
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943 as Aunt Emma Forrester
★ 6.6
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget
1937 as Archive Footage
★ 8.0
Affair with a Stranger
Affair with a Stranger
1953 as Ma Stanton
★ 4.8
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell
1932 as Mrs. Walter Robinson
★ 7.0
Journey Into Light
Journey Into Light
1951 as Mack
★ 6.5
One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon
1933 as Mrs. Lind
★ 6.6
Before Dawn
Before Dawn
1933 as Mrs. Marble
★ 5.7
One More Spring
One More Spring
1935 as Mary Sweeney
★ 6.2
Cross Country Cruise
Cross Country Cruise
1934 as Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
Youth Will Be Served
Youth Will Be Served
1940 as Supervisor Stormer
★ 4.0
Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game
1950 as Minerva Bobbin
★ 8.0
Little Church Around the Corner
Little Church Around the Corner
1923 as Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)
★ 6.1
It Happened in Flatbush
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 as Mrs. Maguire
★ 5.4
Happiness Ahead
Happiness Ahead
1934 as Mrs. Davis - The Landlady
★ 6.6
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
1944 as Mrs. Pearson
★ 6.0
Star for a Night
Star for a Night
1936 as Mrs. Martha Lind
★ 7.0
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
1935 as Grandma
★ 8.0
The First Baby
The First Baby
1936 as Mrs. Ellis
★ 8.0
Time Out for Murder
Time Out for Murder
1938 as Polly, Helen's supervisor
★ 6.3
Navy Wife
Navy Wife
1935 as Mrs. Louise Keats
★ 6.0
Up the River
Up the River
1938 as Mrs. Graham
★ 10.0
Most Precious Thing in Life
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 as Mrs. O'Day
★ 5.8
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime
1934 as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.9
McFadden´s Flats
McFadden´s Flats
1935 as Nora McFadden
★ 8.0
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over
1934 as Mrs. O'Keefe
★ 10.0
Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets
1939 as Mrs. Keefe
★ 7.0
The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years
1944 as Minister's wife
★ 6.7
The Master Mind
The Master Mind
1914 as Milwaukee Sadie
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 as Mrs. Brainerd
★ 1.0
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees
1947 as Mrs. Ferris
★ 10.0
The White Parade
The White Parade
1934 as Sailor
★ 6.8
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse
1957 as Lady on Bus
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse
1946 as Aunt Hattie
★ 7.0
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody
1936 as Eva Bradley
★ 7.5
Ready Money
Ready Money
1914 as Mrs. Tyler
The Restless Sex
The Restless Sex
1920 as Housekeeper (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Unexpected Father
Unexpected Father
1939 as Mrs. Callahan
★ 6.3
Wig-Wag
Wig-Wag
1935 as Mrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother
★ 7.0
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933 as Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)
★ 7.8
The Rug Maker's Daughter
The Rug Maker's Daughter
1915 as Mrs. Van Buren
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Family Feud
1943 as The Mother
★ 10.0
Small Town Deb
Small Town Deb
1941 as Katie
★ 6.5
Sincerely, Willis Wade
Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956 as Mrs. Jacoby
★ 8.0