Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1886-10-16

Day of Death

1971-09-07 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Spring Dell Byington

Spring Byington

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Known For

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage

The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Quick Millions

Quick Millions

Acting

Jezebel

1938

Jezebel

as

Mrs. Kendrick

I'll Be Seeing You

1944

I'll Be Seeing You

as

Mrs. Marshall

Dodsworth

1936

Dodsworth

as

Matey Pearson

The Heavenly Body

1944

The Heavenly Body

as

Nancy Potter

Dragonwyck

1946

Dragonwyck

as

Magda

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

as

Nellie Burke

Meet John Doe

1941

Meet John Doe

as

Mme Mitchell

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

as

Mrs. Byam

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Penny Sycamore

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

The Reformer and the Redhead

as

Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Werewolf of London

1935

Werewolf of London

as

Ettie Coombes

Devil's Doorway

1950

Devil's Doorway

as

Mrs. Masters

The Blue Bird

1940

The Blue Bird

as

Mummy Tyl

The Enchanted Cottage

1945

The Enchanted Cottage

as

Violet Price

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

as

Mrs. Mars

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

The Devil and Miss Jones

as

Elizabeth Ellis

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as

Lady Octavia Warrenton

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

1997

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

as

Self (archive footage)

Little Women

1933

Little Women

as

Marmee

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

as

Mrs. Hubbard

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Heaven Can Wait

as

Bertha Van Cleve

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as

Carlotta Emerson

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as

Suzie Robinson

Singapore

1947

Singapore

as

Mrs. Bellows

When Ladies Meet

1941

When Ladies Meet

as

Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

B.F.'s Daughter

as

Gladys Fulton

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

as

Widow Douglas (uncredited)

It Had to Be You

1947

It Had to Be You

as

Mr. Martha Stafford

Roxie Hart

1942

Roxie Hart

as

Mary Sunshine

The Big Wheel

1949

The Big Wheel

as

Mary Coy

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

as

Mrs. Brentman

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Rings on Her Fingers

as

Mrs. Maybelle Worthington

Ah, Wilderness!

1935

Ah, Wilderness!

as

Essie Miller

It's Love I'm After

1937

It's Love I'm After

as

Aunt Ella

Salty O'Rourke

1945

Salty O'Rourke

as

Mrs. Brooks

The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939

The Jones Family in Hollywood

as

Mrs. John Jones

A Family Affair

1937

A Family Affair

as

Emily Hardy

The Rocket Man

1954

The Rocket Man

as

Justice Amelia Brown

No Room for the Groom

1952

No Room for the Groom

as

Mama Kingshead

Lucky Partners

1940

Lucky Partners

as

Aunt Lucy

Living in a Big Way

1947

Living in a Big Way

as

Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan

Orchids to You

1935

Orchids to You

as

Alice Draper

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936

The Voice of Bugle Ann

as

Ma Davis

Penrod and Sam

1937

Penrod and Sam

as

Mrs. Schofield

Cynthia

1947

Cynthia

as

Carrie Bishop Jannings

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

My Brother Talks to Horses

as

Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose

Big Business

1937

Big Business

as

Mrs. John Jones

Broadway Hostess

1935

Broadway Hostess

as

Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe

Little Mister Jim

1947

Little Mister Jim

as

Mrs. Starwell

Stage Struck

1936

Stage Struck

as

Mrs. Randall

My Love Came Back

1940

My Love Came Back

as

Clara Malette

Penrod and His Twin Brother

1938

Penrod and His Twin Brother

as

Mrs. Schofield

Bannerline

1951

Bannerline

as

Mrs. Loomis

A Letter for Evie

1946

A Letter for Evie

as

Mrs. McPherson

The Affairs of Martha

1942

The Affairs of Martha

as

Sophia Sommerfield

Way Down East

1935

Way Down East

as

Mrs. Louisa Bartlett

Love on a Budget

1938

Love on a Budget

as

Louise Jones

Thrill of a Romance

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as

Nona Glenn

Palm Springs

1936

Palm Springs

as

Aunt Letty

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

A Child Is Born

1939

A Child Is Born

as

Mrs. Mamie West

A Trip to Paris

1938

A Trip to Paris

as

Mrs. John Jones

The Vanishing Virginian

1942

The Vanishing Virginian

as

Rosa Yancey

Please Believe Me

1950

Please Believe Me

as

Mrs. Milwright

Land of Liberty

1939

Land of Liberty

as

Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')

Laddie

1940

Laddie

as

Mrs. Stanton

Meet Me on Broadway

1946

Meet Me on Broadway

as

Sylvia Kane Storm

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as

Rebecca Perry

Too Busy to Work

1939

Too Busy to Work

as

Mrs. John Jones

Faithful in My Fashion

1946

Faithful in My Fashion

as

Miss Mary Swanson

Arkansas Judge

1941

Arkansas Judge

as

Mary Shoemaker

Quick Millions

1939

Quick Millions

as

Mrs. John Jones

According to Mrs. Hoyle

1951

According to Mrs. Hoyle

as

Mrs. Harriet Hoyle

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Chicken Wagon Family

as

Josephine Fippany

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as

Self (archive footage)

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

as

Agnes Thorndyke

On Their Own

1940

On Their Own

as

Mrs. John Jones

Clarence

1937

Clarence

as

Mrs. Wheeler

Hotel Haywire

1937

Hotel Haywire

as

Mrs. Parkhouse

Every Saturday Night

1936

Every Saturday Night

as

Mrs. Evers

Educating Father

1936

Educating Father

as

Mrs. John Jones

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

as

Cecilia Talbot

Everybody's Baby

1939

Everybody's Baby

as

Mrs. John Jones

Love Me Forever

1935

Love Me Forever

as

Clara Fields

Captain Eddie

1945

Captain Eddie

as

Mrs. Frost

Louisa

1950

Louisa

as

Louisa Norton

Angels in the Outfield

1951

Angels in the Outfield

as

Sister Edwitha

The Girl on the Front Page

1936

The Girl on the Front Page

as

Mrs. Langford

Young as You Feel

1940

Young as You Feel

as

Mrs. John Jones

Green Light

1937

Green Light

as

Mrs. Dexter

The Buccaneer

1938

The Buccaneer

as

Dolly Madison

Reward Unlimited

1944

Reward Unlimited

as

Peggy's mother

The Great Impersonation

1935

The Great Impersonation

as

Duchess Caroline

Back to Nature

1936

Back to Nature

as

Louise Jones

Hot Water

1937

Hot Water

as

Mrs. John Jones

Borrowing Trouble

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as

Mrs. John Jones

Down on the Farm

1938

Down on the Farm

as

Mrs. John Jones

Safety in Numbers

1938

Safety in Numbers

as

Mrs. John Jones

Off to the Races

1937

Off to the Races

as

Mrs. John Jones

Because You're Mine

1952

Because You're Mine

as

Mrs. Edna Montville

The Road Back

1937

The Road Back

as

Ernst's Mother

December Bride

December Bride

as

Lily Ruskin

Batman

Batman

as

J. Pauline Spaghetti

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Alice Wagner

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Louise

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Laramie

Laramie

as

Daisy Cooper

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Mrs. Miller

The Lux Show

The Lux Show

as

Self

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

as

Eloise Adams

The Ford Show

The Ford Show

as

Self

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Aunt Cordelia

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as

Mother

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

as

Mother General

Production

Crew

Directing