Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 16, 1886
Place of Birth:
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Suzie Robinson |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | Justice Amelia Brown |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Mama Kingshead |
| 1952 | Because You're Mine | Mrs. Edna Montville |
| 1951 | Bannerline | Mrs. Loomis |
| 1951 | According to Mrs. Hoyle | Mrs. Harriet Hoyle |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Sister Edwitha |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Devil's Doorway | Mrs. Masters |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger | Mrs. Brentman |
| 1950 | Please Believe Me | Mrs. Milwright |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Agnes Thorndyke |
| 1950 | Louisa | Louisa Norton |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Nellie Burke |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Mary Coy |
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter | Gladys Fulton |
| 1947 | Singapore | Mrs. Bellows |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Martha Stafford |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way | Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan |
| 1947 | Cynthia | Carrie Bishop Jannings |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose |
| 1947 | Little Mister Jim | Mrs. Starwell |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Magda |
| 1946 | A Letter for Evie | Mrs. McPherson |
| 1946 | Meet Me on Broadway | Sylvia Kane Storm |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | Miss Mary Swanson |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage | Violet Price |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke | Mrs. Brooks |
| 1945 | Thrill of a Romance | Nona Glenn |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Mrs. Frost |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You | Mrs. Marshall |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Nancy Potter |
| 1944 | Reward Unlimited | Peggy's mother |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Mrs. Mars |
| 1943 | Heaven Can Wait | Bertha Van Cleve |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart | Mary Sunshine |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | Mrs. Maybelle Worthington |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Martha | Sophia Sommerfield |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | Rosa Yancey |
| 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Cecilia Talbot |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Mme Mitchell |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones | Elizabeth Ellis |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Carlotta Emerson |
| 1941 | When Ladies Meet | Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake |
| 1941 | Arkansas Judge | Mary Shoemaker |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird | Mummy Tyl |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Aunt Lucy |
| 1940 | My Love Came Back | Clara Malette |
| 1940 | Laddie | Mrs. Stanton |
| 1940 | On Their Own | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1940 | Young as You Feel | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Mrs. Hubbard |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in Hollywood | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born | Mrs. Mamie West |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer') |
| 1939 | Too Busy to Work | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1939 | Quick Millions | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1939 | Chicken Wagon Family | Josephine Fippany |
| 1939 | Everybody's Baby | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Mrs. Kendrick |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Penny Sycamore |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Widow Douglas (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Penrod and His Twin Brother | Mrs. Schofield |
| 1938 | Love on a Budget | Louise Jones |
| 1938 | A Trip to Paris | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer | Dolly Madison |
| 1938 | Safety in Numbers | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1938 | Down on the Farm | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1937 | It's Love I'm After | Aunt Ella |
| 1937 | A Family Affair | Emily Hardy |
| 1937 | Penrod and Sam | Mrs. Schofield |
| 1937 | Big Business | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1937 | Hotel Haywire | Mrs. Parkhouse |
| 1937 | Clarence | Mrs. Wheeler |
| 1937 | Green Light | Mrs. Dexter |
| 1937 | Borrowing Trouble | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1937 | Off to the Races | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1937 | The Road Back | Ernst's Mother |
| 1936 | Dodsworth | Matey Pearson |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Lady Octavia Warrenton |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann | Ma Davis |
| 1936 | Stage Struck | Mrs. Randall |
| 1936 | Palm Springs | Aunt Letty |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Rebecca Perry |
| 1936 | Every Saturday Night | Mrs. Evers |
| 1936 | Educating Father | Mrs. John Jones |
| 1936 | The Girl on the Front Page | Mrs. Langford |
| 1936 | Back to Nature | Louise Jones |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Mrs. Byam |
| 1935 | Werewolf of London | Ettie Coombes |
| 1935 | Ah, Wilderness! | Essie Miller |
| 1935 | Orchids to You | Alice Draper |
| 1935 | Broadway Hostess | Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe |
| 1935 | Way Down East | Mrs. Louisa Bartlett |
| 1935 | Love Me Forever | Clara Fields |
| 1935 | The Great Impersonation | Duchess Caroline |
| 1933 | Little Women | Marmee |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Flying Nun | Mother General |
| 1966 | Batman | J. Pauline Spaghetti |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Mother |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Louise |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Iris Fuchsia |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | |
| 1959 | Laramie | Daisy Cooper |
| 1959 | The Detectives | |
| 1957 | The Lux Show | Self |
| 1956 | The Ford Show | Self |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Alice Wagner |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Mrs. Miller |
| 1954 | December Bride | Lily Ruskin |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Eloise Adams |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Aunt Cordelia |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |