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Jane Wyman (1917–2007)


Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). When she was only eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father prematurely. After graduating high school she attempted, with the help of her mother... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (111 titles)
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series)
Elizabeth Quinn
The Visitor (1993) … Elizabeth Quinn
 
1981-1990 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Angela Channing
Home Again (1990) … Angela Channing
Danny's Song (1990) … Angela Channing
The Return (1990) … Angela Channing
Crimes of the Past (1990) … Angela Channing (credit only)
Dark Streets (1990) … Angela Channing (credit only)
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Eleanor Willard
To See an Angel Die (1980) … Eleanor Willard
 
1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Sister Patricia
 
1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV movie)
Granny Arrowroot (as Miss Jane Wyman)
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Sophia Ryder
The Desertion of Keith Ryder (1974) … Sophia Ryder
 
1973 Amanda Fallon (TV movie)
Dr. Amanda Fallon
 
1972-1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Amanda Fallon
And Other Springs I May Not See (1973) … Dr. Amanda Fallon
Discovery at Fourteen (1972) … Dr. Amanda Fallon
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
Ruth Ames
If I Should Die Before I Wake (1972) … Ruth Ames
 
1971 The Failing of Raymond (TV movie)
Mary Bloomquist
 
1970 My Three Sons (TV series)
Sylvia Cannon
Who Is Sylvia? (1970) … Sylvia Cannon
 
1969 How to Commit Marriage
Elaine Benson
 
1968 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Clara Appleby
Episode #18.9 (1968) … Clara Appleby
 
1964-1967 Insight (TV series)
Auschwitz Victim / Marie
Why Does God Allow Men to Suffer? (1967) … Auschwitz Victim
The Hermit (1964) … Marie
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Addie Joslin
When Hell Froze (1966) … Addie Joslin
 
1958-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Dr. Carol Ames Willoughby / Hannah
The Wagon Train Mutiny (1962) … Hannah
The Doctor Willoughby Story (1958) … Dr. Carol Ames Willoughby
 
1962 Bon Voyage!
Katie Willard
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Elaine
Death Leaves a Tip (1961) … Elaine
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Joan Talmadge
Lady on the Brink (1960) … Joan Talmadge
 
1960 Pollyanna
Aunt Polly
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Kate
Dr. Kate (1960) … Dr. Kate
 
1959 Holiday for Lovers
Mrs. Mary Dean
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Selena Shelby
A Deadly Guest (1959) … Selena Shelby
 
1955-1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Cleary Penryn / Amelia / Ann Baker / …
Swindler's Inn (1958) … Cleary Pendrun
My Sister Susan (1958) … Carol/Susan
A Widow's Kiss (1958) … Marge
Death Rides the 12:15 (1957) … Amelia
The Animal Instinct (1957) … Fran
 
1957 Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Host
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain
Ruth Wood
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dr. Amelia Morrow
Amelia (1955) … Dr. Amelia Morrow
 
1953 Let's Do It Again
Constance 'Connie' Stuart
 
1953 Three Lives (short)
Commentator
 
1952 Just for You
Carolina Hill
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Betty Rogers nee Blake
 
1951 Starlift
Jane Wyman
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
Emmadel Jones
 
1951 Three Guys Named Mike
Marcy Lewis
 
1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor
Jennifer Smith
 
1949 It's a Great Feeling
Jane Wyman (uncredited)
 
1949 A Kiss in the Dark
Polly Haines
 
1947 Magic Town
Mary Peterman
 
1947 Cheyenne
Ann Kincaid
 
1946 Night and Day
Gracie Harris
 
1946 One More Tomorrow
Frankie Connors
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Jane Wyman
 
1944 Crime by Night
Robbie Vance
 
1944 The Doughgirls
Vivian Marsden Halstead
 
1944 Make Your Own Bed
Susan Courtney
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Jean Campbell
 
1942 Footlight Serenade
Flo La Verne
 
1942 My Favorite Spy
Connie
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Denny Costello
 
1941 You're in the Army Now
Bliss Dobson
 
1941 The Body Disappears
Joan Shotesbury
 
1941 Bad Men of Missouri
Mary Hathaway
 
1941 Honeymoon for Three
Elizabeth Clochessy
 
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Peggy Armstrong
 
1940 My Love Came Back
Joy O'Keefe
 
1940 Gambling on the High Seas
Laurie Ogden
 
1940 Flight Angels
Nan Hudson
 
1940 An Angel from Texas
Marge Allen
 
1940 Alice in Movieland (short)
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
 
1939 Private Detective
Myrna Winslow
 
1939 Kid Nightingale
Judy Craig
 
1939 The Kid from Kokomo
Marian Bronson
 
1939 Tail Spin
Alabama
 
1938 The Crowd Roars
Vivian
 
1938 Wide Open Faces
Betty Martin
 
1938 Fools for Scandal
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1938 He Couldn't Say No
Violet Coney
 
1938 The Spy Ring
Elaine Burdette
 
1937 Over the Goal
Co-ed (uncredited)
 
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Marjorie Day
 
1937 Public Wedding
Flip Lane
 
1937 The Singing Marine
Joan
 
1937 Little Pioneer (short)
Katie Snee
 
1937 Slim
Stumpy's Girl
 
1937 The King and the Chorus Girl
Babette Latour
 
1937 Smart Blonde
Dixie - Hatcheck Girl
 
1936 Gold Diggers of 1937
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 Polo Joe
Girl at Polo Field (uncredited)
 
1936 The Sunday Round-Up (short)
Butte Soule
 
1936 Here Comes Carter
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1936 Cain and Mabel
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 Stage Struck
Bessie Funfnick (uncredited)
 
