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Spring Byington (1886–1971)

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The possessor of one of Hollywood's gentlest faces and warmest voices, and about as sweet as Tupelo honey both on-and-off camera, character actress Spring Byington was seldom called upon to play callous or unsympathetic (she did once play a half-crazed housekeeper in Dragonwyck). Although playing the part of Mrs... See full bio »

Born:

in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Died:

(age 84) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1968 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Mother General
– To Fly or Not to Fly (1968) … Mother General
 
1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Mother
– Meet My Master's Mother (1967) … Mother
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
J. Pauline Spaghetti
– The Catwoman Goeth (1966) … J. Pauline Spaghetti
– The Sandman Cometh (1966) … J. Pauline Spaghetti
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Mother Caritas
– Going Home (1965) … Mother Caritas
– Fathers and Daughters (1965) … Mother Caritas
 
1965 Kentucky Jones (TV series)
Mrs. Jolly
– Feminine Intrusion (1965) … Mrs. Jolly
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Iris Fuchsia
– The Timothy Heist (1964) … Iris Fuchsia
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Louise
– This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) … Louise
 
1963 Mister Ed (TV series)
Miss Karen Dooley
– Oh, Those Hats! (1963) … Miss Karen Dooley
 
1961-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Daisy Cooper / Aunt Daisy Cooper / Daisy
– Trapped (1963) … Daisy Cooper
– Badge of Glory (1963) … Daisy Cooper
– The Marshals (1963) … Daisy Cooper
– The Stranger (1963) … Daisy Cooper
– The Last Battleground (1963) … Daisy Cooper
See all 58 episodes »
 
1961 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Spring Byington
– Dennis' Birthday (1961) … Spring Byington
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Alice Wagner
– The Man with Two Faces (1960) … Alice Wagner
 
1960 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Mollie Coburn
– The Matchmaker (1960) … Mollie Coburn
 
1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Melinda Gray
– The Sitter's Baby (1960) … Melinda Gray
 
1960 The Detectives (TV series)
Maudie
– Floating Face Down (1960) … Maudie
 
1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Suzie Robinson
 
1954-1959 December Bride (TV series)
Lily Ruskin
– Bald Baby (1959) … Lily Ruskin
– Lily the Example (1959) … Lily Ruskin
– Lily Helps Twilly (1959) … Lily Ruskin
– Lily Goes Fishing (1959) … Lily Ruskin
– Linda on TV (1959) … Lily Ruskin
See all 156 episodes »
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Miller
– The Moneymaker (1956) … Mrs. Miller
 
1956 Strange Stories (TV series)
– Bed and Board (1956)
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Cora Gibbs
– The Great Wide World (1956) … Cora Gibbs
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Aunt Cordelia
– Wonderful Day for a Wedding (1954) … Aunt Cordelia
 
1954 The Rocket Man
Justice Amelia Brown
 
1953 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Eloise Adams
– Wonderland (1953) … Eloise Adams
 
1952 Because You're Mine
Mrs. Edna Montville
 
1952 No Room for the Groom
Mama Kingshead
 
1951 Bannerline
Mrs. Loomis
 
1951 Angels in the Outfield
Sister Edwitha
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Charming Billy (1951)
 
1951 According to Mrs. Hoyle
Mrs. Hoyle
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. January
– The Happy Journey (1951)
– Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) … Mrs. January
 
1950 Walk Softly, Stranger
Mrs. Brentman
 
1950 Devil's Doorway
Mrs. Masters
 
1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Agnes Thorndyke
 
1950 Louisa
Louisa Norton
 
1950 Please Believe Me
Mrs. Milwright
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 The Big Wheel
Mary Coy
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime
Nellie Burke
 
