Acting · Jefferson City, Missouri, USA · Born October 20, 1884
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.
MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as Eloise Lowry
MovieSilver Queen
1942
as Mrs. Laura Forsythe
MovieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Mrs. Olcott
MovieA Letter From Bataan
1942
as Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
MovieHi, Neighbor
1942
as Hattie Greenfield
MovieMen of Texas
1942
as Mrs. Sam Houston
MovieReap the Wild Wind
1942
as Mrs. Mottram
MovieA Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
MovieThe Parson of Panamint
1941
as Mrs. Tweedy
MovieA Very Young Lady
1941
as Miss Steele
MovieWest Point Widow
1941
as Mrs. Graves
MovieFor Beauty's Sake
1941
as Miss Merton
MovieThe Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Mrs. Milford
MovieThe Lady Eve
1941
as Janet Pike
MovieBitter Sweet
1940
as Lady Daventry
MovieThe Mark of Zorro
1940
as Senora Isabella Vega
MovieThe Gay Caballero
1940
as Kate Brewster
MovieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Miss Haines
MovieSlightly Honorable
1939
as Mrs. Cushing
Laugh It Off
1939
as Mary Carter
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1939
as Self
MovieCareer
1939
as Amy Cruthers
MovieLand of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
MovieMan of Conquest
1939
as Mrs. Sarah Lea
MovieThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Mrs. Foote
I Was a Convict
1939
as Mrs. Martha Harrison
MovieSay It in French
1938
as Mrs. Laura Carrington
MovieWoman Against Woman
1938
as Mrs. Holland
MovieYellow Jack
1938
as Miss Macdade
MovieJudge Hardy's Children
1938
as Miss Budge
MovieRosalie
1937
as Miss Baker
MovieBeg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as Mrs. Agatha Steward
MovieGive Till It Hurts
1937
as Cathy Gaffney
MovieMy Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as Mrs. Sinclair
MovieBig City
1937
as Sophie Sloane
MovieBetween Two Women
1937
as Miss Pringle
MovieThe Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Lady Alicia Crosby
MovieThe Good Old Soak
1937
as Matilda Hawley
MovieThe Longest Night
1936
as Mrs. Briggs
I'd Give My Life
1936
as Stella Bancroft
MovieLove Before Breakfast
1936
as Mrs. Colby
MovieSo Red the Rose
1935
as Sally Bedford
MovieThe Dark Angel
1935
as Mrs. Shannon
MovieVillage Tale
1935
as Amy Somerville
MovieLet's Live Tonight
1935
as Mrs. Routledge
MovieThe Mighty Barnum
1934
as Nancy Barnum
MovieThe President Vanishes
1934
as Mrs. Craig
MovieThe Last Gentleman
1934
as Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
MovieGallant Lady
1933
as Maria Sherwood
MovieFine Feathers
1915
