Jane Wyman

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

January 5, 1917

died

September 10, 2007

place of birth

Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

also known as

Sarah Jane Mayfield · Miss Jane Wyman

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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 the television series Falcon Crest.

Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1948, before Reagan ran for public office. She is the only person to have won an Oscar and married a future President of the United States.

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Known For

Filmography

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Pollyanna
7.0

Pollyanna

1960as Aunt Polly
Stage Fright
6.8

Stage Fright

1950as Eve Gill
The Lost Weekend
7.6

The Lost Weekend

1945as Helen St. James
My Man Godfrey
7.6

My Man Godfrey

1936as Socialite (uncredited)
Night and Day
6.1

Night and Day

1946as Gracie Harris
All That Heaven Allows
7.4

All That Heaven Allows

1955as Cary Scott
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
6.8

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979as Granny Arrowroot
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987as Self
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933as Gold Digger (uncredited)
The Yearling
6.7

The Yearling

1946as Orry Baxter
So Big
5.5

So Big

1953as Selina De Jong
Johnny Belinda
6.8

Johnny Belinda

1948as Belinda McDonald
Magic Town
6.7

Magic Town

1947as Mary Peterman
Gold Diggers of 1937
6.1

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Miracle in the Rain
6.9

Miracle in the Rain

1956as Ruth Wood
Bon Voyage!
5.6

Bon Voyage!

1962as Katherine "Katie" Willard
The Blue Veil
6.8

The Blue Veil

1951as Louise Mason
Magnificent Obsession
6.8

Magnificent Obsession

1954as Helen Phillips
Larceny, Inc.
7.1

Larceny, Inc.

1942as Denny Costello
My Favorite Spy
5.7

My Favorite Spy

1942as Connie
Cheyenne
7.0

Cheyenne

1947as Ann Kincaid
Flight Angels
4.8

Flight Angels

1940as Nan Hudson
An Angel from Texas
5.2

An Angel from Texas

1940as Marge Allen
Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

Bad Men of Missouri

1941as Mary Hathaway
Ready, Willing and Able
5.4

Ready, Willing and Able

1937as Dot
The Lady Takes a Sailor
5.7

The Lady Takes a Sailor

1949as Jennifer Smith
Lucy Gallant
7.0

Lucy Gallant

1955as Lucy Gallant
Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

Breakdowns of 1942

1942as Self
The Doughgirls
7.6

The Doughgirls

1944as Vivian Marsden Halstead
Stolen Harmony
8.0

Stolen Harmony

1935as Chorine (uncredited)
Wide Open Faces
9.0

Wide Open Faces

1938as Betty Martin
Just for You
5.4

Just for You

1952as Carolina Hill
Let's Do It Again
4.2

Let's Do It Again

1953as Constance Stuart
Over the Goal
5.0

Over the Goal

1937as Co-ed
Hollywood Canteen
7.3

Hollywood Canteen

1944as Self
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
6.8

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939as Torchy Blane
King of Burlesque
6.3

King of Burlesque

1936as Dancer (uncredited)
The Glass Menagerie
5.7

The Glass Menagerie

1950as Laura Wingfield
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
7.7

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019as Self (archive footage)
Elmer, the Great
5.1

Elmer, the Great

1933as Game spectator (uncredited)
Freshman Love
7.0

Freshman Love

1936as Co-Ed (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
6.5

Princess O'Rourke

1943as Jean Campbell
Slim
6.5

Slim

1937as Stumpy's Girl
The Singing Marine
5.3

The Singing Marine

1937as Joan
Crime by Night
6.4

Crime by Night

1944as Robbie Vance
Tail Spin
6.3

Tail Spin

1939as Alabama
It's a Great Feeling
6.0

It's a Great Feeling

1949as Jane Wyman (uncredited)
Brother Rat
6.0

Brother Rat

1938as Claire Adams
My Love Came Back
4.9

My Love Came Back

1940as Joy O'Keefe
Anything Goes
5.8

Anything Goes

1936as Chorus Girl (uncredited)