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