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Tomorrow's Youth (1935) -- A look at how his parents' divorce affects the life of a young boy.
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) -- Clip: You're the only friends I've ever had
All That Money Can Buy (1941) -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video
The Battle of Midway (1942) -- The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
A Life at Stake (1954) -- After a married woman has had an illicit affair, mysterious accidents began happening to her husband.

Overview

Date of Death:
13 August 1967, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Missouri-born Jane Darwell was the daughter of a railroad president and... more
Trivia:
She had retired in 1959 and was living at the Motion Picture Country Home... more
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Up 4% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Mary Poppins (1964) .... The Bird Woman
  2. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Granny Carnation (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Jar (1964) TV episode .... Granny Carnation
  3. "Burke's Law" .... Mrs. Leah Mulligan (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Leah Mulligan
  4. "Follow the Sun" .... Charlotte Randolph (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Far Side of Nowhere (1961) TV episode .... Charlotte Randolph
  5. "Lassie" .... Mrs. Brenner (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Jeff's Collie" (USA)
    ... aka "Timmy and Lassie" (USA: syndication title)
        - Lassie's Wild Baby (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Brenner
  6. "Wagon Train" .... Mrs. Anderson / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) TV episode .... Angie Matthewson
        - The Andrew Hale Story (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Anderson
        - The Vivian Carter Story (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Anderson
  7. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Grandma (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - The Fawn (1961) TV episode .... Grandma
  8. Macbeth (1961) (TV) .... First Witch
  9. "New Comedy Showcase" .... Olga (1 episode, 1960)
        - You're Only Young Twice (1960) TV episode .... Olga

  10. Hound-Dog Man (1959) .... Grandma Wilson
  11. "Buckskin" .... Mrs. Hale (1 episode, 1959)
        - Mr. Rush's Secretary (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Hale
  12. The Last Hurrah (1958) .... Delia Boylan
  13. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
        - A Boy Grows Up (1958) TV episode
  14. "Maverick" .... Mrs. Knowles (1 episode, 1958)
        - Black Fire (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Knowles
  15. "Studio One" .... Anna (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - A Dead Ringer (1958) TV episode .... Anna
  16. "Playhouse 90" .... Annie Jackson / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Three Men on a Horse (1957) TV episode .... Lady on Bus
        - The Greer Case (1957) TV episode .... Annie Jackson
        - Sincerely, Willis Wade (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Jacoby
  17. "Circus Boy" .... Mamie LaRue (1 episode, 1957)
        - Big Top Angel (1957) TV episode .... Mamie LaRue
  18. "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Mrs. Harvey (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Shadow (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Harvey
  19. "Cavalcade of America" .... Minna (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "DuPont Theater" (USA: fifth season title)
        - Women's Work (1956) TV episode .... Minna
  20. Girls in Prison (1956) .... Matron Jamieson
  21. "My Friend Flicka" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Mister Goblin (1956) TV episode
  22. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... O'Hara's Mother (1 episode, 1956)
        - Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother (1956) TV episode .... O'Hara's Mother
  23. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Lena (1 episode, 1956)
        - Prima Donna (1956) TV episode .... Lena
  24. There's Always Tomorrow (1956) .... Mrs. Rogers
  25. "Studio 57" .... Mom Riker (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
        - Santa's Old Suit (1955) TV episode
        - Center Ring (1955) TV episode .... Mom Riker
  26. "Climax!" .... B. Cool / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - House of Shadows (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Koestler
        - The Bigger They Come (1955) TV episode .... B. Cool
  27. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Christabel / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - The Mumbys (1955) TV episode .... Mama Mumby
        - Second Sight (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Riggs
        - Slide, Darling, Slide (1954) TV episode .... Christabel
        - The Good of His Soul (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. O'Connor
  28. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Mrs. Riggs (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Best in Mystery" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Four Star Theatre" (UK: new title)
    ... aka "Singer Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Star Performance" (USA: rerun title)
        - Eddie's Place (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Riggs
  29. Hit the Deck (1955) .... Jenny
  30. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Action Tonight" (USA: syndication title)
        - Santa's Old Suit (1954) TV episode
  31. "Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Nine Quarts of Water (1954) TV episode
  32. A Life at Stake (1954) .... Landlady
    ... aka Key Man (USA)
  33. The Bigamist (1953) .... Mrs. Connelley
  34. Affair with a Stranger (1953) .... Ma Stanton
  35. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) .... Mrs. Aurora Ratchitt
  36. It Happens Every Thursday (1953) .... Mrs. Eva Spatch
  37. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Josie (1952) TV episode
  38. We're Not Married! (1952) .... Mrs. Bush
  39. Journey Into Light (1951) .... Mack
    ... aka Skid Road
  40. Excuse My Dust (1951) .... Mrs. Belden
    ... aka Mr. Belden's Amazing Gasmobile (USA: reissue title)
  41. Three Husbands (1951) .... Mrs. Wurdeman
    ... aka Letter to Three Husbands
  42. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) .... Nellie Thursday
  43. Father's Wild Game (1950) .... Minverva Bobbin
  44. The Second Face (1950) .... Mrs. Lockridge
  45. Redwood Forest Trail (1950) .... Hattie Hickory
  46. Surrender (1950) .... Molly Hale
  47. Caged (1950) .... Isolation Matron
  48. Wagon Master (1950) .... Sister Ledeyard
  49. The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) .... Mrs. Murphy

