Actor
Jo Van Fleet
Born December 29, 1915 in Oakland, California, USADied June 10, 199620 films
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Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.
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First watchCool Hand Luke19677.7as ArlettaWhen petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who…View filmEssential films
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20 films as actor- 1986Seize the DayMrs. Einhorn
- 1976The TenantMadame Dioz
- 1973Satan's School for GirlsHeadmistress Jessica Williams
- 1972The Family RicoMama Rico
- 1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightBig Momma
- 1971Paradise LostClara Gordon
- 196980 Steps to JonahNonna
- 1968I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!Mother
- 1967Cool Hand LukeArletta
- 1965CinderellaStepmother
- 1960Wild RiverElla Garth
- 1957This Angry AgeMme. Dufresne
- 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralKate Fisher
- 1956The King and Four QueensMa McDade
- 1955I'll Cry TomorrowKatie Roth
- 1955The Rose TattooBessie
- 1955HeidiAunt Dete
- 1955East of EdenKate Trask
- 1953The Trip to Bountiful
- 1949Concerning a Woman of Sin