1948 B.F.'s Daughter
Gladys Fulton
 
1947 It Had to Be You
Mrs. Martha Stafford
 
1947 Cynthia
Carrie Jannings
 
1947 Singapore
Mrs. Bellows
 
1947 Living in a Big Way
Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
 
1947 Little Mister Jim
Mrs. Starwell
 
1947 My Brother Talks to Horses
Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
 
1946 Faithful in My Fashion
Miss Mary Swanson
 
1946 Dragonwyck
Magda
 
1946 A Letter for Evie
Mrs. McPherson
 
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
Sylvia Kane Storm
 
1945 Captain Eddie
Mrs. Frost
 
1945 Thrill of a Romance
Nona Glenn
 
1945 Salty O'Rourke
Mrs. Brooks
 
1945 The Enchanted Cottage
Violet Price
 
1944 I'll Be Seeing You
Mrs. Marshall
 
1944 Reward Unlimited (short)
Peggy's Mother
 
1944 The Heavenly Body
Nancy Potter
 
1943 Heaven Can Wait
Bertha Van Cleve
 
1943 Presenting Lily Mars
Mrs. Mars
 
1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Cecilia Talbot
 
1942 The Affairs of Martha
Sophia Sommerfield
 
1942 Rings on Her Fingers
Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
 
1942 Roxie Hart
Mary Sunshine
 
1942 The Vanishing Virginian
Rosa Yancey
 
1941 When Ladies Meet
Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
 
1941 Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Carlotta Emerson
 
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
Elizabeth
 
1941 Meet John Doe
Mrs. Mitchell
 
1941 Arkansas Judge
Mary Shoemaker
 
1940 Lucky Partners
Aunt
 
1940 My Love Came Back
Mrs. Malette
 
1940 On Their Own
Mrs. John Jones
 
1940 Young as You Feel
Mrs. John Jones
 
1940 Laddie
Mrs. Stanton
 
1940 The Blue Bird
Mummy Tyl
 
1939 A Child Is Born
Mrs. West
 
1939 Too Busy to Work
Mrs. John Jones
 
1939 Quick Millions
Mrs. John Jones
 
1939 Chicken Wagon Family
Josephine Fippany
 
1939 The Jones Family in Hollywood
Mrs. John Jones
 
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Mrs. Hubbard
 
1939 Everybody's Baby
Mrs. John Jones
 
1938 Down on the Farm
Mrs. John Jones
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Penny Sycamore
 
1938 Safety in Numbers
Mrs. John Jones
 
1938 A Trip to Paris
Mrs. John Jones
 
1938 Jezebel
Mrs. Kendrick
 
1938 Love on a Budget
Mrs. Louise Jones
 
1938 Penrod and His Twin Brother
Mrs. Schofield
 
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
widow Douglas (uncredited)
 
1938 The Buccaneer
Dolly Madison
 
1937 The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble
Mrs. John Jones
 
1937 It's Love I'm After
Aunt Ella
 
1937 Hot Water
Mrs. John Jones
 
1937 Hotel Haywire
Mrs. Parkhouse
 
1937 The Road Back
Ernst's Mother
 
1937 Big Business
Mrs. John Jones
 
1937 A Family Affair
Mrs. Emily Hardy
 
1937 Penrod and Sam
Mrs. Schofield
 
1937 Green Light
Mrs. Dexter
 
1937 Clarence
Mrs. Wheeler
 
1937 Off to the Races
Mrs. John Jones
 
1936 Theodora Goes Wild
Rebecca Perry
 
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lady Octavia Warrenton
 
1936 The Girl on the Front Page
Mrs. Langford
 
1936 Dodsworth
Matey Pearson
 
1936 Stage Struck
Mrs. Randall
 
1936 Back to Nature
Mrs. Louise Jones
 
1936 Palm Springs
Aunt Letty
 
1936 Educating Father
Mrs. John Jones
 
1936 Every Saturday Night
Mrs. Evers
 
1936 The Voice of Bugle Ann
Ma Davis
 
1935 The Great Impersonation
Duchess Caroline
 
1935 Broadway Hostess
Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe
 
1935 Ah, Wilderness!
Essie
 
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
Mrs. Byam
 
1935 Way Down East
Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
 
1935 Orchids to You
Alice Draper
 
1935 Love Me Forever
Clara Fields
 
1935 Werewolf of London
Miss Ettie Coombes
 
1933 Little Women
Marmee
 
1930 Papa's Slay Ride (short)
Mama
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1949 In the Good Old Summertime (performer: "In the Good Old Summertime")
 
1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley ("Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64" 1888 - uncredited)
 
1942 The Vanishing Virginian (performer: "In the Evening by the Moonlight" - uncredited, "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" 1902 - uncredited)
 
1933 Little Women (performer: "Abide with Me" 1861 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1959 Sleeping Beauty (live action model: Fairy - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.82 (1969) … Herself
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Herself
– The Desilu Revue (1959) … Herself
 
1957 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 27 October 1957 (1957) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1956 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.12 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 The Vic Damone Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 July 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.27 (1956) … Herself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (documentary)
Actress
 
2004 Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (video documentary short)
Mrs. Emily Hardy
 
2004 In the Good Old Summertime Intro (video documentary short)
Nellie Burke
 
1997 Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

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(1927) Stage: Appeared in "Skin Deep" on Broadway. Coemdy. See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

TV keeps me young because it keeps me busy, keeps my mind alert, my senses sharp and my interests up. See more »

Trivia:

She performed in reference footage for Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra