Acting
Jane Wyman
Born January 5, 1917 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died September 10, 2007 · aged 90
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…
Known For
The Lost Weekend · 1945The Lost Weekend
★ 7.61945
MovieDrama
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Pollyanna · 1960Pollyanna
★ 7.01960
MovieComedyDrama
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Magic Town · 1947Magic Town
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyRomance
Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.
My Man Godfrey · 1936My Man Godfrey
★ 7.61936
MovieComedy
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
All That Heaven Allows · 1955All That Heaven Allows
★ 7.31955
MovieDramaRomance
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.
Stage Fright · 1950Stage Fright
★ 6.81950
MovieThriller
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Magnificent Obsession · 1954Magnificent Obsession
★ 6.81954
MovieDramaRomance
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
Gold Diggers of 1933 · 1933Gold Diggers of 1933
★ 7.21933
MovieComedyDrama
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
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Johnny Belinda · 1948Johnny Belinda
★ 6.91948
MovieDrama
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
Belinda McDonald
Amanda Fallon · 1973Amanda Fallon
★ 8.01973
MovieDramaTV Movie
A dedicated family doctor tries to help a pregnant teen-ager.
Dr. Amanda Fallon
Rumba · 1935Rumba
★ 6.51935
MovieDrama
A bored society girl sets her sights on a dancer in a Broadway show.
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