Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

179

Gender

Female

Birthday

1879-10-13

Day of Death

1967-08-13 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Palmyra, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Patti Woodard

Jane Darwell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) 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.

Known For

Acting

Mary Poppins

1964

Mary Poppins

as

Bird Woman

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

as

Ma Grier

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as

Ma Joad

Gone with the Wind

1939

Gone with the Wind

as

Mrs. Merriwether

One Night of Love

1934

One Night of Love

as

Mrs. Barrett - Mary's Mother

My Darling Clementine

1946

My Darling Clementine

as

Kate Nelson

Youth Will Be Served

1940

Youth Will Be Served

as

Supervisor Stormer

The Rug Maker's Daughter

1915

The Rug Maker's Daughter

as

Mrs. Van Buren

We're Not Married!

1952

We're Not Married!

as

Mrs. Bush

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

as

'Nellie Thursday' Regan

3 Godfathers

1948

3 Godfathers

as

Miss Florie

Caged

1950

Caged

as

Isolation Matron

All That Money Can Buy

1941

All That Money Can Buy

as

Ma Stone

Curly Top

1935

Curly Top

as

Mrs. Denham

Bright Eyes

1934

Bright Eyes

as

Mrs. Higgins

All Through the Night

1942

All Through the Night

as

Mrs. Donahue

Wagon Master

1950

Wagon Master

as

Sister Ledyard

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

There's Always Tomorrow

as

Mme Rogers

Ann Vickers

1933

Ann Vickers

as

Mrs. Gage (uncredited)

Jesse James

1939

Jesse James

as

Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother

Family Feud

1943

Family Feud

as

The Mother

Fashions of 1934

1934

Fashions of 1934

as

Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

The Restless Sex

1920

The Restless Sex

as

Housekeeper (uncredited)

Air Hostess

1933

Air Hostess

as

Ma Kearny

A Life at Stake

1955

A Life at Stake

as

Landlady

Government Girl

1943

Government Girl

as

Miss Trask (uncredited)

The Bigamist

1953

The Bigamist

as

Mrs. Connelley

The Battle of Midway

1942

The Battle of Midway

as

Narrator (voice)

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as

Eliza Kent

The Last Hurrah

1958

The Last Hurrah

as

Delia

The White Parade

1934

The White Parade

as

Sailor

Bed of Roses

1933

Bed of Roses

as

Mrs. Webster -- Head Prison Matron (uncredited)

Captain January

1936

Captain January

as

Mrs. Eliza Croft

Design for Living

1933

Design for Living

as

Curtis' Housekeeper

Tender Comrade

1944

Tender Comrade

as

Mrs. Henderson

Men of Texas

1942

Men of Texas

as

Mrs.Scott aka Aunt Hattie

Child of Manhattan

1933

Child of Manhattan

as

Mrs. McGonagle

One More Spring

1935

One More Spring

as

Mary Sweeney

Affair with a Stranger

1953

Affair with a Stranger

as

Ma Stanton

Highways by Night

1942

Highways by Night

as

Grandma Fogarty

Girls in Prison

1956

Girls in Prison

as

Matron Jamieson

Craig's Wife

1936

Craig's Wife

as

Mrs. Harold

The Second Face

1950

The Second Face

as

Mrs. Lockridge

Train to Alcatraz

1948

Train to Alcatraz

as

Aunt Ella

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

The Great Gildersleeve

as

Aunt Emma Forrester

Change of Heart

1938

Change of Heart

as

Mrs. Thompson

Chad Hanna

1940

Chad Hanna

as

Mrs. Bettina Huguenine

Hit the Deck

1955

Hit the Deck

as

Jenny

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

as

Mariah Clemm

Wonder Bar

1934

Wonder Bar

as

Baroness (uncredited)

