Jane Wyman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-01-05
Day of Death
2007-09-10 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Jane Wyman
Biography
Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in the television series Falcon Crest.
Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1948, before Reagan ran for public office. She is the only person to have won an Oscar and married a future President of the United States.
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Known For
Acting
(2019)
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Cary Scott (archive footage)
(2004)
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
as Self
(1995)
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
(1987)
(1979)
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Granny Arrowroot
(1973)
Amanda Fallon
as Dr. Amanda Fallon
(1971)
The Failing of Raymond
as Mary Bloomquist
(1969)
How to Commit Marriage
as Elaine Benson
(1962)
Bon Voyage!
as Katherine "Katie" Willard
(1960)
Pollyanna
as Aunt Polly
(1959)
Holiday for Lovers
as Mrs. Mary Dean
(1956)
Miracle in the Rain
as Ruth Wood
(1955)
All That Heaven Allows
as Cary Scott
(1955)
Lucy Gallant
as Lucy Gallant
(1954)
Magnificent Obsession
as Helen Phillips
(1953)
So Big
as Selina De Jong
(1953)
Let's Do It Again
as Constance Stuart
(1953)
Three Lives
as Self
(1952)
Just for You
as Carolina Hill
(1952)
The Story of Will Rogers
as Betty Rogers
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as Emmadel Jones
(1951)
The Screen Director
as Self (uncredited)
(1951)
The Blue Veil
as Louise Mason
(1951)
Three Guys Named Mike
as Marcy Lewis
(1951)
Starlift
as Jane Wyman
(1950)
Stage Fright
as Eve Gill
(1950)
The Glass Menagerie
as Laura Wingfield
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as Jane Wyman (uncredited)
(1949)
A Kiss in the Dark
as Polly Haines
(1949)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
as Jennifer Smith
(1949)
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Belinda McDonald
(1947)
Magic Town
as Mary Peterman
(1947)
Cheyenne
as Ann Kincaid
(1947)
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
(1946)
Night and Day
as Gracie Harris
(1946)
The Yearling
as Orry Baxter
(1946)
One More Tomorrow
as Frankie Connors
(1946)
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
(1945)
The Lost Weekend
as Helen St. James
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1944)
Make Your Own Bed
as Susan Courtney
(1944)
Crime by Night
as Robbie Vance
(1944)
The Doughgirls
as Vivian Marsden Halstead
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Jean Campbell
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Denny Costello
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Connie
(1942)
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1942)
Footlight Serenade
as Flo La Verne
(1942)
Shoot Yourself Some Golf
as Herself
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mary Hathaway
(1941)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1941)
Honeymoon for Three
as Elizabeth Clochessy
(1941)
You're in the Army Now
as Bliss Dobson
(1941)
The Body Disappears
as Joan Shotesbury
(1940)
Flight Angels
as Nan Hudson
(1940)
My Love Came Back
as Joy O'Keefe
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Claire Terry
(1940)
Alice in Movieland
as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as Marge Allen
(1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Peggy Armstrong
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
as Laurie Ogden
(1939)
Private Detective
as Myrna Winslow
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Alabama
(1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Torchy Blane
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Marian Bronson
(1939)
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
(1939)
Kid Nightingale
as Judy Craig
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Vivian
(1938)
Brother Rat
as Claire Adams
(1938)
He Couldn't Say No
as Violet Coney
(1938)
The Spy Ring
as Elaine Burdette
(1938)
Wide Open Faces
as Betty Martin
(1938)
Fools for Scandal
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1937)
Ready, Willing and Able
as Dot
(1937)
Slim
as Stumpy's Girl
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Marjorie Day
(1937)
The Singing Marine
as Joan
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Dixie
(1937)
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
(1937)
Over the Goal
as Co-ed
(1937)
The King and the Chorus Girl
as Babette Latour
(1937)
Public Wedding
as Florence "Flip" Lane
(1937)
Little Pioneer
as Katie Snee
(1936)
My Man Godfrey
as Socialite (uncredited)
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1936)
Anything Goes
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1936)
King of Burlesque
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1936)
Cain and Mabel
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1936)
Freshman Love
as Co-Ed (uncredited)
(1936)
The Sunday Round-Up
as Butte Soule
(1936)
Here Comes Carter
as Nurse
(1936)
Stage Struck
as Bessie Funfnick (uncredited)
(1936)
Polo Joe
as Girl at Polo Field (uncredited)
(1935)
Broadway Hostess
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1935)
Rumba
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1935)
All the King's Horses
as Chorine on Train (uncredited)
(1935)
Stolen Harmony
as Chorine (uncredited)
(1935)
George White's 1935 Scandals
as Chorine (uncredited)
(1934)
Harold Teen
as Graduate (uncredited)
(1934)
College Rhythm
as Chorine
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Gold Digger (uncredited)
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Game spectator (uncredited)
(1932)
The Kid from Spain
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)