Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

American actress (1879-1967)

Jane Darwell was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than 100 major movies spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best remembered for her poignant portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad family in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 73 films (1914–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1936 Poor little rich girl Irving Cummings 79 min 16mm B&W sound
1936 STAR FOR A NIGHT. Fox Film Corp 76 min B&W
1936 The Country doctor Henry King 95 min B&W
1935 METROPOLITAN. Fox Film Corp 79 min B&W
1934 MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 The Scarlet Empress Josef von Sternberg 1:04 B&W
1934 THE WHITE PARADE. Fox Film Corp 80 min B&W
1934 WAKE UP AND DREAM. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 Wonder bar. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1933 Design for living Ernst Lubitsch, Ben Hecht 88 min B&W
1933 EMERGENCY CALL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 KING FOR A NIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 ONLY YESTERDAY. Universal Pictures Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1933 THE GIRL IN 419. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1932 THE STRANGE CASE OF CLARA DEANE. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 Washington – Merry Go Round James Cruze B&W
1932 YOUNG AMERICA. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1931 HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1915 The goose girl. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. 625 16mm B&W sound
1915 THE REFORM CANDIDATE. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1914 READY MONEY. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W
1914 Rose of the Rancho Cecil B. DeMille B&W