  50. Red Canyon (1949) .... Aunt Jane
  51. 3 Godfathers (1948) .... Miss Florie
  52. Train to Alcatraz (1948) .... Aunt Ella
  53. The Red Stallion (1947) .... Mrs. Aggie Curtis
  54. Keeper of the Bees (1947) .... Mrs. Ferris
  55. My Darling Clementine (1946) .... Kate Nelson
    ... aka John Ford's My Darling Clementine (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  56. Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Sister Mary Brigid
  57. The Dark Horse (1946) .... Aunt Hattie
  58. Captain Tugboat Annie (1945) .... Tugboat Annie
  59. I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) .... Mrs. Patterson
    ... aka A Yank in London (USA)
  60. Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) .... Mrs. Helen Dobson
  61. She's a Sweetheart (1944) .... Mom
    ... aka Hello Mom
  62. Music in Manhattan (1944) .... Mrs. Pearson
  63. The Impatient Years (1944) .... Minister's Wife
  64. Reckless Age (1944) .... Mrs. Connors
  65. Tender Comrade (1943) .... Mrs. Henderson
  66. Government Girl (1943) (uncredited) .... Miss Trask
  67. Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) .... Aunt Emma Forrester
  68. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) .... Jenny Grier
    ... aka Strange Incident (UK)
  69. The Great Gildersleeve (1942) .... Aunt Emma Forrester
  70. Highways by Night (1942) .... Grandma Fogarty
  71. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942) .... Mrs. Mariah Clemm
  72. Men of Texas (1942) .... Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie
    ... aka Men of Destiny (UK)
  73. It Happened in Flatbush (1942) .... Mrs. Maguire
  74. On the Sunny Side (1942) .... Annie
  75. Young America (1942) .... Grandmother Nora Campbell
  76. All Through the Night (1941) .... Mrs. Donahue
  77. All That Money Can Buy (1941) .... Ma Stone
    ... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
  78. Private Nurse (1941) .... Miss Adams
  79. Thieves Fall Out (1941) .... Grandma Allen
  80. Small Town Deb (1941) .... Katie
  81. Chad Hanna (1940) .... Mrs. Bettina Huguenine
  82. Youth Will Be Served (1940) .... Supervisor Stormer
  83. Brigham Young (1940) .... Eliza Kent
    ... aka Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title)
  84. Untamed (1940) .... Mrs. Maggie Moriarty
  85. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) .... Ma Joad

