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Jane Darwell

Known for: Acting
Born: October 15, 1879
Died: August 13, 1967 · age 87
From: Palmyra, Missouri, USA

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.

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§ Known for

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Mrs. Merriwether

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Ma Joad

Mary Poppins

1964 · Bird Woman

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 · Ma Grier

My Darling Clementine

1946 · Kate Nelson

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Mamie Carnation

Design for Living

1933 · Curtis' Housekeeper

Caged

1950 · Isolation Matron

There's Always Tomorrow

1956 · Mme Rogers

The Scarlet Empress

1934 · Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Mary Poppins

1964 · Bird Woman

Burke's Law

1963 · TV · Mrs. Leah Mulligan

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · TV · Mamie Carnation

Hound-Dog Man

1959 · Grandma Wilson

The Last Hurrah

1958 · Delia

Maverick

1957 · TV · Mrs. Knowles

The Greer Case

1957 · Annie Jackson

Three Men on a Horse

1957 · Lady on Bus

Girls in Prison

1956 · Matron Jamieson

Sincerely, Willis Wade

1956 · Mrs. Jacoby

There's Always Tomorrow

1956 · Mme Rogers

A Life at Stake

1955 · Landlady