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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

2013
Design for Living

as    Curtis' Housekeeper

1959
Hound-Dog Man

as    Grandma Wilson

1957
The Greer Case

as    Annie Jackson

1956
Prima Donna

as    Lena

1956
Girls in Prison

as    Matron Jamieson

1956
There's Always Tomorrow

as    Mme Rogers

1955
A Life at Stake

as    Landlady

1953
Affair with a Stranger

as    Ma Stanton

1953
The Bigamist

as    Mrs. Connelley

1953
It Happens Every Thursday

as    Mrs. Spatch

1951
The Lemon Drop Kid

as    'Nellie Thursday' Regan

1951
Journey Into Light

as    Mack

1951
Excuse My Dust

as    Mrs. Belden

1950
Redwood Forest Trail

as    Hattie Hickory

1950
Caged

as    Isolation Matron

1950
Father's Wild Game

as    Minerva Bobbin

1950
Surrender

as    Molly Hale

1950
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

as    Mrs. Murphy

1950
Wagon Master

as    Sister Ledyard

1949
Red Canyon

as    Aunt Jane

1949
3 Godfathers

as    Miss Florie

1948
Train to Alcatraz

as    Aunt Ella

1947
The Red Stallion

as    Aggie Curtis

1947
Keeper of the Bees

as    Mrs. Ferris

1946
I Live in Grosvenor Square

as    Mrs. Patterson