  86. Miracle on Main Street (1939) .... Mrs. Herman
  87. Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Mrs. Merriwether
  88. 20,000 Men a Year (1939) .... Mrs. Allen
  89. The Rains Came (1939) .... Aunt Phoebe (Mrs. Smiley)
  90. Grand Jury Secrets (1939) .... Mrs. Keefe
  91. Unexpected Father (1939) .... Mrs. Callahan
    ... aka Sandy Takes a Bow
  92. The Zero Hour (1939) .... Sophie
  93. Inside Story (1939) .... Aunt Mary Perkins
  94. Jesse James (1939) .... Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
  95. Up the River (1938) .... Mrs. Graham
  96. Five of a Kind (1938) .... Mrs. Waldron - Nurse
  97. Time Out for Murder (1938) .... Polly, Helen's supervisor
  98. Little Miss Broadway (1938) .... Miss Hutchins, orphanage matron
  99. Three Blind Mice (1938) .... Mrs. Kilian
  100. Battle of Broadway (1938) .... Mrs. Rogers
  101. The Jury's Secret (1938) .... Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother
  102. Change of Heart (1938) .... Mrs. Thompson
  103. Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) .... Mrs. Krueger
  104. Dangerously Yours (1937) .... Aunt Cynthia
  105. The Singing Marine (1937) .... Ma Marine
  106. Slave Ship (1937) .... Mrs. Marlowe
  107. Fifty Roads to Town (1937) .... Mrs. Henry
    ... aka Fifty Races to Town
  108. The Great Hospital Mystery (1937) .... Miss Sarah Keats, Head Nurse
    ... aka Dead Yesterday
  109. Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) .... Mrs. Mary Flaherty
  110. Love Is News (1937) .... Mrs. Flaherty
  111. Laughing at Trouble (1936) .... Glory Bradford
    ... aka Laughing at Death
  112. Craig's Wife (1936) .... Mrs. Harold
  113. Ramona (1936) .... Aunt Ri Hyar
  114. Star for a Night (1936) .... Mrs. Martha Lind
  115. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) .... Woodward
  116. White Fang (1936) .... Maud Mahoney
  117. Little Miss Nobody (1936) .... Martha Bradley
  118. Private Number (1936) .... Mrs. Meecham
    ... aka Secret Interlude (UK)
  119. Captain January (1936) .... Eliza Croft
  120. The First Baby (1936) .... Mrs. Ellis
  121. The Country Doctor (1936) .... Mrs. Graham
  122. We're Only Human (1935) .... Mrs. Walsh
  123. Paddy O'Day (1935) .... Dora
  124. Metropolitan (1935) (uncredited) .... Grandma
  125. Navy Wife (1935) .... Mrs. Keats
    ... aka Beauty's Daughter
  126. Curly Top (1935) .... Mrs. Denham
  127. Wig-Wag (1935) .... Jack's Mother
  128. Life Begins at Forty (1935) .... Ida Harris
    ... aka Life Begins at 40
  129. McFadden's Flats (1935) .... Nora McFadden
  130. One More Spring (1935) .... Mrs. Sweeney
  131. Tomorrow's Youth (1935) .... Mary
  132. Bright Eyes (1934) .... Mrs. Higgins
  133. Gentlemen Are Born (1934) (uncredited) .... Landlady
  134. The White Parade (1934) .... Miss 'Sailor' Robets
  135. The Firebird (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Miller, Apartment House Tenant
  136. Happiness Ahead (1934) .... Mrs. Davis, the Landlady
  137. Wake Up and Dream (1934) .... Landlady
  138. Desirable (1934) (uncredited) .... Freshman's Mother
  139. One Night of Love (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
  140. Million Dollar Ransom (1934) (uncredited) .... Ma
  141. Embarrassing Moments (1934) .... Mrs. Stuckelberger
  142. Blind Date (1934) .... Ma Taylor
    ... aka Her Sacrifice
  143. The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) .... Mrs. O'Day
  144. Let's Talk It Over (1934) .... Mrs. O'Keefe
  145. Change of Heart (1934) .... Mrs. Mc Gowan
  146. The Scarlet Empress (1934) (uncredited) .... Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse
  147. Finishing School (1934) (uncredited) .... Maude - interns' receptionist
  148. Once to Every Woman (1934) .... Mrs. Wood
  149. Journal of a Crime (1934) (uncredited) .... Dinner Guest
  150. Heat Lightning (1934) .... Gladys, the Wife
  151. David Harum (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Woolsey
  152. Wonder Bar (1934) (uncredited) .... Baroness
  153. Fashions of 1934 (1934) (uncredited) .... Customer at Maison Elegance
    ... aka Fashions (USA: TV title)
  154. Cross Country Cruise (1934) (uncredited) .... Mrs. O'Hara
  155. Design for Living (1933) .... Curtis' Housekeeper
  156. Roman Scandals (1933) (uncredited) .... Roman Spa Proprietress
  157. He Couldn't Take It (1933) .... Mrs. Case
    ... aka One of the Many (UK)
  158. King for a Night (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Williams
  159. Only Yesterday (1933) .... Mrs. Lane
  160. Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs.Spence, landlady
    ... aka Cupid in the Rough (UK)
  161. Ann Vickers (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Gage
  162. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) .... Mrs. Lind, Amy's Mother
  163. Before Dawn (1933) .... Mrs. Marble
  164. Bed of Roses (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Webster, Head Prison Matron
  165. Emergency Call (1933) (uncredited) .... Head Nurse Brown
  166. Good Housewrecking (1933) .... The Wife
  167. Jennie Gerhardt (1933) (uncredited) .... Boardinghouse keeper
  168. The Girl in 419 (1933) (uncredited) .... Nurse Esmond
  169. Bondage (1933) .... Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton
  170. Murders in the Zoo (1933) (uncredited) .... Banquet guest
  171. Child of Manhattan (1933) .... Mrs. McGonegle
  172. The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
  173. Air Hostess (1933) .... Ma Kearns
  174. Women Won't Tell (1932) .... Mrs. Robinson
    ... aka Cross Currents (USA: TV title)
  175. Hot Saturday (1932) .... Mrs. Ida Brock
  176. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) (uncredited) .... Alice's Aunt
    ... aka Invisible Power (UK)
  177. Back Street (1932) .... Mrs. Schmidt
  178. Young America (1932) (uncredited) .... Schoolteacher
    ... aka We Humans (UK)
  179. No One Man (1932) (uncredited) .... Patient
  180. Ladies of the Big House (1931) .... Mrs. Turner (head matron)
  181. Huckleberry Finn (1931) .... Widow Douglas
  182. Fighting Caravans (1931) (uncredited) .... Pioneer Woman
    ... aka Blazing Arrows (USA: TV title)
  183. Tom Sawyer (1930) .... Widow Douglas

