Jane Darwell
Acting
Born: 1879-10-15 in Palmyra, Missouri, USA
Biography
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
Mary Poppins
Bird Woman
Gone with the Wind
Mrs. Merriwether
The Grapes of Wrath
Ma Joad
My Darling Clementine
Kate Nelson
The Ox-Bow Incident
Ma Grier
Design for Living
Curtis' Housekeeper
3 Godfathers
Miss Florie
Wagon Master
Sister Ledyard
The Scarlet Empress
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
The Bigamist
Mrs. Connelley
Jesse James
Mrs. Samuels
All That Money Can Buy
Ma Stone
Caged
Isolation Matron
The Battle of Midway
Narrator (voice)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mamie Carnation
All Through the Night
Mrs. Donahue
There's Always Tomorrow
Mme Rogers
Lassie
The Last Hurrah
Delia
The Sun Shines Bright
Aurora Ratchitt
Murders in the Zoo
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Curly Top
Mrs. Denham
Maverick
Mrs. Knowles
The Lemon Drop Kid
'Nellie Thursday' Regan
We're Not Married!
Mrs. Bush
A Life at Stake
Landlady
Bright Eyes
Mrs. Higgins
Hypocrites
Madam (uncredited)
The Rains Came
Aunt Phoebe Smiley
Fashions of 1934
Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)
Hot Saturday
Mrs. Brock
Captain January
Eliza Croft
Wonder Bar
Baroness (uncredited)
Poor Little Rich Girl
Woodward
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Stage Door Canteen
Jane Darwell
One Night of Love
Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
Craig's Wife
Mrs. Harold
Miracle on Main Street
Mrs. Herman