Janet Beecher

Janet Beecher

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1884-10-21
Deathday: 1955-08-06 (70 years old)

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Janet Beecher (October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress.


Beecher was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s. Her Broadway debut came in The Education of Mr. Pipp (1905). Her final Broadway play was The Late George Apley (1944).


Between 1915 and 1943, she appeared in about fifty motion pictures. She remains perhaps best-remembered as a character actress during Hollywood's golden age, often seen in roles as "firm but compassionate matriarchs". She was known for her roles as Ginger Rogers' mother in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Tyrone Power's mother in the adventure film The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Henry Fonda's mother in Preston Sturges' screwball comedy The Lady Eve (1941). She retired from film business in 1943, but managed to play a role in the television series Lux Video Theatre in 1952.

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)

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Eloise Lowry
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)

Movie
Mrs. Laura Forsythe
Silver Queen

Silver Queen (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Olcott
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)

Movie
Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan (1942)

Movie
Hattie Greenfield
Hi, Neighbor

Hi, Neighbor (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Sam Houston
Men of Texas

Men of Texas (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Mottram
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Movie
Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Tweedy
The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint (1941)

Movie
Miss Steele
A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Graves
West Point Widow

West Point Widow (1941)

Movie
Miss Merton
For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Milford
The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)

Movie
Janet Pike
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve (1941)

Movie
4.5
Lady Daventry
Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet (1940)

Movie
Senora Isabella Vega
The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Movie
Kate Brewster
The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero (1940)

Movie
Miss Haines
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Cushing
Slightly Honorable

Slightly Honorable (1939)

Movie
Mary Carter
Laugh It Off

Laugh It Off (1939)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Amy Cruthers
Career

Career (1939)

Movie
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Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Sarah Lea
Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Foote
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

Movie
5.6
Mrs. Martha Harrison
I Was a Convict

I Was a Convict (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Carrington
Say It in French

Say It in French (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Holland
Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman (1938)

Movie
Miss Macdade
Yellow Jack

Yellow Jack (1938)

Movie
Miss Budge
Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children (1938)

Movie
Miss Baker
Rosalie

Rosalie (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Agatha Steward
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

Movie
Cathy Gaffney
Give Till It Hurts

Give Till It Hurts (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Sinclair
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

Movie
Sophie Sloane
Big City

Big City (1937)

Movie
Miss Pringle
Between Two Women

Between Two Women (1937)

Movie
Lady Alissia Crosby
The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair (1937)

Movie
Matilda Hawley
The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Briggs
The Longest Night

The Longest Night (1936)

Movie
Mrs. John Bancroft
I'd Give My Life

I'd Give My Life (1936)

Movie
Mrs. Colby
Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast (1936)

Movie
Sally Bedford
So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Shannon
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel (1935)

Movie
Amy Somerville
Village Tale

Village Tale (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Routledge
Let's Live Tonight

Let's Live Tonight (1935)

Movie
Nancy Barnum
The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum (1934)

Movie
Mrs. Craig
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes (1934)

Movie
Helen Barr
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman (1934)

Movie
Maria Sherwood
Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady (1933)

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1884-10-21

Deathday
1955-08-06 (70 years old)

Birth Place
Jefferson City, United States of America

Siblings
Olive Wyndham

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Janet Meysenberg


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