Jane Winton
From Wikipedia Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 - September 22, 1959) was a movie actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the 1920s she began her stage career as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies. After coming to the west coast Winton became known as the green-eyed goddess of Hollywood. Her film appearances include roles in Tomorrow's Love (1925), Why Girls Go Back Home (1926), Sunrise, The Crystal Cup and The Fair Coed (1927), Burning Daylight, Melody of Love and The Patsy (1928), Scandal and Show Girl in Hollywood (1929), and The Furies and Hell's Angels (1930). Winton played Donna Isobel, the mother of the title character, in Don Juan (1926). The film starred John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The movie was billed as the first film made in Vitaphone, a new invention which synchronized sound with motion pictures. Modern talking pictures began with the Vitaphone. After leaving Hollywood, Winton performed various operatic roles both in the United States and abroad. In 1933 she was with the National Grand Opera Company for their production of I Pagliacci. She sang Nedda. She starred in the operetta Caviar. In England she became noted for her singing and work in radio. Jane Winton died in 1959 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
Filmography
Limelight
as Ray Madison
Limelight
as Ray Madison
Hired Wife
as Dovie Jansen
Hired Wife
as Dovie Jansen
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest
The Furies
as Gwendolyn Andrews
The Furies
as Gwendolyn Andrews
Scandal
as Vera
Scandal
as Vera
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Doña Carla
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Doña Carla
Captain Lash
as Babe
Captain Lash
as Babe
Nothing to Wear
as Irene Hawley
Nothing to Wear
as Irene Hawley
Melody of Love
as Flo Thompson
Melody of Love
as Flo Thompson
The Yellow Lily
as Mademoiselle Julie
The Yellow Lily
as Mademoiselle Julie
The Patsy
as Grace Harrington
The Patsy
as Grace Harrington
Honeymoon Flats
as Jane Twitchell
Honeymoon Flats
as Jane Twitchell
Burning Daylight
as Martha Fairbee
Burning Daylight
as Martha Fairbee
Bare Knees
as Jane Longworth
Bare Knees
as Jane Longworth
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Manicure Girl
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Manicure Girl
The Fair Co-Ed
as Betty
The Fair Co-Ed
as Betty
The Crystal Cup
as Polly Pleyden
The Crystal Cup
as Polly Pleyden
The Poor Nut
as Julia Winters
The Poor Nut
as Julia Winters
Lonesome Ladies
as Mrs. St. Clair
Lonesome Ladies
as Mrs. St. Clair
The Beloved Rogue
as The Abbess
The Beloved Rogue
as The Abbess
Perch of the Devil
as Ora Blake
Perch of the Devil
as Ora Blake
The Gay Old Bird
as Mrs. Cluney
The Gay Old Bird
as Mrs. Cluney
The Monkey Talks
as Masisie
The Monkey Talks
as Masisie
Upstream
as The Soubrette
Upstream
as The Soubrette
My Official Wife
as Demimondaine
My Official Wife
as Demimondaine
Across the Pacific
as Claire Marsh
Across the Pacific
as Claire Marsh
Millionaires
as Lottie
Millionaires
as Lottie
The Honeymoon Express
as Estelle
The Honeymoon Express
as Estelle
Don Juan
as Donna Isobel
Don Juan
as Donna Isobel
The Passionate Quest
The Passionate Quest
Footloose Widows
as Mrs. Drew
Footloose Widows
as Mrs. Drew
Why Girls Go Back Home
as Model
Why Girls Go Back Home
as Model
The Love Toy
as The Bride
The Love Toy
as The Bride
His Supreme Moment
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
His Supreme Moment
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Love
as Bess Carlysle
Tomorrow's Love
as Bess Carlysle
Three Women
as Charity Ball Guest
Three Women
as Charity Ball Guest