Paddy O'Day

1936

Paddy O'Day

as

Dora

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

as

Mrs. Murphy

Time Out for Murder

1938

Time Out for Murder

as

Polly, Helen's supervisor

Before Dawn

1933

Before Dawn

as

Mrs. Marble

One Sunday Afternoon

1933

One Sunday Afternoon

as

Mrs. Lind

Red Canyon

1949

Red Canyon

as

Aunt Jane

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as

Aunt Emma Forrester

The Impatient Years

1944

The Impatient Years

as

Minister's wife

Bondage

1933

Bondage

as

Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton

Slave Ship

1937

Slave Ship

as

Mrs. Marlowe

Five of a Kind

1938

Five of a Kind

as

Nurse Waldron

Life Begins at Forty

1935

Life Begins at Forty

as

Ida Harris

Music in Manhattan

1944

Music in Manhattan

as

Mrs. Pearson

Thieves Fall Out

1941

Thieves Fall Out

as

Grandma Allen

We're Only Human

1935

We're Only Human

as

Mrs. Walsh

The Goose Girl

1915

The Goose Girl

as

Irma

Three Wise Fools

1946

Three Wise Fools

as

Sister Mary Brigid

Metropolitan

1935

Metropolitan

as

Grandma

Little Miss Nobody

1936

Little Miss Nobody

as

Eva Bradley

Keeper of the Bees

1947

Keeper of the Bees

as

Mrs. Ferris

Battle of Broadway

1938

Battle of Broadway

as

Mrs. Rogers

Three Blind Mice

1938

Three Blind Mice

as

Mrs. Kilian

Little Miss Broadway

1938

Little Miss Broadway

as

Miss Hutchins

Women Won't Tell

1932

Women Won't Tell

as

Mrs. Walter Robinson

Private Number

1936

Private Number

as

Mrs. Frisby

David Harum

1934

David Harum

as

Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

1933

Only Yesterday

as

Mrs. Lane

The Red Stallion

1947

The Red Stallion

as

Aggie Curtis

Blind Date

1934

Blind Date

as

Ma Taylor

The Scarlet Empress

1934

The Scarlet Empress

as

Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Cross Country Cruise

1934

Cross Country Cruise

as

Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)

The Country Doctor

1936

The Country Doctor

as

Mrs. Graham

Redwood Forest Trail

1950

Redwood Forest Trail

as

Hattie Hickory

Ladies of the Big House

1931

Ladies of the Big House

as

Mrs. Turner

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

Captain Tugboat Annie

as

Tugboat Annie

Inside Story

1939

Inside Story

as

Aunt Mary Perkins

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

Most Precious Thing in Life

as

Mrs. O'Day

The Singing Marine

1937

The Singing Marine

as

Ma Marine

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

Poor Little Rich Girl

as

Woodward

White Fang

1936

White Fang

as

Maud Mahoney

The Zero Hour

1939

The Zero Hour

as

Sophie

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

as

Mrs. Mary Flaherty

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

as

Mrs. Krueger

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Huckleberry Finn

as

Widow Douglas

The Rains Came

1939

The Rains Came

as

Aunt Phoebe Smiley

Private Nurse

1941

Private Nurse

as

Miss Adams

Happiness Ahead

1934

Happiness Ahead

as

Mrs. Davis - The Landlady

Miracle on Main Street

1939

Miracle on Main Street

as

Mrs. Herman

Change of Heart

1934

Change of Heart

as

Mrs. Mc Gowan

Heat Lightning

1934

Heat Lightning

as

Gladys - the Wife

Finishing School

1934

Finishing School

as

Maude (uncredited)

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

Washington Merry-Go-Round

as

Alice's Aunt

McFadden´s Flats

1935

McFadden´s Flats

as

Nora McFadden

Desirable

1934

Desirable

as

Frederick's Mother

Laughing at Trouble

1936

Laughing at Trouble

as

Glory Bradford

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Jennie Gerhardt

as

Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)

Journey Into Light

1951

Journey Into Light

as

Mack

The Greer Case

1957

The Greer Case

as

Annie Jackson

Journal of a Crime

1934

Journal of a Crime

as

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

Gentlemen Are Born

as

Landlady

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937

The Great Hospital Mystery

as

Nurse Sarah Keats

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

Tomorrow's Youth

as

Mary O'Brien

King for a Night

1933

King for a Night

as

Mrs. Williams

Small Town Deb

1941

Small Town Deb

as

Katie

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

Grand Jury Secrets

as

Mrs. Keefe

Untamed

1940

Untamed

as

Mrs. Maggie Moriarty

20,000 Men a Year

1939

20,000 Men a Year

as

Mrs. Allen

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

as

Mrs. Spence - Landlady (uncredited)

