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Janet Beecher (1884–1955)

Actress

Janet Beecher, daughter of the German vice-consul in Chicago, studied acting at the Art Students League in New York. For almost three decades she made a name for herself as a leading actress in plays on the Broadway stage, beginning with a bit part in 'The Two Orphans' in 1903. Her hits included 'The Lottery Man' (1909-10)... See full bio »

Born:

Janet Meysenburg
in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Washington, Connecticut, USA
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1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Kate Walburn
– Garneau '83 (1952) … Kate Walburn
 
1943 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Mrs. Lowry (uncredited)
 
1942 Silver Queen
Mrs. Laura Forsythe
 
1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Olcott
 
1942 Paramount Victory Short No. T2-1: A Letter from Bataan (short)
Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
 
1942 Hi, Neighbor
Hattie Greenfield
 
1942 Men of Texas
Mrs.Sam Houston
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Mrs. Lizabeth Mottram
 
1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
 
1941 The Parson of Panamint
Mrs. Tweedy
 
1941 A Very Young Lady
Miss Steele
 
1941 West Point Widow
Mrs. Graves
 
1941 For Beauty's Sake
Miss Merton
 
1941 Men of Boys Town
Spokeswoman (scenes deleted)
 
1941 The Man Who Lost Himself
Mrs. Milford
 
1941 The Lady Eve
Mrs. Pike
 
1940 Bitter Sweet
Lady Daventry
 
1940 The Mark of Zorro
Senora Isabella Vega
 
1940 The Gay Caballero
Kate Brewster
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Miss Haines
 
1939 Slightly Honorable
Mrs. Cushing
 
1939 Laugh It Off
Mary Carter
 
1939 Career
Mrs. Amy Cruthers
 
1939 Man of Conquest
Mrs. Sarah Lea
 
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Mrs. Foote
 
1939 I Was a Convict
Mrs. Martha Harrison
 
1938 Say It in French
Mrs. Carrington
 
1938 Woman Against Woman
Mrs. Holland
 
1938 Yellow Jack
Miss Macdade
 
1938 Judge Hardy's Children
Miss Budge, Suzanne's Tutor
 
1937 Rosalie
Miss Baker
 
1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal
Mrs. Agatha Steward
 
1937 Give Till It Hurts (short)
Cathy Gaffney
 
1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich
Mrs. Sinclair
 
1937 Big City
Sophie Sloane
 
1937 Between Two Women
Miss Pringle
 
1937 The Thirteenth Chair
Lady Crosby
 
1937 The Good Old Soak
Matilda Hawley
 
1936 The Longest Night
Mrs. Briggs, Carl's Mother
 
1936 I'd Give My Life
Stella Bancroft
 
1936 Love Before Breakfast
Mrs. Colby
 
1935 The Dark Angel
Mrs. Shannon
 
1935 Village Tale
Amy Somerville
 
1935 So Red the Rose
Sally Bedford
 
1935 Let's Live Tonight
Mrs. Routledge
 
1934 The Mighty Barnum
Nancy Barnum
 
1934 The President Vanishes
Mrs. Craig
 
1934 The Last Gentleman
Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
 
1933 Gallant Lady
Maria Sherwood
 
1915/I Fine Feathers
Jane Reynolds
 
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1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

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(1905- 1945). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »
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Trivia:

Sister of actress Olive Wyndham. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra