Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1884-10-20
Day of Death
1955-08-06
Place of Birth
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Janet Beecher
Biography
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 (51)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
Silver Queen
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
A Letter From Bataan
1942
Hi, Neighbor
1942
Men of Texas
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
The Parson of Panamint
1941
A Very Young Lady
1941
West Point Widow
1941
For Beauty's Sake
1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