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

The Sun Shines Bright

as

Aurora Ratchitt

Dangerously Yours

1937

Dangerously Yours

as

Aunt Cynthia Barton

Hypocrites

1915

Hypocrites

as

Madam (uncredited)

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

It Happened in Flatbush

as

Mrs. Maguire

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

Jane Darwell

She's a Sweetheart

1944

She's a Sweetheart

as

Mom

He Couldn't Take It

1933

He Couldn't Take It

as

Mrs. Case

Navy Wife

1935

Navy Wife

as

Mrs. Louise Keats

Once to Every Woman

1934

Once to Every Woman

as

Mrs. Wood

Up the River

1938

Up the River

as

Mrs. Graham

The Dark Horse

1946

The Dark Horse

as

Aunt Hattie

Love Is News

1937

Love Is News

as

Mrs. Flaherty

Roman Scandals

1933

Roman Scandals

as

Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)

Excuse My Dust

1951

Excuse My Dust

as

Mrs. Belden

Emergency Call

1933

Emergency Call

as

Nurse Brown (uncredited)

Back Street

1932

Back Street

as

Mrs. Adolph Schmidt

Unexpected Father

1939

Unexpected Father

as

Mrs. Callahan

The Girl in 419

1933

The Girl in 419

as

Nurse Esmond

Surrender

1950

Surrender

as

Molly Hale

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

It Happens Every Thursday

as

Mrs. Spatch

Murders in the Zoo

1933

Murders in the Zoo

as

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Star for a Night

1936

Star for a Night

as

Mrs. Martha Lind

The Rose of the Rancho

1914

The Rose of the Rancho

as

Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother

Hot Saturday

1932

Hot Saturday

as

Mrs. Brock

Little Church Around the Corner

1923

Little Church Around the Corner

as

Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)

Tom Sawyer

1930

Tom Sawyer

as

Widow Douglas

Wig-Wag

1935

Wig-Wag

as

Mrs. Winchell - Jack's Mother

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

The Past of Mary Holmes

as

On the Sunny Side

1942

On the Sunny Side

as

Annie

Hound-Dog Man

1959

Hound-Dog Man

as

Grandma Wilson

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

Fifty Roads to Town

as

Mrs. Henry

Young America

1942

Young America

as

Grandmother Nora Campbell

Father's Wild Game

1950

Father's Wild Game

as

Minerva Bobbin

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

I Live in Grosvenor Square

as

Mrs. Patterson

The Jury's Secret

1938

The Jury's Secret

as

Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

Let's Talk It Over

1934

Let's Talk It Over

as

Mrs. O'Keefe

Reckless Age

1944

Reckless Age

as

Mrs. Connors

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

Million Dollar Ransom

as

Ma McGarry (Uncredited)

Three Husbands

1950

Three Husbands

as

Mrs. Wurdeman

Ready Money

1914

Ready Money

as

Mrs. Tyler

The First Baby

1936

The First Baby

as

Mrs. Ellis

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

1986

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

as

(archive footage)

Embarrassing Moments

1934

Embarrassing Moments

as

Mrs. Stuckelberger

Young America

1932

Young America

as

School Teacher (Uncredited)

The Only Son

1914

The Only Son

as

Mrs. Brainerd

After Five

1915

After Five

as

Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy

Lest We Forget

1937

Lest We Forget

as

Archive Footage

Prima Donna

1956

Prima Donna

as

Lena

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Mrs. Leah Mulligan

Studio One

Studio One

as

Anna - Maid

Lassie

Lassie

as

Climax!

Climax!

as

B. Cool

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Minna

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Irene Townsend

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Mrs. Knowles

Climax!

Climax!

as

Mrs. Koestler

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Lena

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Mamie Carnation

Production

Crew

Directing