1936 My Man Godfrey
Socialite (uncredited)
 
1936 Bengal Tiger
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 Anything Goes
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 Freshman Love
Co-Ed (uncredited)
 
1936 King of Burlesque
Dancer (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)
 
1934 College Rhythm
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1934 Harold Teen
Graduate (uncredited)
 
1934 All the King's Horses
Chorine on Train (uncredited)
 
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Digger (uncredited)
 
1933 Elmer, the Great
Game Spectator (uncredited)
 
1932 The Kid from Spain
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (18 titles)
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary) (performer: "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening")
 
1969 How to Commit Marriage (performer: "Dream")
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Academy Award Songs (1960) (performer: "Swinging on a Star" - uncredited)
 
1958 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Episode dated 24 May 1958 (1958) (performer: "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" - uncredited, "Zing a Little Zong" - uncredited, "Sing Something Romantic" - uncredited)
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain (performer: "I'll Always Believe in You")
 
1952 Just for You (performer: "Checkin' My Heart", "He's Just Crazy for Me", "The Maiden of Guadalupe", "Zing a Little Zong")
 
1951 Starlift (performer: "I May Be Wrong, But I Think You're Wonderful" - uncredited)
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom (performer: "IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING")
 
1947 Magic Town (performer: "MY BOOK OF MEMORY")
 
1946 Night and Day (performer: "I'm in Love Again" 1924 - uncredited, "Let's Do It" 1928 - uncredited, "You Do Something to Me" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1946 Movieland Magic (short) (performer: "The Soubrette on the Police Gazette" - uncredited)
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen (performer: "What Are You Doin' the Rest of Your Life" 1944)
 
1944 The Doughgirls (performer: "Jeepers Creepers" - uncredited)
 
1941 You're in the Army Now (performer: "I'm Glad My Number Was Called" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1939 Kid Nightingale (performer: "Hark, Hark, the Meadowlark" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1937 Public Wedding (performer: " I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land" 1860 - uncredited)
 
1937 Little Pioneer (short) (performer: "My Little One" - uncredited)
 
1936 The Sunday Round-Up (short) (performer: "The Soubrette on the Police Gazette" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1990 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Home Again (1990) (monologue writer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
The Way Home (1957) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (51 titles)
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2008 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2004 Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Inside the Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1989 5th Annual Soap Opera Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1988 4th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Herself
 
1985 The 2nd TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 March of Dimes Telethon (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a TV-Series Drama
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Drama Special
 
1983 The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV-Series Drama
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1978 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 14 March 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Gen. Omar Bradley (1971) … Herself
 
1964-1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode dated 7 August 1971 (1971) … Herself
Episode dated 21 November 1968 (1968) … Herself
Episode dated 22 September 1964 (1964) … Herself - Guest
 
1971 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 April 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1969-1970 The Jim Nabors Hour (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.15 (1970) … Herself
Episode #1.11 (1969) … Herself
 
1970 Insight (TV series)
Herself
Prince of Apple Towns (1970) … Herself
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.57 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 April 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.133 (1969) … Herself
Episode #3.87 (1969) … Herself
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.21 (1967) … Herself
 
1964 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Hostess
The Younger Generation (1964) … Herself - Hostess
 
1963 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 October 1963 (1963) … Herself
Episode #1.16 (1963) … Herself
 
1963 The Christophers (TV series)
Herself
The World Needs You (1963) … Herself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 30 November 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1961 The National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961 The Annual National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1960 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 29 May 1960 (1960) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1960 Academy Award Songs (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Herself - Host
Academy Award Songs (1960) … Herself - Host
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
 
1959 America Pauses for Springtime (TV movie)
Herself
 
1958 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 December 1958 (1958) … Herself
Episode dated 24 May 1958 (1958) … Herself
 
1955-1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Hostess
Hide and Seek (1958) … Herself - Hostess
The Last Test (1958) … Herself - Hostess
Man of Taste (1958) … Herself - Hostess
The Bravado Touch (1958) … Herself - Hostess
The Doctor Was a Lady (1958) … Herself - Hostess
 
1957 The Lux Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.1 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.1 (1957) … Herself
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
 
1955 Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (documentary short)
Herself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards (documentary short)
Herself
 
1951 The Screen Director (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1942 Shoot Yourself Some Golf (short)
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself, Tennis Fan
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (20 titles)
2011 Reagan (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Shooting the Hollywood Stars (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (documentary)
Helen Phillips (uncredited)
 
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2007 Quand la peur dévore l'âme (short)
Cary Scott
 
2006 Las 50 imágenes de nuestra vida (TV movie)
Angela Channing
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2005 50 y más (TV movie)
Angela Channing
 
2005 How William Shatner Changed the World (TV documentary)
Amanda
 
2002 The Making of 'Far from Heaven' (TV documentary short)
Cary Scott in "All That Heaven Allows" (uncredited)
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Rock Hudson's Home Movies (documentary)
Helen Phillips (archive footage: Magnificent Obsession [1954])
 
1963-1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
 
1946 Movieland Magic (short)
 
1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(12/15/47) Radio: Appeared in a "Lux Radio Theater" production of "Magic Town" See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | 47 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Family Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miss Jane Wyman

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

It was all Donald O'Connor's idea. He suggested that I join his nightclub act when he plays at Harrah's at Lake Tahoe this month. I couldn't think of a good reason why I shouldn't. See more »

Trivia:

Her Best Actress Oscar for Johnny Belinda makes her the only wife of a future U.S. President (Ronald Reagan) ever to win such an award. See more »

Trademark:

Played roles that were either physically challenged or disabled. See more »

Nickname:

Minnie Mouse See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn