Jane Darwell

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Jane Darwell was an American character actress best known for her Academy Award–winning performance as Ma Joad in the film adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf character actress
film actress
human
stage actress
television actress
appearedIn 3 Godfathers (1948 film)
Gone with the Wind (1939 film)
Huckleberry Finn (1931 film)
Jesse James (1939 film)
Mary Poppins (1964 film)
My Darling Clementine (1946 film)
The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941 film)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film)
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943 film)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941 film)
The Sun Shines Bright (1953 film)
Wagon Master (1950 film)
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
awardReceivedFor The Grapes of Wrath
birthName Patti Woodard
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1879-10-15
dateOfDeath 1967-08-13
educatedAt Chicago Conservatory of Music
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Woodard
genre Western film
drama film
givenName Patti
languageSpoken English
name Jane Darwell
notableRole Ma Joad
notableWork The Grapes of Wrath
occupation actor
film actor
stage actor
television actor
parent H. M. Woodard
placeOfBirth Palmyra, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
pseudonym Jane Darwell
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
roleInWork Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964 film)
sexOrGender female
spouse William A. Pitney NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1909–1964


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