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Jane Darwell

Actor

Jane Darwell

Born October 15, 1879 in Palmyra, Missouri, USADied August 13, 1967167 films

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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.

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Gone with the Wind posterFirst watchGone with the Wind19397.9as Mrs. MerriwetherThe spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mary Poppins poster7.5Mary Poppins1964The Grapes of Wrath poster7.8The Grapes of Wrath1940The Ox-Bow Incident poster7.7The Ox-Bow Incident1943My Darling Clementine poster7.5My Darling Clementine1946Design for Living poster7.1Design for Living19333 Godfathers poster6.83 Godfathers1948The Scarlet Empress poster6.9The Scarlet Empress1934Wagon Master poster6.7Wagon Master1950

Filmography

167 films as actor
  1. 1964Mary PoppinsBird Woman
  2. 1959Hound-Dog ManGrandma Wilson
  3. 1958The Last HurrahDelia
  4. 1957Three Men on a HorseLady on Bus
  5. 1957The Greer CaseAnnie Jackson
  6. 1956Sincerely, Willis WadeMrs. Jacoby
  7. 1956Girls in PrisonMatron Jamieson
  8. 1956Prima DonnaLena
  9. 1956There's Always TomorrowMme Rogers
  10. 1955A Life at StakeLandlady
  11. 1955Hit the DeckJenny
  12. 1953The BigamistMrs. Connelley
  13. 1953Affair with a StrangerMa Stanton
  14. 1953The Sun Shines BrightAurora Ratchitt
  15. 1953It Happens Every ThursdayMrs. Spatch
  16. 1952We're Not Married!Mrs. Bush
  17. 1951Journey Into LightMack
  18. 1951Excuse My DustMrs. Belden
  19. 1951The Lemon Drop Kid'Nellie Thursday' Regan
  20. 1950Father's Wild GameMinerva Bobbin
  21. 1950The Second FaceMrs. Lockridge
  22. 1950Three HusbandsMrs. Wurdeman
  23. 1950Redwood Forest TrailHattie Hickory
  24. 1950SurrenderMolly Hale
  25. 1950CagedIsolation Matron
  26. 1950The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyMrs. Murphy
  27. 1950Wagon MasterSister Ledyard
  28. 1949Red CanyonAunt Jane
  29. 19483 GodfathersMiss Florie
  30. 1948Train to AlcatrazAunt Ella
  31. 1947The Red StallionAggie Curtis
  32. 1947Keeper of the BeesMrs. Ferris
  33. 1946My Darling ClementineKate Nelson
  34. 1946Three Wise FoolsSister Mary Brigid
  35. 1946The Dark HorseAunt Hattie
  36. 1945Captain Tugboat AnnieTugboat Annie
  37. 1945I Live in Grosvenor SquareMrs. Patterson
  38. 1944She's a SweetheartMom
  39. 1944Music in ManhattanMrs. Pearson
  40. 1944The Impatient YearsMinister's wife
  41. 1944Reckless AgeMrs. Connors
  42. 1944Tender ComradeMrs. Henderson
  43. 1943Government GirlMiss Trask (uncredited)
  44. 1943Stage Door CanteenJane Darwell
  45. 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayAunt Emma Forrester
  46. 1943The Ox-Bow IncidentMa Grier
  47. 1942The Great GildersleeveAunt Emma Forrester
  48. 1942Highways by NightGrandma Fogarty
  49. 1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeMariah Clemm
  50. 1942Men of TexasMrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie
  51. 1942It Happened in FlatbushMrs. Maguire
  52. 1942On the Sunny SideAnnie
  53. 1942Young AmericaGrandmother Nora Campbell
  54. 1942All Through the NightMrs. Donahue
  55. 1941Small Town DebKatie
  56. 1941All That Money Can BuyMa Stone
  57. 1941Private NurseMiss Adams
  58. 1941Thieves Fall OutGrandma Allen
  59. 1940Chad HannaMrs. Bettina Huguenine
  60. 1940Youth Will Be ServedSupervisor Stormer
  61. 1940Brigham YoungEliza Kent
  62. 1940UntamedMrs. Maggie Moriarty
  63. 1940The Grapes of WrathMa Joad
  64. 1939Miracle on Main StreetMrs. Herman
  65. 1939Gone with the WindMrs. Merriwether
  66. 193920,000 Men a YearMrs. Allen
  67. 1939The Rains CameAunt Phoebe Smiley
  68. 1939Grand Jury SecretsMrs. Keefe
  69. 1939Unexpected FatherMrs. Callahan
  70. 1939The Zero HourSophie
  71. 1939Inside StoryAunt Mary Perkins
  72. 1939Jesse JamesMrs. Samuels
  73. 1938Up the RiverMrs. Graham
  74. 1938Five of a KindNurse Waldron
  75. 1938Time Out for MurderPolly, Helen's supervisor
  76. 1938Little Miss BroadwayMiss Hutchins
  77. 1938Three Blind MiceMrs. Kilian
  78. 1938Battle of BroadwayMrs. Rogers
  79. 1938The Jury's SecretMrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother
  80. 1938Change of HeartMrs. Thompson
  81. 1937Dangerously YoursAunt Cynthia Barton
  82. 1937Wife, Doctor and NurseMrs. Krueger
  83. 1937The Singing MarineMa Marine
  84. 1937Slave ShipMrs. Marlowe
  85. 1937Fifty Roads to TownMrs. Henry
  86. 1937The Great Hospital MysteryNurse Sarah Keats
  87. 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!Mrs. Mary Flaherty
  88. 1937Love Is NewsMrs. Flaherty
  89. 1936Laughing at TroubleGlory Bradford
  90. 1936Craig's WifeMrs. Harold
  91. 1936Star for a NightMrs. Martha Lind
  92. 1936Poor Little Rich GirlWoodward
  93. 1936White FangMaud Mahoney
  94. 1936Little Miss NobodyEva Bradley
  95. 1936Private NumberMrs. Frisby
  96. 1936Captain JanuaryEliza Croft
  97. 1936The First BabyMrs. Ellis
  98. 1936The Country DoctorMrs. Graham
  99. 1936Paddy O'DayDora
  100. 1935We're Only HumanMrs. Walsh
  101. 1935MetropolitanGrandma
  102. 1935Navy WifeMrs. Louise Keats
  103. 1935Curly TopMrs. Denham
  104. 1935Wig-WagMrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother
  105. 1935Life Begins at FortyIda Harris
  106. 1935McFadden´s FlatsNora McFadden
  107. 1935One More SpringMary Sweeney
  108. 1935The Gilded LilyWoman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)
  109. 1934Bright EyesMrs. Higgins
  110. 1934Gentlemen Are BornLandlady
  111. 1934The White ParadeSailor
  112. 1934Happiness AheadMrs. Davis - The Landlady
  113. 1934Tomorrow's YouthMary O'Brien
  114. 1934DesirableFrederick's Mother
  115. 1934Million Dollar RansomMa McGarry (Uncredited)
  116. 1934Embarrassing MomentsMrs. Stuckelberger
  117. 1934Blind DateMa Taylor
  118. 1934One Night of LoveMrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother
  119. 1934Most Precious Thing in LifeMrs. O'Day
  120. 1934Let's Talk It OverMrs. O'Keefe