  184. Little Church Around the Corner (1923) (uncredited) .... Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster

  185. The Reform Candidate (1915) .... Mrs. Haggerty
  186. The Rug Maker's Daughter (1915) .... Mrs. Van Buren
  187. After Five (1915) .... Mrs. Russell, 'Aunt Diddy'
  188. The Goose Girl (1915) .... Irma
  189. Hypocrites (1915) (uncredited) .... Madam
  190. Rose of the Rancho (1914) .... Senora Castro Kenton/Juanita's Mother
  191. Ready Money (1914) .... Mrs. Tyler
  192. The Man on the Box (1914) .... Mrs. Chadwick
  193. The Only Son (1914) .... Mrs. Brainerd
  194. The Master Mind (1914) .... Milwaukee Sadie
  195. The White Squaw (1913)
  196. War of the Cattle Range (1913)
  197. The Cowboy Magnate (1913)
  198. When Sherman Marched to the Sea (1913)
  199. The Head Hunters (1913) .... Matesa
  200. At Shiloh (1913) .... Mrs. Carlton
  201. The Capture of Aguinaldo (1913)
Self:
  1. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself

  2. Family Feud (1943)
  3. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Herself
  4. The Battle of Midway (1942) (voice) .... Narrator (dialogue)
Archive Footage:
  1. Roma (2004) .... Ma Joad
  2. America at the Movies (1976) .... Ma Joad
  3. Lest We Forget (1937) (uncredited) .... Clip from: Life Begins at Forty


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Other Works:
Active on Broadway in the following Broadway productions: more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more

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