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Home/People/Jane Darwell
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Born
Oct 15, 1879Died: Aug 13, 1967
Lived 87 years
Place of Birth
Palmyra, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

171
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
Patti Woodard
IMDb Profile

Jane Darwell

Acting

Biography
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.
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 poster

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

as (archive footage)
1986
Mary Poppins poster

Mary Poppins

as Bird Woman
1964
Hound-Dog Man poster

Hound-Dog Man

as Grandma Wilson
1959
The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah

as Delia
1958
Three Men on a Horse poster

Three Men on a Horse

as Lady on Bus
1957
The Greer Case poster

The Greer Case

as Annie Jackson
1957
Sincerely, Willis Wade poster

Sincerely, Willis Wade

as Mrs. Jacoby
1956
Girls in Prison poster

Girls in Prison

as Matron Jamieson
1956
Prima Donna poster

Prima Donna

as Lena
1956
There's Always Tomorrow poster

There's Always Tomorrow

as Mme Rogers
1956
A Life at Stake poster

A Life at Stake

as Landlady
1955
Hit the Deck poster

Hit the Deck

as Jenny
1955
The Bigamist poster

The Bigamist

as Mrs. Connelley
1953
Affair with a Stranger poster

Affair with a Stranger

as Ma Stanton
1953
The Sun Shines Bright poster

The Sun Shines Bright

as Aurora Ratchitt
1953
It Happens Every Thursday poster

It Happens Every Thursday

as Mrs. Spatch
1953
We're Not Married! poster

We're Not Married!

as Mrs. Bush
1952
Journey Into Light poster

Journey Into Light

as Mack
1951
Excuse My Dust poster

Excuse My Dust

as Mrs. Belden
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid poster

The Lemon Drop Kid

as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan
1951
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