Janet Beecher

Janet Beecher

Acting
Born Oct 20, 1884
From Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Died Aug 06, 1955

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.

Known For

The Lady Eve
7.2

The Lady Eve

Janet Pike
The Mark of Zorro
7.1

The Mark of Zorro

Senora Isabella Vega
Reap the Wild Wind
6.4

Reap the Wild Wind

Mrs. Mottram
All This, and Heaven Too
7.2

All This, and Heaven Too

Miss Haines
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)
Yellow Jack
5.6

Yellow Jack

Miss Macdade
Rosalie
5.5

Rosalie

Miss Baker
Big City
7.4

Big City

Sophie Sloane
Slightly Honorable
4.7

Slightly Honorable

Mrs. Cushing
Love Before Breakfast
5.8

Love Before Breakfast

Mrs. Colby

Filmography — Acting

The Lady Eve
7.2
1941

The Lady Eve

Janet Pike
The Mark of Zorro
7.1
1940

The Mark of Zorro

Senora Isabella Vega
Reap the Wild Wind
6.4
1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Mrs. Mottram
All This, and Heaven Too
7.2
1940

All This, and Heaven Too

Miss Haines
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.5
1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)
Yellow Jack
5.6
1938

Yellow Jack

Miss Macdade
Rosalie
5.5
1937

Rosalie

Miss Baker
Big City
7.4
1937

Big City

Sophie Sloane
Slightly Honorable
4.7
1939

Slightly Honorable

Mrs. Cushing
Love Before Breakfast
5.8
1936

Love Before Breakfast

Mrs. Colby
Career
1939

Career

Amy Cruthers
Silver Queen
5.7
1942

Silver Queen

Mrs. Laura Forsythe
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0
1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Mrs. Foote
A Tragedy at Midnight
4.7
1942

A Tragedy at Midnight

Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
Land of Liberty
1939

Land of Liberty

(archive footage)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
5.0
1937

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Mrs. Agatha Steward
Bitter Sweet
5.8
1940

Bitter Sweet

Lady Daventry
The Dark Angel
6.2
1935

The Dark Angel

Mrs. Shannon
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Olcott
5.0
1939

I Was a Convict

Mrs. Martha Harrison
Between Two Women
5.5
1937

Between Two Women

Miss Pringle
The Last Gentleman
3.0
1934

The Last Gentleman

Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
The President Vanishes
5.8
1934

The President Vanishes

Mrs. Craig
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
6.0
1943

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

Eloise Lowry
Woman Against Woman
6.5
1938

Woman Against Woman

Mrs. Holland
Village Tale
4.5
1935

Village Tale

Amy Somerville
Judge Hardy's Children
6.5
1938

Judge Hardy's Children

Miss Budge
So Red the Rose
6.5
1935

So Red the Rose

Sally Bedford
Say It in French
6.0
1938

Say It in French

Mrs. Laura Carrington
Gallant Lady
6.0
1933

Gallant Lady

Maria Sherwood
Man of Conquest
5.0
1939

Man of Conquest

Mrs. Sarah Lea
Men of Texas
1942

Men of Texas

Mrs. Sam Houston
A Very Young Lady
1.0
1941

A Very Young Lady

Miss Steele
The Parson of Panamint
5.0
1941

The Parson of Panamint

Mrs. Tweedy
The Mighty Barnum
0.5
1934

The Mighty Barnum

Nancy Barnum
The Thirteenth Chair
6.1
1937

The Thirteenth Chair

Lady Alicia Crosby
For Beauty's Sake
1941

For Beauty's Sake

Miss Merton
The Man Who Lost Himself
4.5
1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

Mrs. Milford
My Dear Miss Aldrich
6.1
1937

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Mrs. Sinclair
6.0
1936

I'd Give My Life

Stella Bancroft
Let's Live Tonight
1.0
1935

Let's Live Tonight

Mrs. Routledge
West Point Widow
6.0
1941

West Point Widow

Mrs. Graves
The Gay Caballero
5.2
1940

The Gay Caballero

Kate Brewster
6.0
1939

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Self
The Longest Night
5.7
1936

The Longest Night

Mrs. Briggs
Hi, Neighbor
1942

Hi, Neighbor

Hattie Greenfield
A Letter From Bataan
4.5
1942

A Letter From Bataan

Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
The Good Old Soak
1937

The Good Old Soak

Matilda Hawley
Give Till It Hurts
5.7
1937

Give Till It Hurts

Cathy Gaffney
2.0
1939

Laugh It Off

Mary Carter
Fine Feathers
1915

Fine Feathers