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Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Birthday: 1917-01-05 | Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

as    Self (archive footage)

1981
Falcon Crest

as    Angela Channing

1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

as    Granny Arrowroot

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

1955
All That Heaven Allows

as    Cary Scott

1955
Lucy Gallant

as    Lucy Gallant

1954
Magnificent Obsession

as    Helen Phillips

1953
Let's Do It Again

as    Constance 'Connie' Stuart

1953
So Big

as    Selina De Jong

1951
Here Comes the Groom

as    Emmadel Jones

1951
Three Guys Named Mike

as    Marcy Lewis

1950
Stage Fright

as    Eve Gill

1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor

as    Jennifer Smith

1948
Johnny Belinda

as    Belinda McDonald

1947
Cheyenne

as    Ann Kincaid

1947
Magic Town

as    Mary Peterman

1946
Night and Day

as    Gracie Harris

1946
The Yearling

as    Orry Baxter

1945
The Lost Weekend

as    Helen St. James

1944
Crime by Night

as    Robbie Vance

1944
Make Your Own Bed

as    Susan Courtney

1944
The Doughgirls

as    Vivian Marsden Halstead

1943
Princess O'Rourke

as    Jean Campbell

1942
My Favorite Spy

as    Connie

1942
Larceny, Inc.

as    Denny Costello

1941
Bad Men of Missouri

as    Mary Hathaway