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Jane Wyman

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Character Actress | * 01/05/1917 († 90, 09/10/2007) | St. Joseph, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
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Jane Wyman ( WY-mən; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American actress. She received an Academy Award (1948), four Golden Globe Awards (1948, 1950, 1951 and 1983) and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards (1957 and 1959). Jane Wyman's motion picture career began at age 17 at Paramount Pictures dancing in the chorus for Dance Director LeRoy Prinz in 1934. She signed her first studio contract with Warner Bros. in 1936 at 19. A popular contract player, she quickly progressed from uncredited bit parts to "B" movies and second leads in her first 8 years at the studio. After this extended apprenticeship she emerged as a dramatic actress and leading lady in 1945 after being cast in The Lost Weekend. More starring vehicles followed including The Yearling (1946), Stage Fright (1950), So Big (1953), Magnificent Obsession (1954), and ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and ...

The Lost Weekend

NR

1945 | 3.8/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse. ...

The Blue Veil

NR

1951 | 3.3/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children ...

All That Heaven Allows

NR

1955 | 3.7/5 | 1h 29min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series re ...

Falcon Crest

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1981 | 2.8/5 | 1h per episode
Soap / Telenovela, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Jane Wyman

Academy Award for Best Actress Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 4x Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Jane Wyman as Actress(102)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Cary Scott (archive footage)2007 When Fear Eats the Soul
as herself2004 Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
as herself1995 Inside the Dream Factory
as Granny Arrowroot1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Dr. Amanda Fallon1973 Amanda Fallon
as Mary Bloomquist1971 The Failing of Raymond
as Elaine Benson1969 How to Commit Marriage
as herself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as Katherine "Katie" Willard1962 Bon Voyage!
as Aunt Polly1960 Pollyanna
as Mrs. Mary Dean1959 Holiday for Lovers
as Ruth Wood1956 Miracle in the Rain
as Cary Scott1955 All That Heaven Allows
as Lucy Gallant1955 Lucy Gallant
as Helen Phillips1954 Magnificent Obsession
as Selina DeJong1953 So Big
as herself1953 Three Lives
as Constance 'Connie' Stuart1953 Let's Do It Again
as Carolina Hill1952 Just for You
as Betty Rogers1952 The Story of Will Rogers
as Marcy Lewis1951 Three Guys Named Mike
as Emmadel Jones1951 Here Comes the Groom
as herself1951 Starlift
as Louise Mason1951 The Blue Veil
1951 The Screen Director
as Laura Wingfield1950 The Glass Menagerie
as Eve Gill1950 Stage Fright
as Jane Wyman (uncredited)1949 It's a Great Feeling
as Polly Haines1949 A Kiss in the Dark
as Jennifer Smith1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor
as Belinda McDonald1948 Johnny Belinda
as Ann Kincaid1947 Cheyenne
as herself1947 Blow-Ups of 1947
as Mary Peterman1947 Magic Town
as Orry Baxter1946 The Yearling
as Gracie Harris1946 Night and Day
as (archive footage)1946 Movieland Magic
as Frankie Connors1946 One More Tomorrow
as Helen St. James1945 The Lost Weekend
as Vivian Marsden Halstead1944 The Doughgirls
as Susan Courtney1944 Make Your Own Bed
as herself1944 Hollywood Canteen
as Robbie Vance1944 Crime by Night
as Jean Campbell1943 Princess O'Rourke
as Denny Costello1942 Larceny, Inc.
as Flo La Verne1942 Footlight Serenade
as Connie1942 My Favorite Spy
as herself1942 Breakdowns of 1942
as Joan Shotesbury1941 The Body Disappears
as Mary Hathaway1941 Bad Men of Missouri
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941 Breakdowns of 1941
as Elizabeth Clochessy1941 Honeymoon for Three
as Bliss Dobson1941 You're in the Army Now
as Nan Hudson1940 Flight Angels
as Marge Allen1940 An Angel from Texas
as Laurie Ogden1940 Gambling on the High Seas
as Joy O'Keefe1940 My Love Came Back
as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)1940 Alice in Movieland
as Claire Terry1940 Brother Rat and a Baby
as Peggy Armstrong1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Judy Craig1939 Kid Nightingale
as Alabama1939 Tail Spin
as Torchy Blane1939 Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Marian Bronson1939 The Kid from Kokomo
as Myrna Winslow1939 Private Detective
as Claire Adams1938 Brother Rat
as Violet Coney1938 He Couldn't Say No
as Party Guest (uncredited)1938 Fools for Scandal
as Vivian1938 The Crowd Roars
as Betty Martin1938 Wide Open Faces
as Elaine Burdette1938 The Spy Ring
as Dixie1937 Smart Blonde
as Joan1937 The Singing Marine
as Florence "Flip" Lane1937 Public Wedding
as Stumpy's Girl1937 Slim
as Babette Latour1937 The King and the Chorus Girl
as Katie Snee1937 Little Pioneer
as Marjorie Day1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Dot1937 Ready, Willing and Able
as herself1937 Breakdowns of 1937
as Co-ed1937 Over the Goal
as Co-Ed (uncredited)1936 Freshman Love
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)1936 Gold Diggers of 1937
as Girl at Polo Field (uncredited)1936 Polo Joe
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)1936 Cain and Mabel
as Socialite (uncredited)1936 My Man Godfrey
as Dancer (uncredited)1936 King of Burlesque
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)1936 Anything Goes
as Bessie Funfnick (uncredited)1936 Stage Struck
as Butte Soule1936 The Sunday Round-Up
as Nurse1936 Here Comes Carter
as Chorine (uncredited)1935 Stolen Harmony
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)1935 Rumba
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)1935 Broadway Hostess
as Chorine (uncredited)1935 George White's 1935 Scandals
as Chorine on Train (uncredited)1935 All the King's Horses
as Chorine (uncredited)1934 College Rhythm
as Graduate (uncredited)1934 Harold Teen
as Gold Digger (uncredited)1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
as Game spectator (uncredited)1933 Elmer, the Great
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)1932 The Kid from Spain

