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Spring Byington

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Spring Byington

Born October 16, 1886 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USADied September 7, 197198 films

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Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.

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You Can't Take It with You posterFirst watchYou Can't Take It with You19387.5as Penny SycamoreAlice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the…View film

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Filmography

98 films as actor
  1. 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSuzie Robinson
  2. 1954The Rocket ManJustice Amelia Brown
  3. 1952Because You're MineMrs. Edna Montville
  4. 1952No Room for the GroomMama Kingshead
  5. 1951Angels in the OutfieldSister Edwitha
  6. 1951BannerlineMrs. Loomis
  7. 1951According to Mrs. HoyleMrs. Harriet Hoyle
  8. 1950Walk Softly, StrangerMrs. Brentman
  9. 1950Devil's DoorwayMrs. Masters
  10. 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeAgnes Thorndyke
  11. 1950LouisaLouisa Norton
  12. 1950Please Believe MeMrs. Milwright
  13. 1950The Reformer and the RedheadKathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
  14. 1949The Big WheelMary Coy
  15. 1949In the Good Old SummertimeNellie Burke
  16. 1948B.F.'s DaughterGladys Fulton
  17. 1947It Had to Be YouMartha Stafford
  18. 1947CynthiaCarrie Bishop Jannings
  19. 1947SingaporeMrs. Bellows
  20. 1947Living in a Big WayMrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
  21. 1947Little Mister JimMrs. Starwell
  22. 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesMrs. 'Ma' Penrose
  23. 1946Faithful in My FashionMiss Mary Swanson
  24. 1946A Letter for EvieMrs. McPherson
  25. 1946DragonwyckMagda
  26. 1946Meet Me on BroadwaySylvia Kane Storm
  27. 1945Captain EddieMrs. Frost
  28. 1945Thrill of a RomanceNona Glenn
  29. 1945The Enchanted CottageViolet Price
  30. 1945Salty O'RourkeMrs. Brooks
  31. 1944I'll Be Seeing YouMrs. Marshall
  32. 1944Reward UnlimitedPeggy's mother
  33. 1944The Heavenly BodyNancy Potter
  34. 1943Heaven Can WaitBertha Van Cleve
  35. 1943Presenting Lily MarsMrs. Mars
  36. 1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyCecilia Talbot
  37. 1942The Affairs of MarthaSophia Sommerfield
  38. 1942Rings on Her FingersMrs. Maybelle Worthington
  39. 1942Roxie HartMary Sunshine
  40. 1942The Vanishing VirginianRosa Yancey
  41. 1941When Ladies MeetBridget 'Bridgie' Drake
  42. 1941Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrimeCarlotta Emerson
  43. 1941The Devil and Miss JonesElizabeth Ellis
  44. 1941Meet John DoeMme Mitchell
  45. 1941Arkansas JudgeMary Shoemaker
  46. 1940Lucky PartnersAunt Lucy
  47. 1940My Love Came BackClara Malette
  48. 1940On Their OwnMrs. John Jones
  49. 1940Young as You FeelMrs. John Jones
  50. 1940LaddieMrs. Stanton
  51. 1940The Blue BirdMummy Tyl
  52. 1939A Child is BornMrs. Mamie West
  53. 1939Too Busy to WorkMrs. John Jones
  54. 1939Quick MillionsMrs. John Jones
  55. 1939Chicken Wagon FamilyJosephine Fippany
  56. 1939Land of LibertyDolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
  57. 1939The Jones Family in HollywoodMrs. John Jones
  58. 1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellMrs. Hubbard
  59. 1939Everybody's BabyMrs. John Jones
  60. 1938Down on the FarmMrs. John Jones
  61. 1938You Can't Take It with YouPenny Sycamore
  62. 1938Safety in NumbersMrs. John Jones
  63. 1938A Trip to ParisMrs. John Jones
  64. 1938JezebelMrs. Kendrick
  65. 1938Love on a BudgetLouise Jones
  66. 1938Penrod and His Twin BrotherMrs. Schofield
  67. 1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerWidow Douglas (uncredited)
  68. 1938The BuccaneerDolly Madison
  69. 1937Borrowing TroubleMrs. John Jones
  70. 1937It's Love I'm AfterAunt Ella
  71. 1937Hot WaterMrs. John Jones
  72. 1937Big BusinessMrs. John Jones
  73. 1937Hotel HaywireMrs. Parkhouse
  74. 1937The Road BackErnst's Mother
  75. 1937A Family AffairEmily Hardy
  76. 1937Penrod and SamMrs. Schofield
  77. 1937Green LightMrs. Dexter
  78. 1937ClarenceMrs. Wheeler
  79. 1937Off to the RacesMrs. John Jones
  80. 1936Theodora Goes WildRebecca Perry
  81. 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeLady Octavia Warrenton
  82. 1936The Girl on the Front PageMrs. Langford
  83. 1936DodsworthMatey Pearson
  84. 1936Stage StruckMrs. Randall
  85. 1936Back to NatureLouise Jones
  86. 1936Palm SpringsAunt Letty
  87. 1936Educating FatherMrs. John Jones
  88. 1936Every Saturday NightMrs. Evers
  89. 1936The Voice of Bugle AnnMa Davis
  90. 1935Ah, Wilderness!Essie Miller
  91. 1935The Great ImpersonationDuchess Caroline
  92. 1935Broadway HostessMrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
  93. 1935Mutiny on the BountyMrs. Byam
  94. 1935Way Down EastMrs. Louisa Bartlett
  95. 1935Orchids to YouAlice Draper
  96. 1935Love Me ForeverClara Fields
  97. 1935Werewolf of LondonEttie Coombes
  98. 1933Little WomenMarmee