Janet Beecher

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Né·e le 20/10/1884 à Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Janet Beecher (October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress. Beecher was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s. Her Broadway debut came in The Education of Mr. Pipp (1905). Her final Broadway play was The Late George Apley (1944). Between 1915 and 1943, she appeared in about fifty motion pictures. She remains perhaps best-remembered as a character actress during Hollywood's golden age, often seen in roles as "firm but compassionate matriarchs". She was known for her roles as Ginger Rogers' mother in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Tyrone Power's mother in the adventure film The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Henry Fonda's mother in Preston Sturges' screwball comedy The Lady Eve (1941). She retired from film business in 1943, but managed to play a role in the television…

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  1. Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour 1943 · Eloise Lowry
  2. A Letter From Bataan 1942 · Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
  3. A Tragedy at Midnight 1942 · Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
  4. Hi, Neighbor 1942 · Hattie Greenfield
  5. La Reine de l'argent 1942 · Mrs. Laura Forsythe
  6. Les Naufrageurs des mers du sud 1942 · Mrs. Mottram
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  7. Men of Texas 1942 · Mrs. Sam Houston
  8. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1942 · Mrs. Olcott
  9. A Very Young Lady 1941 · Miss Steele
  10. For Beauty's Sake 1941 · Miss Merton
  11. The Man Who Lost Himself 1941 · Mrs. Milford
  12. The Parson of Panamint 1941 · Mrs. Tweedy
  13. Un cœur pris au piège 1941 · Janet Pike
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  14. West Point Widow 1941 · Mrs. Graves
  15. Chante mon amour 1940 · Lady Daventry
  16. L'Étrangère 1940 · Miss Haines
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  17. Le signe de Zorro 1940 · Senora Isabella Vega
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  18. The Gay Caballero 1940 · Kate Brewster
  19. Career 1939 · Amy Cruthers
  20. I Was a Convict 1939 · Mrs. Martha Harrison
  21. La Grande Farandole 1939 · Mrs. Foote
  22. Land of Liberty 1939 · (archive footage)
  23. Laugh It Off 1939 · Mary Carter
  24. Man of Conquest 1939 · Mrs. Sarah Lea
  25. Slightly Honorable 1939 · Mrs. Cushing
  26. Judge Hardy's Children 1938 · Miss Budge
  27. Say It in French 1938 · Mrs. Laura Carrington
  28. Woman Against Woman 1938 · Mrs. Holland
  29. Yellow Jack 1938 · Miss Macdade
  30. Beg, Borrow or Steal 1937 · Mrs. Agatha Steward
  31. Between Two Women 1937 · Miss Pringle
  32. Give Till It Hurts 1937 · Cathy Gaffney
  33. La Grande Ville 1937 · Sophie Sloane
  34. My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937 · Mrs. Sinclair
  35. Rosalie 1937 · Miss Baker
  36. The Good Old Soak 1937 · Matilda Hawley
  37. The Thirteenth Chair 1937 · Lady Alicia Crosby
  38. Ce que femme veut ? 1936 · Mrs. Colby
  39. I'd Give My Life 1936 · Stella Bancroft
  40. The Longest Night 1936 · Mrs. Briggs
  41. L'Ange des ténèbres 1935 · Mrs. Shannon
  42. Let's Live Tonight 1935 · Mrs. Routledge
  43. So Red the Rose 1935 · Sally Bedford
  44. Village Tale 1935 · Amy Somerville
  45. The Last Gentleman 1934 · Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
  46. The Mighty Barnum 1934 · Nancy Barnum
  47. The President Vanishes 1934 · Mrs. Craig
  48. Gallant Lady 1933 · Maria Sherwood
  49. Fine Feathers 1915