TV Shows/Series with Jane Wyman as Actress(26)

1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Angela Channing1981 Falcon Crest
as Sister Patricia1977 The Love Boat
as Eleanor Willard1976 Charlie's Angels
as herself1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1972 The Sixth Sense
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 The Jim Nabors Hour
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1961 The Investigators
as Self - Co-Host1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1960 My Three Sons
1960 Here's Hollywood
1960 Checkmate
1960 Insight
1959 The Bell Telephone Hour
as herself1957 The Lux Show
as Hannah Barber1957 Wagon Train
1956 The Perry Como Show
as Host1955 The Jane Wyman Show
as herself1955 Hollywood Preview
as Dr. Amelia Morrow1953 GE Theater
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Aunt Polly (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

TV Shows/Series with Jane Wyman as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1955 The Jane Wyman Show

Additional Information

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Full Name: Sarah Jane Wyman
Born: Friday, 01/05 1917 (January) in St. Joseph, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 09/10 2007 (September) in Palm Springs (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Employer: Warner Bros.
Spouses (current/former): Ernest Wyman, Myron Futterman, Ronald Reagan, Fred Karger
Children: Maureen Reagan, Michael Reagan, Christine Reagan
Father: Manning Jeffries Mayfield
Mother: Gladys Hope Christian
Other names for Jane Wyman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sarah Jane Mayfield"
"Miss Jane Wyman"
Jane Wyman frequently works together with these people:
Milo Anderson (16x, Crew)
Jack Mower (15x, Actor)
Perc Westmore (15x, Crew)
Red Buttons (14x, Actor)
Vincent Price (13x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (13x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (13x, Actress)
Wayne Morris (13x, Actor)
Jack L. Warner (12x, Crew)
Hal B. Wallis (11x, Crew)
Leo White (11x, Actor)
Jack Wise (11x, Actor)
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