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Jane Wyatt Biography (1910?-)

Born August 10 (some sources say 12), 1910 (some sources say 1911 or 1912), in New York, NY (some sources say Campgaw, NJ); daughter of Christopher Billopp (an investment banker) and Euphemia (a playwright, drama critic, and dramaeditor; maiden name, Waddinton) Wyatt; married Edgar Bethune Ward (an investor), November 9, 1935; children: Christopher, Michael. Career: Actress.Member: Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AM-PAS, NATAS (governor, Hollywood chapter, 1956-60; trustee, national academy, 1957-60). Awards, Honors: Emmy Awards, best continuing performance by an actress in a leading role in adramatic or comedy series, 1957, best actress in a leading role (continuing character) in a comedy series, 1958-59, and outstanding performance by an actress in a series (lead or support), 1959-60, all for Father Knows Best. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

August 10, 1910?

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Margaret Anderson, Father Knows Best, CBS, 1954-55
• Hostess and moderator, Confidential for Women, ABC, 1966
• Movies
• Augusta Flanders, See How They Run, NBC, 1964
• Sister Frances, Weekend of Terror, ABC, 1970
• You'll Never See Me Again, ABC, 1973
• Aunt Polly, Tom Sawyer, 1973
• Amy Earhart, Amelia Earhart, ABC, 1976
• Eleanor's mother, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story,NBC, 1978
• Fay Bonelli, Superdome, ABC, 1978
• Anna, The Nativity, ABC, 1978
• The Millionaire, CBS, 1978
• Missing Children: A Mother's Story, CBS, 1982
• Alice Leacock, Amityville: The Evil Escapes (also known as Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes and The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes, Part 4), NBC, 1989
• News reader, Simisola, [England], 1995
• Appeared in Neighbors and Ladies of the Corridor.
• Episodic
• (Television debut) Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1952
• "Outlaw's Reckoning," The Motorola TV Hour, ABC, 1953
• "My Little Lost Sheep," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1961
• Heather Mahoney, "The Heather Mahoney Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1962
• Amanda Spock, "Journey to Babel," Star Trek, NBC, 1967
• Premier episode, Love, American Style, ABC, 1969
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, ABC, 1970
• Sister Julia, "The Reformation of Harry Briscoe," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
• Mrs. Bridges, "New Blood," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1980
• Katherine Auschlander, St. Elsewhere, NBC, between 1983 and 1988
• Appeared in episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC; The Virginian, NBC; Bell Telephone Hour, NBC; Kraft MusicHall, NBC; "Katherine" (also known as "The Radical"), Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS; Here Come the Brides, ABC; The Love Boat, ABC; and Fantasy Island, ABC.
• Specials
• Herself, Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist, PBS, 1987
• Noel: Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas, NBC, 1988
• Judge, The 1989 Mother/Daughter USA Pageant, syndicated, 1989
• Herself, Frank Capra's American Dream (documentary), AMC, 1997
• Appeared as Margaret Anderson, Father Knows Best Reunion (special); also appeared in Barefoot in the Park and My Father, My Mother.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Dinny Cherrell, One More River (also known as Overthe River), Universal, 1934
• Estella, Great Expectations, Universal, 1934
• Sally Rogers, We're Only Human, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• Pat Duncan, The Luckiest Girl in the World, Universal, 1936
• Sondra, Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1937
• Anne Webster, Girl from God's Country, Republic, 1940
• Joan Wyatt, Hurricane Smith, Republic, 1941
• Ellen Craig, Weekend for Three, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941
• Laura Anders, Kisses for Breakfast, Warner Bros., 1941
• Myra, The Navy Comes Through, RKO Radio Pictures, 1942
• Beth Ainsley, Army Surgeon, RKO Radio Pictures, 1942
• Vinnie Marr, Buckskin Frontier (also known as The Iron Road), United Artists, 1943
• Eleanor Sager, The Kansan, United Artists, 1943
• Aggie Hunter, None but the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944
• Dr. Mary Palmer, Strange Conquest, Universal, 1946
• Marta, The Bachelor's Daughters (also known as Bachelor Girls), United Artists, 1946
• Madge Harvey, Boomerang, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• Jane Lacey, Gentlemen's Agreement, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• Sue Forbes, Pitfall, United Artists, 1948
• Miss Darlington, No Minor Vices, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
• Mrs. Marshall Brown, Bad Boy (also known as The Story of DannyLester), Allied Artists, 1949
• Dr. Edith Cabot, Canadian Pacific, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
• Mary Morgan, Task Force, Warner Bros., 1949
• Lois Macauley, Our Very Own, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
• Marjorie Byrne, House by the River, Republic, 1950
• Janet Pringle, My Blue Heaven, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Lois Frazer, The Man Who Cheated Himself, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Maggie Powell, Criminal Lawyer, Columbia, 1951
• Prue Stubbins, Interlude, Universal, 1957
• Anne Davis, The Two Little Bears, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
• Grace Kimbrough, Never Too Late, Warner Bros., 1965
• Aunt Effie, Treasure of Matacumbe, Buena Vista, 1976
• Amanda Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount, 1986
• Stage Appearances
• Walk-on and understudy, Trade Winds, Philadelphia Playhouse, 1930
• Understudy, The Vinegar Tree, New York City, 1930
• (Broadway debut) Freda Mannock, Give Me Yesterday, Charles HopkinsTheatre, 1931
• Geneva Hope, The Mad Hopes, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1932
• Flora Ackroyd, The Fatal Alibi, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1932
• Pauline Lacey, Evensong, Selwyn Theatre, New York City, 1933
• Eva Locke, Conquest, Plymouth, 1933
• Lois Ardsley, For Services Rendered, Booth Theatre, 1933
• Paula Jordan, Dinner at Eight, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1932
• Theresa Farley Battle, The Joyous Season, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1934
• Janet Evans, Lost Horizons, St. James Theatre, 1934
• Hester, The Bishop Misbehaves, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1935
• Princess Claudine, Save Me the Waltz, Martin Beck Theatre, 1938
• Faye Tucker, Night Music, Broadhurst Theatre, 1940
• Carol Adams, Quiet, Please!, Guild Theatre, 1940
• Lucille Daly, Hope for the Best, Fulton Theatre, 1945
• Sabina, The Skin of Our Teeth, Coronet Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1947
• Catherine Winslow, The Winslow Boy, Las Palmas Theatre, Hollywood,CA, 1950
• Narrator, Facade, Evenings on the Roof, 1951
• Nina Denery, The Autumn Garden, Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1951
• A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Pasadena Auditorium, 1960
• Title role, Candida, Sombrero Playhouse, Phoenix, AZ, 1961
• Wynn Bonard, The Strangers, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport,CT, 1963
• Laura Haviland, The Decent Thing, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 1966
• Conquest, and The Tadpole, both New York City productions;also appeared in Hope for the Best, For Services Rendered, Driving Miss Daisy, and Love Letters.
• Major Tours
• Marion Froude, Biography, 1938
• Olivia Brown, Mistress Mine, 1961