Deceased

How Did Jane Darwell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asPatti WoodardGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/10/1879Born inPalmyra, Missouri, USADied13/08/1967Died inWoodland HillsCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ230159 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#8515 ↗

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.

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Filmography107 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1986	Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2Movie	(archive footage)	107
1964	Mary PoppinsMovie	Bird Woman	85
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Mrs. Leah Mulligan	84
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Mamie Carnation	83
1958	The Last HurrahMovie	Delia	79
1957	MaverickSeries	Mrs. Knowles	78
1957	The Greer CaseMovie	Annie Jackson	78
1956	There's Always TomorrowMovie	Mme Rogers	77
1956	Girls in PrisonMovie	Matron Jamieson	77
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	76
1955	Hit the DeckMovie	Jenny	76
1955	A Life at StakeMovie	Landlady	76
1954	Climax!Series	B. Cool	75
1954	LassieSeries	—	75
1954	Studio 57Series	—	75
1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries	—	75
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Irene Townsend	74
1953	The Sun Shines BrightMovie	Aurora Ratchitt	74
1953	The BigamistMovie	Mrs. Connelley	74
1953	Affair with a StrangerMovie	Ma Stanton	74
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Mama Mumby	73
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Minna	73
1952	We're Not Married!Movie	Mrs. Bush	73
1951	Journey Into LightMovie	Mack	72
1951	Excuse My DustMovie	Mrs. Belden	72
1951	The Lemon Drop KidMovie	'Nellie Thursday' Regan	72
1950	Wagon MasterMovie	Sister Ledyard	71
1950	CagedMovie	Isolation Matron	71
1950	Redwood Forest TrailMovie	Hattie Hickory	71
1949	Red CanyonMovie	Aunt Jane	70
1948	Studio OneSeries	Anna - Maid	69
1948	3 GodfathersMovie	Miss Florie	69
1946	The Dark HorseMovie	Aunt Hattie	67
1946	My Darling ClementineMovie	Kate Nelson	67
1945	I Live in Grosvenor SquareMovie	Mrs. Patterson	66
1944	Reckless AgeMovie	Mrs. Connors	65
1944	She's a SweetheartMovie	Mom	65
1943	Gildersleeve's Bad DayMovie	Aunt Emma Forrester	64
1943	The Ox-Bow IncidentMovie	Ma Grier	64
1943	Stage Door CanteenMovie	Jane Darwell	64
1943	Government GirlMovie	Miss Trask (uncredited)	64
1942	All Through the NightMovie	Mrs. Donahue	63
1942	The Battle of MidwayMovie	Narrator (voice)	63
1942	The Great GildersleeveMovie	Aunt Emma Forrester	63
1942	On the Sunny SideMovie	Annie	63
1942	The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeMovie	Mariah Clemm	63
1941	Small Town DebMovie	Katie	62
1941	All That Money Can BuyMovie	Ma Stone	62
1940	The Grapes of WrathMovie	Ma Joad	61
1940	Brigham YoungMovie	Eliza Kent	61
1939	Gone with the WindMovie	Mrs. Merriwether	60
1939	Jesse JamesMovie	Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother	60
1939	20,000 Men a YearMovie	Mrs. Allen	60
1939	The Rains CameMovie	Aunt Phoebe Smiley	60
1938	The Jury's SecretMovie	Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother	59
1938	Time Out for MurderMovie	Polly, Helen's supervisor	59
1938	Change of HeartMovie	Mrs. Thompson	59
1938	Little Miss BroadwayMovie	Miss Hutchins	59
1938	Five of a KindMovie	Nurse Waldron	59
1937	Slave ShipMovie	Mrs. Marlowe	58
1937	Wife, Doctor and NurseMovie	Mrs. Krueger	58
1937	Love Is NewsMovie	Mrs. Flaherty	58
1937	Dangerously YoursMovie	Aunt Cynthia Barton	58
1937	The Great Hospital MysteryMovie	Nurse Sarah Keats	58
1936	Craig's WifeMovie	Mrs. Harold	57
1936	Little Miss NobodyMovie	Eva Bradley	57
1936	Private NumberMovie	Mrs. Frisby	57
1936	Poor Little Rich GirlMovie	Woodward	57
1936	White FangMovie	Maud Mahoney	57
1936	Paddy O'DayMovie	Dora	57
1936	Star for a NightMovie	Mrs. Martha Lind	57
1936	Captain JanuaryMovie	Eliza Croft	57
1935	We're Only HumanMovie	Mrs. Walsh	56
1935	One More SpringMovie	Mary Sweeney	56
1935	The Gilded LilyMovie	Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)	56
1935	Life Begins at FortyMovie	Ida Harris	56
1935	McFadden´s FlatsMovie	Nora McFadden	56
1935	MetropolitanMovie	Grandma	56
1934	Once to Every WomanMovie	Mrs. Wood (uncredited)	55
1934	Embarrassing MomentsMovie	Mrs. Stuckelberger	55
1934	Gentlemen Are BornMovie	Landlady	55
1934	Most Precious Thing in LifeMovie	Mrs. O'Day	55
1934	Fashions of 1934Movie	Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)	55
1934	The White ParadeMovie	Sailor	55
1934	Bright EyesMovie	Mrs. Higgins	55
1934	David HarumMovie	Mrs. Woolsey (uncredited)	55
1934	Cross Country CruiseMovie	Mrs. O'Hara (Uncredited)	55
1934	Finishing SchoolMovie	Maude (uncredited)	55
1934	Journal of a CrimeMovie	Dinner Guest (uncredited)	55
1934	Tomorrow's YouthMovie	Mary O'Brien	55
1933	Child of ManhattanMovie	Mrs. McGonagle	54
1933	Jennie GerhardtMovie	Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)	54
1933	Roman ScandalsMovie	Roman Spa Proprietress (uncredited)	54
1933	Only YesterdayMovie	Mrs. Lane	54
1933	The Girl in 419Movie	Nurse Esmond	54
1933	The Past of Mary HolmesMovie	—	54
1933	BondageMovie	Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton	54
1933	Ann VickersMovie	Mrs. Gage (uncredited)	54
1933	Design for LivingMovie	Curtis' Housekeeper	54
1933	Murders in the ZooMovie	Banquet Guest (uncredited)	54
1932	Young AmericaMovie	School Teacher (Uncredited)	53
1932	Back StreetMovie	Mrs. Adolph Schmidt	53
1932	Hot SaturdayMovie	Mrs. Brock	53
1931	Huckleberry FinnMovie	Widow Douglas	52
1931	Ladies of the Big HouseMovie	Mrs. Turner	52
1920	The Restless SexMovie	Housekeeper (uncredited)	41
1914	The Rose of the RanchoMovie	Señora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother	35