Spring Byington

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 16, 1886

died

September 7, 1971

place of birth

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

also known as

Spring Dell Byington

total credits

50 movies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.

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Known For

Filmography

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Angels in the Outfield
7.0

Angels in the Outfield

1951as Sister Edwitha
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935as Mrs. Byam
Dragonwyck
6.6

Dragonwyck

1946as Magda
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Penny Sycamore
Little Women
6.8

Little Women

1933as Marmee
Jezebel
7.0

Jezebel

1938as Mrs. Kendrick
Heaven Can Wait
6.9

Heaven Can Wait

1943as Bertha Van Cleve
Meet John Doe
7.3

Meet John Doe

1941as Mme Mitchell
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.2

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960as Suzie Robinson
Dodsworth
7.1

Dodsworth

1936as Matey Pearson
Ah, Wilderness!
6.6

Ah, Wilderness!

1935as Essie Miller
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6.6

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938as Widow Douglas (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
5.8

The Blue Bird

1940as Mummy Tyl
The Devil and Miss Jones
7.7

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941as Elizabeth Ellis
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936as Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Buccaneer
6.4

The Buccaneer

1938as Dolly Madison
Thrill of a Romance
6.6

Thrill of a Romance

1945as Nona Glenn
Devil's Doorway
6.9

Devil's Doorway

1950as Mrs. Masters
Living in a Big Way
6.0

Living in a Big Way

1947as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997as Self (archive footage)
Werewolf of London
6.1

Werewolf of London

1935as Ettie Coombes
Way Down East
4.3

Way Down East

1935as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Singapore
6.1

Singapore

1947as Mrs. Bellows
The Enchanted Cottage
7.4

The Enchanted Cottage

1945as Violet Price
No Room for the Groom
5.8

No Room for the Groom

1952as Mama Kingshead
It Had to Be You
7.8

It Had to Be You

1947as Martha Stafford
The Affairs of Martha
6.6

The Affairs of Martha

1942as Sophia Sommerfield
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
6.3

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939as Mrs. Hubbard
In the Good Old Summertime
6.7

In the Good Old Summertime

1949as Nellie Burke
Walk Softly, Stranger
5.1

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950as Mrs. Brentman
Roxie Hart
7.0

Roxie Hart

1942as Mary Sunshine
Presenting Lily Mars
6.4

Presenting Lily Mars

1943as Mrs. Mars
Captain Eddie
7.3

Captain Eddie

1945as Mrs. Frost
The Heavenly Body
5.6

The Heavenly Body

1944as Nancy Potter
Land of Liberty
9.0

Land of Liberty

1939as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
My Love Came Back
4.9

My Love Came Back

1940as Clara Malette
Louisa
6.5

Louisa

1950as Louisa Norton
Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984as (archive footage)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
5.3

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942as Cecilia Talbot
The Vanishing Virginian
7.3

The Vanishing Virginian

1942as Rosa Yancey
A Letter for Evie
6.9

A Letter for Evie

1946as Mrs. McPherson
A Family Affair
5.9

A Family Affair

1937as Emily Hardy
The Big Wheel
5.7

The Big Wheel

1949as Mary Coy
The Voice of Bugle Ann
5.5

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936as Ma Davis
Love Me Forever
5.5

Love Me Forever

1935as Clara Fields
Bannerline
6.8

Bannerline

1951as Mrs. Loomis
Please Believe Me
5.1

Please Believe Me

1950as Mrs. Milwright
Cynthia
6.2

Cynthia

1947as Carrie Bishop Jannings
Lucky Partners
6.1

Lucky Partners

1940as Aunt Lucy
The Reformer and the Redhead
7.6

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)