Portrait of Jane Darwell

Acting

Jane Darwell

Career

Active from 1914 to 1986, with a break from 1958 to 1985, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jane Darwell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Intriguing Mystery 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

183
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (1986)

as (archive footage)

1960s

3 titles Β· average score 69
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Bird Woman

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Mrs. Leah Mulligan

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Mamie Carnation

1950s

36 titles Β· average score 63
Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Mrs. Knowles

There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mme Rogers

Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison (1956)
GoodWatch score 49

as Matron Jamieson

A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Landlady

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show Β· as B. Cool / Mrs. Koestler

The Bigamist
The Bigamist (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Connelley

Affair with a Stranger
Affair with a Stranger (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ma Stanton

It Happens Every Thursday
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Spatch

The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan

Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Belden

Wagon Master
Wagon Master (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sister Ledyard

1940s

39 titles Β· average score 67
3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers (1948)
GoodWatch score 78

as Miss Florie

The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion (1947)

as Aggie Curtis

She's a Sweetheart
She's a Sweetheart (1944)

as Mom

Tender Comrade
Tender Comrade (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Henderson

The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ma Grier

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Aunt Emma Forrester

The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Narrator (voice)

On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Annie

Highways by Night
Highways by Night (1942)

as Grandma Fogarty

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ma Stone

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Ma Joad

Brigham Young
Brigham Young (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Eliza Kent

1930s

93 titles Β· average score 65
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mrs. Merriwether

The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret (1938)

as Mrs. Sheldon, Bill's Mother

Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aunt Cynthia Barton

The Great Hospital Mystery
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)

as Nurse Sarah Keats

The Singing Marine
The Singing Marine (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ma Marine

Star for a Night
Star for a Night (1936)

as Mrs. Martha Lind

One More Spring
One More Spring (1935)

as Mary Sweeney

Navy Wife
Navy Wife (1935)

as Mrs. Louise Keats

Curly Top
Curly Top (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Denham

Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes (1934)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mrs. Higgins

Design for Living
Design for Living (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Curtis' Housekeeper

Air Hostess
Air Hostess (1933)

as Ma Kearny

1920s

2 titles Β· average score 65
Little Church Around the Corner
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)

as Anxious Woman at Mine Disaster (uncredited)

The Restless Sex
The Restless Sex (1920)
GoodWatch score 65

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

1910s

9 titles Β· average score 80
The Rug Maker's Daughter
The Rug Maker's Daughter (1915)

as Mrs. Van Buren

Hypocrites
Hypocrites (1915)
GoodWatch score 80

as Madam (uncredited)

After Five
After Five (1915)

as Mrs. Russell - Aunt Diddy

The Goose Girl
The Goose Girl (1915)

as Irma

The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho (1914)

as SeΓ±ora Castro Kenton, Juanita's Mother

The Only Son
The Only Son (1914)

as Mrs. Brainerd

The Master Mind
The Master Mind (1914)

as Milwaukee Sadie

Ready Money
Ready Money (1914)

as Mrs. Tyler

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1914)

as Mrs. Dan De Mille