Janet Beecher
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Eloise Lowry
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Eloise Lowry
Silver Queen
as Mrs. Laura Forsythe
Silver Queen
as Mrs. Laura Forsythe
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mrs. Olcott
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mrs. Olcott
A Letter From Bataan
as Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
A Letter From Bataan
as Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
Hi, Neighbor
as Hattie Greenfield
Hi, Neighbor
as Hattie Greenfield
Men of Texas
as Mrs. Sam Houston
Men of Texas
as Mrs. Sam Houston
Reap the Wild Wind
as Mrs. Mottram
Reap the Wild Wind
as Mrs. Mottram
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
The Parson of Panamint
as Mrs. Tweedy
The Parson of Panamint
as Mrs. Tweedy
A Very Young Lady
as Miss Steele
A Very Young Lady
as Miss Steele
West Point Widow
as Mrs. Graves
West Point Widow
as Mrs. Graves
For Beauty's Sake
as Miss Merton
For Beauty's Sake
as Miss Merton
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Mrs. Milford
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Mrs. Milford
The Lady Eve
as Janet Pike
The Lady Eve
as Janet Pike
Bitter Sweet
as Lady Daventry
Bitter Sweet
as Lady Daventry
The Mark of Zorro
as Senora Isabella Vega
The Mark of Zorro
as Senora Isabella Vega
The Gay Caballero
as Kate Brewster
The Gay Caballero
as Kate Brewster
All This, and Heaven Too
as Miss Haines
All This, and Heaven Too
as Miss Haines
Slightly Honorable
as Mrs. Cushing
Slightly Honorable
as Mrs. Cushing
Laugh It Off
as Mary Carter
Laugh It Off
as Mary Carter
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
as Self
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
Man of Conquest
as Mrs. Sarah Lea
Man of Conquest
as Mrs. Sarah Lea
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Mrs. Foote
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Mrs. Foote
I Was a Convict
as Mrs. Martha Harrison
I Was a Convict
as Mrs. Martha Harrison
Say It in French
as Mrs. Laura Carrington
Say It in French
as Mrs. Laura Carrington
Woman Against Woman
as Mrs. Holland
Woman Against Woman
as Mrs. Holland
Yellow Jack
as Miss Macdade
Yellow Jack
as Miss Macdade
Judge Hardy's Children
as Miss Budge
Judge Hardy's Children
as Miss Budge
Rosalie
as Miss Baker
Rosalie
as Miss Baker
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Mrs. Agatha Steward
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Mrs. Agatha Steward
Give Till It Hurts
as Cathy Gaffney
Give Till It Hurts
as Cathy Gaffney
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Mrs. Sinclair
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Mrs. Sinclair
Big City
as Sophie Sloane
Big City
as Sophie Sloane
Between Two Women
as Miss Pringle
Between Two Women
as Miss Pringle
The Thirteenth Chair
as Lady Alicia Crosby
The Thirteenth Chair
as Lady Alicia Crosby
The Good Old Soak
as Matilda Hawley
The Good Old Soak
as Matilda Hawley
The Longest Night
as Mrs. Briggs
The Longest Night
as Mrs. Briggs
I'd Give My Life
as Stella Bancroft
I'd Give My Life
as Stella Bancroft
Love Before Breakfast
as Mrs. Colby
Love Before Breakfast
as Mrs. Colby
So Red the Rose
as Sally Bedford
So Red the Rose
as Sally Bedford
The Dark Angel
as Mrs. Shannon
The Dark Angel
as Mrs. Shannon
Village Tale
as Amy Somerville
Village Tale
as Amy Somerville
Let's Live Tonight
as Mrs. Routledge
Let's Live Tonight
as Mrs. Routledge
The Mighty Barnum
as Nancy Barnum
The Mighty Barnum
as Nancy Barnum
The President Vanishes
as Mrs. Craig
The President Vanishes
as Mrs. Craig
The Last Gentleman
as Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
The Last Gentleman
as Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
Gallant Lady
as Maria Sherwood
Gallant Lady
as Maria Sherwood
Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers