Janet Beecher

Biography

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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.

Known for

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943 ⭐ 7.0

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Silver Queen

1942 ⭐ 6.0

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1997

⭐ 7.7

1943

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Notable

Eloise Lowry · 1943

⭐ 7.0

1942

Silver Queen

Mrs. Laura Forsythe · 1942

⭐ 6.0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Notable

Mrs. Olcott · 1942

⭐ 8.0

A Letter From Bataan

Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis · 1942

⭐ 5.2

1941

The Parson of Panamint

Mrs. Tweedy · 1941

⭐ 5.8

A Very Young Lady

Miss Steele · 1941

⭐ 4.5

West Point Widow Notable

Mrs. Graves · 1941

⭐ 7.0

1940

Bitter Sweet

Lady Daventry · 1940

⭐ 6.0

The Mark of Zorro Notable

Senora Isabella Vega · 1940

⭐ 7.1

The Gay Caballero

Kate Brewster · 1940

⭐ 6.0

1939

Slightly Honorable

Mrs. Cushing · 1939

⭐ 5.1

Career Notable

Amy Cruthers · 1939

⭐ 8.0

Land of Liberty Notable

(archive footage) · 1939

⭐ 9.0

1938

Say It in French Notable

Mrs. Laura Carrington · 1938

⭐ 7.5

Woman Against Woman Notable

Mrs. Holland · 1938

⭐ 7.0

Yellow Jack

Miss Macdade · 1938

⭐ 5.9

1937

Rosalie

Miss Baker · 1937

⭐ 6.0

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Mrs. Agatha Steward · 1937

⭐ 6.0

Give Till It Hurts

Cathy Gaffney · 1937

⭐ 6.5

1936

The Longest Night

Mrs. Briggs · 1936

⭐ 6.3

Love Before Breakfast

Mrs. Colby · 1936

⭐ 6.1

1935

So Red the Rose Notable

Sally Bedford · 1935

⭐ 7.7

The Dark Angel

Mrs. Shannon · 1935

⭐ 6.2

Village Tale Notable

Amy Somerville · 1935

⭐ 7.3

1934

The Mighty Barnum

Nancy Barnum · 1934

⭐ 4.3

The President Vanishes

Mrs. Craig · 1934

⭐ 6.0

The Last Gentleman

Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter · 1934

⭐ 5.0

1933

Gallant Lady Notable

Maria Sherwood · 1933

⭐ 7.3

1915

Fine Feathers

1915

Frequently appears with

Barbara Stanwyck

Self (archive footage)

Richard Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Paul Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Lydon

Henry Aldrich

Charles Smith

Dizzy Stevens

Frances Gifford

Hilary Dane

Diana Lynn

Phyllis Michael

John Litel

Sam Aldrich

Full filmography

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943 ⭐ 7.0

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Silver Queen

1942 ⭐ 6.0

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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A Letter From Bataan

1942 ⭐ 5.2

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Hi, Neighbor

1942 ⭐ 10.0

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Men of Texas

1942 ⭐ 9.0

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Reap the Wild Wind

1942 ⭐ 6.4

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A Tragedy at Midnight

1942 ⭐ 5.2

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The Parson of Panamint

1941 ⭐ 5.8

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A Very Young Lady

1941 ⭐ 4.5

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West Point Widow

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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For Beauty's Sake

1941 ⭐ 10.0

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The Man Who Lost Himself

1941 ⭐ 5.4

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The Lady Eve

1941 ⭐ 7.3

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Bitter Sweet

1940 ⭐ 6.0

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The Mark of Zorro

1940 ⭐ 7.1

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The Gay Caballero

1940 ⭐ 6.0

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All This, and Heaven Too

1940 ⭐ 7.2

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Slightly Honorable

1939 ⭐ 5.1