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Jane Wyman

Acting

Born January 5, 1917 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Died September 10, 2007

Also known as Sarah Jane Mayfield · Miss 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Wyman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Television Series Drama · 1984
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1952
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1949
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1949
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1955 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1952 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1949 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1947 · nominated

Filmography33 titles

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Elizabeth Quinn

The Lost Weekend

1945as Helen St. James

My Man Godfrey

1936as Socialite (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

All That Heaven Allows

1955as Cary Scott

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Clara Crowley Appleby

Hollywood Canteen

1944as Self

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Larceny, Inc

1942as Denny Costello

Pollyanna

1960as Aunt Polly

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Mystery Guest

Cheyenne

1947as Ann Kincaid

Miracle in the Rain

1956as Ruth Wood

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Lucy Gallant (archive footage)

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979as Granny Arrowroot

Stage Fright

1950as Eve Gill

Johnny Belinda

1948as Belinda McDonald

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Charlie's Angels

1976as Eleanor Willard

The Yearling

1946as Orry Baxter

My Three Sons

1960as Sylvia Cannon

Wagon Train

1957as Hannah Barber

Cain and Mabel

1936as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Love Boat

1977as Sister Patricia

King of Burlesque

1936as Dancer (uncredited)

Night and Day

1946as Gracie Harris

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Three Guys Named Mike

1951as Marcy Lewis

Falcon Crest

1981as Angela Channing

Bon Voyage!

1962as Katherine "Katie" Willard

Here Comes the Groom

1951as Emmadel Jones

A Kiss in the Dark

1949as Polly Haines

Flight Angels

1940as Nan Hudson