Ann Shoemaker

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

January 9, 1891

died

September 18, 1978

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

also known as

Anne Dorothea Shoemaker

total credits

48 movies

Biography

Ann Shoemaker was an American character actress whose prolific career spanned over five decades across theater, radio, film and television. She appeared in roughly 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976, frequently portraying refined, commanding or maternal figures, most famously playing Sara Delano Roosevelt (the mother of FDR) on both Broadway and in the acclaimed 1960 film adaptation of Sunrise at Campobello.

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Known For

Filmography

48 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944as Mrs. Parker
Alice Adams
6.7

Alice Adams

1935as Mrs. Adams
The Fortune Cookie
7.2

The Fortune Cookie

1966as Sister Veronica
My Favorite Wife
7.0

My Favorite Wife

1940as Ma
Stella Dallas
6.9

Stella Dallas

1937as Miss Margaret Phillibrown
Shockproof
6.3

Shockproof

1949as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
Magic Town
6.7

Magic Town

1947as Ma Peterman
Sunrise at Campobello
6.0

Sunrise at Campobello

1960as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Shall We Dance
7.3

Shall We Dance

1937as Matron
Above Suspicion
6.2

Above Suspicion

1943as Aunt Ellen
A Woman's Secret
5.6

A Woman's Secret

1949as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Conflict
6.7

Conflict

1945as Nora Grant
The Reckless Moment
6.8

The Reckless Moment

1949as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Babes in Arms
6.4

Babes in Arms

1939as Mrs. Barton
You'll Never Get Rich
6.5

You'll Never Get Rich

1941as Mrs. Barton
Stranded
6.0

Stranded

1935as Mrs. Tuthill
An Angel from Texas
5.2

An Angel from Texas

1940as Addie Lou Coleman
Sitting Pretty
7.1

Sitting Pretty

1948as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
House by the River
6.8

House by the River

1950as Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper
Strike Up the Band
6.6

Strike Up the Band

1940as Mrs. Connors
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
6.8

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944
Curtain Call
7.3

Curtain Call

1940as Mrs. Middleton
Man from Frisco
6.5

Man from Frisco

1944as Martha Kennedy
They All Come Out
5.9

They All Come Out

1939as Dr. Ellen Hollis
What a Woman
6.3

What a Woman

1943as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders
7.5

A Dog of Flanders

1935as Ilse Cogez
Wallflower
6.6

Wallflower

1948as Mrs. James
Dr. Monica
5.0

Dr. Monica

1934as Mrs. Hazlitt
Phantoms, Inc.
6.2

Phantoms, Inc.

1945as Mrs. Martha Kenneson
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
5.8

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940as Lydia Braun
They Won't Forget
5.9

They Won't Forget

1937as Mrs. Mountford
The Return of the Whistler
6.0

The Return of the Whistler

1948as Mrs. Barkley
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
4.0

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976as Mrs. Wallace
Cheating Cheaters
7.0

Cheating Cheaters

1934as Mrs. Grace Palmer
Sins of Man
9.0

Sins of Man

1936as Anna Engel
Chance at Heaven
5.8

Chance at Heaven

1933as Mrs. Harris
The Marines Fly High
5.3

The Marines Fly High

1940as Mrs. Hill
Almost a Gentleman
8.0

Almost a Gentleman

1939as Mrs. Thompson
Romance of the Redwoods
7.0

Romance of the Redwoods

1939as Mother Manning
Cross Country Cruise
6.7

Cross Country Cruise

1934as Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited)
Seventeen
9.0

Seventeen

1940as Mary Baxter
What a Blonde
4.3

What a Blonde

1945as Mrs. DaFoe
The Life of the Party
6.2

The Life of the Party

1937as Countess Martos
The Farmer's Daughter
5.3

The Farmer's Daughter

1940as Mrs. Bingham
It's Murder
7.5

It's Murder

1944as Mrs Nelson
The Girl from Avenue A
7.5

The Girl from Avenue A

1940as Mrs. Maddox
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
7.0

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941as Mrs. Downs
Boogie Woogie
10.0

Boogie Woogie

1945as Mrs. Stumplefinger