Spring Byington
ActingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Known For
Angels in the Outfield
Sister Edwitha
You Can't Take It with You
Penny Sycamore
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mrs. Byam
Dragonwyck
Magda
Jezebel
Mrs. Kendrick
Dodsworth
Matey Pearson
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Little Women
Marmee
Werewolf of London
Ettie Coombes
Meet John Doe
Mme Mitchell
Filmography — Acting
Angels in the Outfield
Sister Edwitha
You Can't Take It with You
Penny Sycamore
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mrs. Byam
Dragonwyck
Magda
Jezebel
Mrs. Kendrick
Dodsworth
Matey Pearson
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Little Women
Marmee
Werewolf of London
Ettie Coombes
Meet John Doe
Mme Mitchell
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Devil and Miss Jones
Elizabeth Ellis
Heaven Can Wait
Bertha Van Cleve
It's Love I'm After
Aunt Ella
In the Good Old Summertime
Nellie Burke
Louisa
Louisa Norton
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Suzie Robinson
Walk Softly, Stranger
Mrs. Brentman
Devil's Doorway
Mrs. Masters
I'll Be Seeing You
Mrs. Marshall
The Enchanted Cottage
Violet Price
Singapore
Mrs. Bellows
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
The Blue Bird
Mummy Tyl
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Way Down East
Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
No Room for the Groom
Mama Kingshead
Roxie Hart
Mary Sunshine
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Mrs. Hubbard
Hot Water
Mrs. John Jones
The Road Back
Ernst's Mother
Theodora Goes Wild
Rebecca Perry
A Letter for Evie
Mrs. McPherson
The Affairs of Martha
Sophia Sommerfield
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Carlotta Emerson
Captain Eddie
Mrs. Frost
Thrill of a Romance
Nona Glenn
Laddie
Mrs. Stanton
Faithful in My Fashion
Miss Mary Swanson
Please Believe Me
Mrs. Milwright
Presenting Lily Mars
Mrs. Mars
Palm Springs
Aunt Letty
The Buccaneer
Dolly Madison
Cynthia
Carrie Bishop Jannings
Land of Liberty
Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
Rings on Her Fingers
Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Ah, Wilderness!
Essie Miller
Love on a Budget
Louise Jones
It Had to Be You
Martha Stafford
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Cecilia Talbot
The Girl on the Front Page
Mrs. Langford
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Mrs. John Jones
Green Light
Mrs. Dexter
Living in a Big Way
Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
The Heavenly Body
Nancy Potter
Salty O'Rourke
Mrs. Brooks
Clarence
Mrs. Wheeler
A Family Affair
Emily Hardy
The Big Wheel
Mary Coy
A Child is Born
Mrs. Mamie West
Bannerline
Mrs. Loomis
The Reformer and the Redhead
Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
When Ladies Meet
Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
My Love Came Back
Clara Malette
Stage Struck
Mrs. Randall
Too Busy to Work
Mrs. John Jones
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Ma Davis
The Vanishing Virginian
Rosa Yancey
Educating Father
Mrs. John Jones
Lucky Partners
Aunt Lucy
Meet Me on Broadway
Sylvia Kane Storm
Safety in Numbers
Mrs. John Jones
My Brother Talks to Horses
Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
Everybody's Baby
Mrs. John Jones
On Their Own
Mrs. John Jones
Broadway Hostess
Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
Self (archive footage)
Penrod and Sam
Mrs. Schofield
The Rocket Man
Justice Amelia Brown
Because You're Mine
Mrs. Edna Montville
Arkansas Judge
Mary Shoemaker
A Trip to Paris
Mrs. John Jones
Chicken Wagon Family
Josephine Fippany
Young as You Feel
Mrs. John Jones
According to Mrs. Hoyle
Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Mrs. Schofield
Love Me Forever
Clara Fields
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Agnes Thorndyke
Back to Nature
Louise Jones
B.F.'s Daughter
Gladys Fulton
The Great Impersonation
Duchess Caroline
Every Saturday Night
Mrs. Evers
Down on the Farm
Mrs. John Jones
Borrowing Trouble
Mrs. John Jones
Hotel Haywire
Mrs. Parkhouse
Orchids to You
Alice Draper
Quick Millions
Mrs. John Jones
Big Business
Mrs. John Jones
Off to the Races
Mrs. John Jones
Little Mister Jim
Mrs. Starwell
Reward Unlimited
Peggy's mother