Jane Darwell
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1879-10-15 · Palmyra, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 1967-08-13
Known for
- Mary Poppins (1964) — Bird Woman
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — Mrs. Merriwether
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Ma Joad
- My Darling Clementine (1946) — Kate Nelson
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — Ma Grier
- Design for Living (1933) — Curtis' Housekeeper
- 3 Godfathers (1948) — Miss Florie
- Wagon Master (1950) — Sister Ledyard
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) — Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
- The Bigamist (1953) — Mrs. Connelley
- Jesse James (1939) — Mrs. Samuels
- All That Money Can Buy (1941) — Ma Stone
- Caged (1950) — Isolation Matron
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Mamie Carnation
- The Battle of Midway (1942) — Narrator (voice)
- All Through the Night (1942) — Mrs. Donahue