Biography
Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in the television series Falcon Crest. Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 194...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
as Self (archive footage)
An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war an...
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
as Cary Scott (archive footage)
Mixing scenes of Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows and Fassbinder's Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, François Ozon creates a new film about cinephilic con...
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
2004
as Self
Documentary about film.
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine.
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979
as Granny Arrowroot
A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalach...
Amanda Fallon
1973
as Dr. Amanda Fallon
A dedicated family doctor tries to help a pregnant teen-ager.
The Failing of Raymond
1971
as Mary Bloomquist
On the day before she retires, a teacher discovers that a student she had flunked ten years previously is out to kill her.
How to Commit Marriage
1969
as Elaine Benson
A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's pare...
Bon Voyage!
1962
as Katherine "Katie" Willard
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest p...
Pollyanna
1960
as Aunt Polly
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Mrs. Mary Dean
Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an American family vacationing in South America. Directed by H...
Miracle in the Rain
1956
as Ruth Wood
Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Cary Scott
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, pro...
Lucy Gallant
1955
as Lucy Gallant
A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.
Magnificent Obsession
1954
as Helen Phillips
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, ...
So Big
1953
as Selina De Jong
A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there falls in love with a poor but big-hearted farmer.
Three Lives
1953
as Self
A short film made for the United Jewish Appeal, reuniting the main players behind The Sniper, writers Edna and Edward Anhalt, director Edward Dmytryk,...
Let's Do It Again
1953
as Constance Stuart
Composer Gary Stuart (Ray Milland) and his wife, Connie (Jane Wyman), have an argument over her alleged affair with Courtney Craig (Tom Helmore). The ...
Just for You
1952
as Carolina Hill
Jordan Blake (a widower) is a successful Broadway Producer who has always been to busy for his children, Barbara and Jerry. Girlfriend, Carolina a mus...
The Story of Will Rogers
1952
as Betty Rogers
Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers
Starlift
1951
as Jane Wyman
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
The Blue Veil
1951
as Louise Mason
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Emmadel Jones
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (uncredited)
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for...
Three Guys Named Mike
1951
as Marcy Lewis
A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman...all of whom are named Mike. When...
The Glass Menagerie
1950
as Laura Wingfield
An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.
Stage Fright
1950
as Eve Gill
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
as Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters ...
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Jane Wyman (uncredited)
A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and ...
A Kiss in the Dark
1949
as Polly Haines
Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Belinda McDonald
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.
Magic Town
1947
as Mary Peterman
Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country....
Cheyenne
1947
as Ann Kincaid
Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison sentence if he poses as a bandit. His mission is to uncover...
The Yearling
1946
as Orry Baxter
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Night and Day
1946
as Gracie Harris
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee ...
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Frankie Connors
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party — until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the owne...
Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
Released as part of a series of WB shorts under the collective title of "Technicolor Specials" (WB production number 2003) this short most likely hold...
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Helen St. James
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Eva...
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club...
The Doughgirls
1944
as Vivian Marsden Halstead
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, hi...
Crime by Night
1944
as Robbie Vance
A private eye and his secretary probe a murder and find an international spy.
Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Susan Courtney
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresti...
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Jean Campbell
A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.
Footlight Serenade
1942
as Flo La Verne
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts pay...
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Connie
The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Denny Costello
Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers...
Shoot Yourself Some Golf
1942
as Herself
Jane Wyman and Ron Reagan are given golf lessons by pro-golfer Jimmy Thompson, and watch trick shots performed by Jack Redmond.
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Bliss Dobson
Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.
The Body Disappears
1941
as Joan Shotesbury
Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by...
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mary Hathaway
The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick, a crooked banker who has been buyin...
Honeymoon for Three
1941
as Elizabeth Clochessy
Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, is on a book tour when he meets up with a former college fling with a loopy ...
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
as Peggy Armstrong
Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.
My Love Came Back
1940
as Joy O'Keefe
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his...
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as Laurie Ogden
A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice.
Flight Angels
1940
as Nan Hudson
Federal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves when a doctor says his eyesight is failing. Aided by Mary Norv...
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Marge Allen
A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.
Alice in Movieland
1940
as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Alice wins a free trip to Hollywood and dreams about her arrival.
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Claire Terry
Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a football coach.
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.
Private Detective
1939
as Myrna Winslow
A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
Kid Nightingale
1939
as Judy Craig
A waiter becomes a singing prizefighter.
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Marian Bronson
Gruff boxing manager "Square Shooting Murph" Murphy manages a naive boxer from Indiana, Homer Baston.Homer is willing to give up his boxing career sea...
Tail Spin
1939
as Alabama
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to r...
Brother Rat
1938
as Claire Adams
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Vivian
A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy do...
Wide Open Faces
1938
as Betty Martin
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
Fools for Scandal
1938
as Party Guest (uncredited)
An incognito Hollywood star in Paris meets a penniless nobleman who follows her to London.
He Couldn't Say No
1938
as Violet Coney
A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which...
The Spy Ring
1938
as Elaine Burdette
Two American-army officers are working on a new type of machine-gun for anti-aircraft warfare, when one of them is murdered. The other vows to get the...
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1937.
Over the Goal
1937
as Co-ed
The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would s...
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as Marjorie Day
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Public Wedding
1937
as Florence "Flip" Lane
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofita...
The Singing Marine
1937
as Joan
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an a...
Little Pioneer
1937
as Katie Snee
In 1880 South Africa, young Betsy has an adventure involving Zulu Tribesmen, Dutch Settlers, The Vortrekkers, and her older brother's romance of Katie...
Slim
1937
as Stumpy's Girl
Expert lineman Red takes Farm-boy Slim under his wing and teaches him the dangerous, migratory trade of putting up transmission lines. They both love ...
The King and the Chorus Girl
1937
as Babette Latour
A destitute, bored monarch falls in love with a chorus girl.
Ready, Willing and Able
1937
as Dot
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
Smart Blonde
1937
as Dixie
Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot the man she was interviewing.
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conn...
Polo Joe
1936
as Girl at Polo Field (uncredited)
A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves. Comedy.
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
as Butte Soule
The small church, pastored by Ted Burke, in a western town is struggling to stay alive as all the men gather at Jack Higgins' Mustang Saloon every Sun...
Here Comes Carter
1936
as Nurse
A radio commentator avenges an old wrong by blowing the whistle on Hollywood scandals
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
Stage Struck
1936
as Bessie Funfnick (uncredited)
A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress with a contract.
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Socialite (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a...
Anything Goes
1936
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he...
Freshman Love
1936
as Co-Ed (uncredited)
A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.
King of Burlesque
1936
as Dancer (uncredited)
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who hel...
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Chorine (uncredited)
Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks...
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
as Chorine (uncredited)
A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
All the King's Horses
1935
as Chorine on Train (uncredited)
A Hollywood actor visits a mythical country where he looks like the king and confuses the queen.
Rumba
1935
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
A bored society girl sets her sights on a dancer in a Broadway show.
College Rhythm
1934
as Chorine
The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the football team who both love the same co-ed. After gra...
Harold Teen
1934
as Graduate (uncredited)
A young reporter pines for his high-school sweetheart, but she's preoccupied with appearing in their small town's community musical show. This 1934 co...
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Gold Digger (uncredited)
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to...
Elmer, the Great
1933
as Game spectator (uncredited)
Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only...
The Kid from Spain
1932
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie get...