Jo Van Fleet
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1915-12-29
Day of Death
1996-06-10 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Jo Van Fleet
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.
Acting
(1986)
Seize the Day
as Mrs. Einhorn
(1980)
Power
as Mother Vanda
(1976)
The Tenant
as Madame Dioz
(1973)
Satan's School for Girls
as Headmistress
(1972)
The Family Rico
as Mama Rico
(1971)
Paradise Lost
as Clara Gordon
(1971)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Big Momma
(1969)
80 Steps to Jonah
as Nonna
(1968)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
as Mother
(1967)
Cool Hand Luke
as Arletta
(1965)
Cinderella
as Stepmother
(1960)
Wild River
as Ella Garth
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Kate Fisher
(1957)
This Angry Age
as Mme. Dufresne
(1956)
The King and Four Queens
as Ma McDade
(1955)
East of Eden
as Kate Trask
(1955)
Heidi
as Aunt Dete
(1955)
I'll Cry Tomorrow
as Katie Roth
(1955)
The Rose Tattoo
as Bessie
(1953)
(1949)