Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker was an American character actress whose prolific career spanned over five decades across theater, radio, film and television. She appeared in roughly 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976, frequently portraying refined, commanding or maternal figures, most famously playing Sara Delano Roosevelt (the mother of FDR) on both Broadway and in the acclaimed 1960 film adaptation of Sunrise at Campobello.
Filmography
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Mrs. Wallace
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Mrs. Wallace
Roberta
as Aunt Minnie
Roberta
as Aunt Minnie
The Fortune Cookie
as Sister Veronica
The Fortune Cookie
as Sister Veronica
Sunrise at Campobello
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Sunrise at Campobello
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Middle of the Night
as Millie
Middle of the Night
as Millie
House by the River
as Mrs. Ambrose
House by the River
as Mrs. Ambrose
The Reckless Moment
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Shockproof
as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
Shockproof
as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
A Woman's Secret
as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Wallflower
as Mrs. James
Wallflower
as Mrs. James
The Return of the Whistler
as Mrs. Barkley
The Return of the Whistler
as Mrs. Barkley
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
Magic Town
as Ma Peterman
Magic Town
as Ma Peterman
Conflict
as Nora Grant
Conflict
as Nora Grant
Boogie Woogie
as Mrs. Stumplefinger
Boogie Woogie
as Mrs. Stumplefinger
Phantoms, Inc.
as Mrs. Martha Kenneson
Phantoms, Inc.
as Mrs. Martha Kenneson
What a Blonde
as Mrs. DaFoe
What a Blonde
as Mrs. DaFoe
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Mrs. Parker
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Mrs. Parker
It's Murder
as Mrs Nelson
It's Murder
as Mrs Nelson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Man from Frisco
as Martha Kennedy
Man from Frisco
as Martha Kennedy
What a Woman
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
What a Woman
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Aunt Ellen
Above Suspicion
as Aunt Ellen
You'll Never Get Rich
as Mrs. Barton
You'll Never Get Rich
as Mrs. Barton
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Mrs. Downs
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Mrs. Downs
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Lydia Braun
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Lydia Braun
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. Connors
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. Connors
The Girl from Avenue A
as Mrs. Maddox
The Girl from Avenue A
as Mrs. Maddox
My Favorite Wife
as Ma
My Favorite Wife
as Ma
An Angel from Texas
as Addie Lou Coleman
An Angel from Texas
as Addie Lou Coleman
Curtain Call
as Mrs. Middleton
Curtain Call
as Mrs. Middleton
The Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. Bingham
The Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. Bingham
The Marines Fly High
as Mrs. Hill
The Marines Fly High
as Mrs. Hill
Seventeen
as Mary Baxter
Seventeen
as Mary Baxter
Babes in Arms
as Mrs. Barton
Babes in Arms
as Mrs. Barton
They All Come Out
as Dr. Ellen Hollis
They All Come Out
as Dr. Ellen Hollis
Almost a Gentleman
as Mrs. Thompson
Almost a Gentleman
as Mrs. Thompson
The Life of the Party
as Countess Martos
The Life of the Party
as Countess Martos
Stella Dallas
as Miss Margaret Phillibrown
Stella Dallas
as Miss Margaret Phillibrown
They Won't Forget
as Mrs. Mountford
They Won't Forget
as Mrs. Mountford
Shall We Dance
as Matron
Shall We Dance
as Matron
Sins of Man
as Anna Engel
Sins of Man
as Anna Engel
Alice Adams
as Mrs. Adams
Alice Adams
as Mrs. Adams
Stranded
as Mrs. Tuthill
Stranded
as Mrs. Tuthill
A Dog of Flanders
as Ilse Cogez
A Dog of Flanders
as Ilse Cogez
Cheating Cheaters
as Mrs. Grace Palmer
Cheating Cheaters
as Mrs. Grace Palmer
Dr. Monica
as Mrs. Hazlitt
Dr. Monica
as Mrs. Hazlitt
Cross Country Cruise
as Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
as Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited)
Chance at Heaven
as Mrs. Harris
Chance at Heaven
as Mrs. Harris