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
Lassie
Maverick
Mrs. Knowles
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mamie Carnation
Matinee Theater
Climax!
B. Cool
Climax!
Mrs. Koestler
Studio One
Anna - Maid
The Ford Television Theatre
Mama Mumby
Burke's Law
Mrs. Leah Mulligan
Gone with the Wind
Mrs. Merriwether
Mary Poppins
Bird Woman
Studio 57
Cavalcade of America
Minna
Screen Director's Playhouse
Lena
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Grapes of Wrath
Ma Joad
3 Godfathers
Miss Florie
Jesse James
Mrs. Samuels
Letter to Loretta
Irene Townsend
My Darling Clementine
Kate Nelson
Love Is News
Mrs. Flaherty
The Ox-Bow Incident
Ma Grier
The Rose of the Rancho
Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother
Wagon Master
Sister Ledyard
Before Dawn
Mrs. Marble
There's Always Tomorrow
Mme Rogers
We're Not Married!
Mrs. Bush
Brigham Young
Eliza Kent
Wonder Bar
Baroness (uncredited)
Caged
Isolation Matron
All Through the Night
Mrs. Donahue
Stage Door Canteen
Jane Darwell
Design for Living
Curtis' Housekeeper
The Scarlet Empress
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
Ma Stone
The Bigamist
Mrs. Connelley
The Sun Shines Bright
Aurora Ratchitt
Tender Comrade
Mrs. Henderson
Little Miss Nobody
Eva Bradley
Air Hostess
Ma Kearny