Jane Wyman

1917-2007

Biography: life and films

Jane Wyman was an American actress and singer. She was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA on 5th January 1917 and died in Rancho Mirage, California, USA on 10th September 2007, aged 90.

Her best films as an actor include Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945), Jean Negulesco's Johnny Belinda (1948), Alfred Hitchcock's comedy-thriller Stage Fright (1950), Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession (1954) and All That Heaven Allows (1955).

Jane Wyman appeared in 63 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Ray Enright (6 films), Lewis Seiler (5), Michael Curtiz (3), William Clemens (2), Roy Del Ruth (2), Peter Godfrey (2), Noel M. Smith (2), Lloyd Bacon (2), George Amy (2), Douglas Sirk (2) and Curtis Bernhardt (2).

Her most frequent genres include: comedy (30 films), drama (19), comedy-romance (17), romance (12), comedy-drama (9), Biography (3), crime-thriller (2), Western (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Jane Wyman over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Here Comes Carter (1936) [a]

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) [a]

Public Wedding (1937) [a]

Ready, Willing and Able (1937) [a]

Slim (1937) [a]

Smart Blonde (1937) [a]

The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) [a]

The Singing Marine (1937) [a]

Brother Rat (1938) [a]

He Couldn't Say No (1938) [a]

The Crowd Roars (1938) [a]

The Spy Ring (1938) [a]

Wide Open Faces (1938) [a]

Kid Nightingale (1939) [a]

Private Detective (1939) [a]

Tail Spin (1939) [a]

The Kid from Kokomo (1939) [a]

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939) [a]

An Angel from Texas (1940) [a]

Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) [a]

Flight Angels (1940) [a]

Gambling on the High Seas (1940) [a]

My Love Came Back (1940) [a]

Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) [a]

Bad Men of Missouri (1941) [a]

Honeymoon for Three (1941) [a]

The Body Disappears (1941) [a]

You're in the Army Now (1941) [a]

Footlight Serenade (1942) [a]

Larceny, Inc. (1942) [a]

My Favorite Spy (1942) [a]

Princess O'Rourke (1943) [a]

Crime by Night (1944) [a]

Make Your Own Bed (1944) [a]

The Doughgirls (1944) [a]

The Lost Weekend (1945) [a]

Night and Day (1946) [a]

One More Tomorrow (1946) [a]

The Yearling (1946) [a]

Cheyenne (1947) [a]

Magic Town (1947) [a]

Johnny Belinda (1948) [a]

A Kiss in the Dark (1949) [a]

The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) [a]

Stage Fright (1950) [a]

The Glass Menagerie (1950) [a]

Here Comes the Groom (1951) [a]

Starlift (1951) [a]

The Blue Veil (1951) [a]

Three Guys Named Mike (1951) [a]

Just for You (1952) [a]

The Story of Will Rogers (1952) [a]

Let's Do It Again (1953) [a]

So Big (1953) [a]

Magnificent Obsession (1954) [a]

All That Heaven Allows (1955) [a]

Lucy Gallant (1955) [a]

Miracle in the Rain (1956) [a]

Holiday for Lovers (1959) [a]

Pollyanna (1960) [a]

Bon Voyage! (1962) [a]

How to Commit Marriage (1969) [a]

Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992) [a]



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