Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 5, 1917
Place of Birth:
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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Jane Wyman
Biography
Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in the television series Falcon Crest.
Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1948, before Reagan ran for public office. She is the only person to have won an Oscar and married a future President of the United States.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | When Fear Eats the Soul | Cary Scott (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' | Self |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream Factory | Self |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Granny Arrowroot |
| 1973 | Amanda Fallon | Dr. Amanda Fallon |
| 1971 | The Failing of Raymond | Mary Bloomquist |
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage | Elaine Benson |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Katherine "Katie" Willard |
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Aunt Polly |
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers | Mrs. Mary Dean |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Ruth Wood |
| 1955 | All That Heaven Allows | Cary Scott |
| 1955 | Lucy Gallant | Lucy Gallant |
| 1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Helen Phillips |
| 1953 | So Big | Selina De Jong |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Constance Stuart |
| 1953 | Three Lives | Self |
| 1952 | Just for You | Carolina Hill |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers | Betty Rogers |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Emmadel Jones |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Louise Mason |
| 1951 | Three Guys Named Mike | Marcy Lewis |
| 1951 | Starlift | Jane Wyman |
| 1951 | The Screen Director | Self (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Stage Fright | Eve Gill |
| 1950 | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield |
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | Jane Wyman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Jennifer Smith |
| 1949 | A Kiss in the Dark | Polly Haines |
| 1949 | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Belinda McDonald |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Mary Peterman |
| 1947 | Cheyenne | Ann Kincaid |
| 1947 | Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Gracie Harris |
| 1946 | The Yearling | Orry Baxter |
| 1946 | One More Tomorrow | Frankie Connors |
| 1946 | Movieland Magic | (archive footage) |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Helen St. James |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Self |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed | Susan Courtney |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Vivian Marsden Halstead |
| 1944 | Crime by Night | Robbie Vance |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Jean Campbell |
| 1942 | Footlight Serenade | Flo La Verne |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Denny Costello |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Connie |
| 1942 | Shoot Yourself Some Golf | Herself |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three | Elizabeth Clochessy |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Mary Hathaway |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now | Bliss Dobson |
| 1941 | The Body Disappears | Joan Shotesbury |
| 1940 | Flight Angels | Nan Hudson |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas | Laurie Ogden |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Peggy Armstrong |
| 1940 | My Love Came Back | Joy O'Keefe |
| 1940 | Alice in Movieland | Carlo's Guest (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Claire Terry |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Marge Allen |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Alabama |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Torchy Blane |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Myrna Winslow |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Judy Craig |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Marian Bronson |
| 1939 | Breakdowns of 1939 | Self |
| 1938 | Brother Rat | Claire Adams |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No | Violet Coney |
| 1938 | Wide Open Faces | Betty Martin |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Vivian |
| 1938 | Fools for Scandal | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Elaine Burdette |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Dixie |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus Girl | Babette Latour |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able | Dot |
| 1937 | Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Marjorie Day |
| 1937 | The Singing Marine | Joan |
| 1937 | Public Wedding | Florence "Flip" Lane |
| 1937 | Slim | Stumpy's Girl |
| 1937 | Over the Goal | Co-ed |
| 1937 | Little Pioneer | Katie Snee |
| 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937 | Self |
| 1936 | Stage Struck | Bessie Funfnick (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Here Comes Carter | Nurse |
| 1936 | Freshman Love | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Sunday Round-Up | Butte Soule |
| 1936 | King of Burlesque | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Socialite (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Polo Joe | Girl at Polo Field (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Broadway Hostess | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Stolen Harmony | Chorine (uncredited) |
| 1935 | George White's 1935 Scandals | Chorine (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rumba | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| 1935 | All the King's Horses | Chorine on Train (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Harold Teen | Graduate (uncredited) |
| 1934 | College Rhythm | Chorine |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Gold Digger (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great | Game spectator (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Kid from Spain | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) |